The University of Health Sciences was established on 27 March 2015. On 15 April 2015, the Haydarpaşa Campus of
Marmara University, located in the Haydarpaşa neighborhood of
Kadıköy,
Istanbul, was allocated to the University of Health Sciences.
Hamidiye Campus in Istanbul The construction of the Haydarpaşa Campus building was commissioned by the Ottoman Sultan
Abdulhamid II (r. 1876–1909) in 1894. The building was designed by the French-Ottoman architect
Alexander Vallaury (1850–1921) and the Italian architect
Raimondo D'Aronco (1857–1932). The rectangular-plan structure spans , with an inner courtyard covering of land. The School of Medicine, named
Mekteb-i Tıbbiyye-i Şahane (,
lit. "Royal School of Medicine"), was officially opened by Sultan
Abdulhamid II on his birthday, 6 November 1903. The building initially housed the Military Medicine School until 1909, after which it became home to a civilian medical school. It included a
botanical garden with medicinal plants and featured faculties of medicine and pharmacy. An underground tunnel connected the school to the military hospital across the street. In 1933, following the reorganization of higher education in Turkey as part of
Atatürk's reforms, the School of Medicine was closed. The building was subsequently allocated to
Haydarpaşa High School. From 1983 onwards, the building was used by
Marmara University as the Haydarpaşa Campus, which included a Faculty of Medicine. The campus was transferred to University of Health Sciences in 2016. In June 2019, a presidential decree designated all faculties, colleges, and institutes located at the Haydarpaşa Campus with the prefix
Hamidiye, in honor of
Abdulhamid II, the founder of the original medical school.
Gülhane Campus in Ankara In 1897, a protocol was signed with the
German Empire to enhance medical education in the
Ottoman Empire. In 1898, Prof. Robert Rieder of the
University of Bonn and Dr. of the
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf arrived in
Istanbul. In addition to their work at the Imperial School of Medicine, they transformed the building of the military junior high school within Gülhane (
lit. "Rose Garden"), the courtyard of the Ottoman Sultan's
Topkapı Palace, into a healthcare facility. The facility was opened on 30 December 1898 and named
Gülhane Seririyat Hastanesi (
English: Gülhane Clinic Hospital). Gülhane Hospital's active presence began in 1909, when its physicians, who had been transferred to the newly established Faculty of Medicine, formed the majority of the academic staff. During
World War I, the hospital played a crucial role in providing healthcare to the Ottoman Army and treating wounded soldiers from the
Battle of Gallipoli. During the
occupation of Istanbul from 1918 to 1923, Gülhane Hospital was relocated to the Gümüşsuyu quarter of
Beyoğlu, Istanbul, where it continued to operate throughout the
Turkish War of Independence. After the end of the occupation, the hospital returned to its original location. With the onset of
World War II, it was decided to relocate Gülhane Hospital to
Ankara. In 1941, it began operations as
Gülhane Askeri Tababet Okulu ve Hastanesi (
English: Gülhane Military Medical School and Hospital) in the buildings of the military hospital in the Cebeci quarter of
Çankaya, Ankara. The institution played a significant role in the establishment of
Ankara University Medical School in 1945, with eleven of the fourteen professors and founding staff members coming from Gülhane Military Medical School and Hospital. In 1947, it was renamed
Gülhane Askeri Tıp Akademisi or
GATA (
English: Gülhane Military Medical Academy) and collaborated with Ankara University's Medical School until 1952. In 1952, the Academy relocated from Cebeci to
Bahçelievler, Ankara, leaving its buildings to Ankara University's Medical School. As the facilities became inadequate, a decision was made in 1963 to construct a modern hospital complex in the
Etlik, Ankara. In 1971, the Academy moved to its new location. After the
2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt on 15 July,
all 32 military hospitals, including GATA, were transferred from the
Ministry of National Defense to the
Ministry of Health in August of the same year.
GATA was renamed
Gülhane Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (
English: Gülhane Training and Research Hospital) and was incorporated into the University of Health Sciences by a presidential decree. ==Academics==