Bayezid II Külliye Health Museum

Bayezid II Külliye
Basic information
Location Edirne, Turkey
Affiliation Islam
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Islamic, Ottoman architecture
Groundbreaking 1484
Completed 1488
Specifications
Minaret(s) 2
The inner courtyard of the darüşşifa

Beyazid II Külliye Health Museum is in Edirne, Turkey. A külliye is an Ottoman architectural concept that designates a complex of buildings centered around a mosque and Bayezid II Külliye was built in 1488 by the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II (reigned 1481–1512).

The complex contains a darüşşifa (hospital, medical center) and it remained in operation for four hundred years from 1488 until the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). The hospital was especially notable for its treatment methods for mental illnesses which included the use of music, water sound and scents.

The historic darüşşifa was incorporated into the structure of Trakya University, also based in Edirne, in 1993 and converted into a "Health Museum", a museum dedicated to the history of medicine and health matters in general, in 1997. It has been developing constantly ever since. It remains Turkey's only museum in its field and provides varied and valuable information to visitors on the development of medical sciences and of medical services throughout history, especially Ottoman history. The museum is the second most visited historical site in Edirne after the Selimiye Mosque. The museum was awarded the European Council's "Museum Award" in 2004.

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Coordinates: 41°41′09″N 26°32′37″E / 41.68583°N 26.54361°E