ABSTRACT

Health Center of Sultan Bayezid II, founded in the 15th century in Edirne during the Ottoman Empire, included hospital, medical school, mosque, food house, imaret (social aid unit), guest rooms and Turkish bath. While patience was given to the patients in the hospital, new doctors were educated in the medical school. Hospital and medical school worked as an education, research and application center and was the leader for many medical branches as it was a leader of orthopaedics and traumatology. It can be seen that these medical schools are also the leaders of Turkish Spine Surgery.