Rebul Pharmacy, a well-known pharmacy that has succeeded to maintain its original address since it was first founded in 1895.The Pharmacy moves from İstiklal Caddesi No:48/D to Meşelik Sokak, a side street across French Cultural Center to escape high rents on high street.
Mavi Boncuk |
The historic Rebul Eczanesi (Rebul Pharmacy) has been at the same location on İstiklal Caddesi since its founding in 1895 by the French pharmacist Jean Cesar Reboul. Originally known as the Grande Pharmacie Parisienne, Rebul Eczanesi was one of the first pharmacies in Ottoman-era Beyoğlu.
1895 the last years of the OTTAMAN EMPIRE…..the main business life of İstanbul was ran by the French, Italian and Greek merchants. Mr.Jean Cesar Reboul as a young and new graduate pharmacist from the Paris university faculty of pharmacy wanted to visit his father whom was one of the constructing engineer of the Hopa Trabzon highway. His first stop was obviously in Istanbul, where he decided to open a pharmacy on one of the main shopping area called “Rue de Pera” at that time.
When Mr.Reboul started his profession, todays giant companies such as Gilette, Kodak was not excisting, nor X ray , cinema, even Nylon was not yet discovered.
He named his pharmacy as”Grand Pharmacie Parissienne”and he became very famous with his services he gave to the health sector. Mr.Kemal Müderrisoğlu joined the pharmacy staff on 1920 while he was studying Pharmacy at the İstanbul University. He became partner as Mr Reboul wanted to retire, and later he took over the pharmacy keeping the name Reboul in 1939. (Rebul as read in Turkish)
The pharmacy became very famous with its preparation, and cosmetic researches at that time. Even today Rebul is a very well known brand with its Lavander Eau de Cologne coming from 1935.
Today the pharmacy is ran by Pharmacist Mehmet Müderrisoğlu (third pharmacist son of Kemal Müderrisoğlu).