Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital

Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital
Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Ermeni Hastanesi
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. 1 2 "The History of Surp Pirgic Hospital" (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. "Bedros Sirinoglu Museum" (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 December 2012.

Coordinates: 41°02′28″N 28°59′08″E / 41.0411°N 28.9856°E / 41.0411; 28.9856

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