Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital

Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital
Ministry of Health
Location of Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital in Istanbul.
Geography
LocationBakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates40°59′22″N 28°51′43″E / 40.98944°N 28.86194°E / 40.98944; 28.86194
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeResearch, teaching and general
Affiliated universityIstanbul University
Services
History
OpenedOctober 15, 1924 (1924-10-15)
Links
Websitewww.bakirkoyruhsinir.gov.tr
ListsHospitals in Turkey

Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital, short for Bakırköy Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Education and Research Hospital (Turkish: Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Ruh Sağlığı ve Sinir Hastalıkları Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi), is a mental health hospital of the Health Ministry located in Bakırköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. The hospital is named after Mazhar Osman, who is also considered the founder of modern psychiatry in Turkey.