Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital
| Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Ermeni Hastanesi | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Yedikule, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Organisation | |
| Patron | Bedros Sirinoglu |
| Links | |
| Website | Surp Pırgiç Hospital official website (Turkish) |
| Lists | Hospitals in Turkey |
A church inside the hospital
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.[1]
Today
The hospital today stands as a fully equipped, first-rate institution, serving the public, irrespective of ethnicity or religion.[1] 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.[2]
References
- 1 2 "The History of Surp Pirgic Hospital" (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ↑ "Bedros Sirinoglu Museum" (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 December 2012.
Coordinates: 41°02′28″N 28°59′08″E / 41.0411°N 28.9856°E
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