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Location Yedikule, Istanbul, Turkey Website Surp Pırgiç Hospital official website (Turkish) Address Kazlıçeşme Mahallesi, Zakirbaşı Sk. No:32, 34020 Zeytinburnu/İstanbul, Turkey Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Balikli Rum Hospital, Avrasya Hospital, TC Sağlık Bakanlığı İstanbul E, Cerrahpa Tıp Fakültesi, Acıbadem Bakırköy Hastanesi Profiles | ||
The Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital (Turkish: Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Ermeni Hastanesi) is a hospital in the Yedikule quarter of Fatih district of Istanbul which was established and continues to be functioned by Turkish Armenians.
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History
Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital's construction was started by Sultan II.Mahmut's edict in 1832 and hospital opened to service on 31 May 1834. Hospital is established by Ottoman Armenians led by Kazaz Artin Amira Bezciyan.
Today
The hospital today stands as a fully equipped, first-rate institution, serving the public, irrespective of ethnicity or religion. The hospital has a museum, Bedros Şirinoğlu Müzesi, inaugurated by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Prime Minister of Turkey in 2004, which displays various artifacts and paintings belonging to the Armenian cultural heritage of Istanbul.