Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In our study, the historical developments of the concepts in the health system from the Ottoman Empire to the present day are discussed. Our study is a qualitative study and the subheadings of the health system are; It aims to bring together the process of imposition of many concepts such as health, diagnosis, treatment, health services, training of physicians, provision of medical education and service quality of institutions/organizations from traditional methods and modern developments by compiling them from written sources. This context is limited by considering the development of the health sector throughout our country (Türkiye). The data obtained as a result of examining many studies show that, with the cooperation of the state administrator of the period, the minister of health, and the personnel on duty (physicians, nurses, etc.), the health sector adopted innovations, followed the developments in European countries, and laws were passed in order to formalize the health sector. The health sector has been gradually improved with many important steps such as the inclusion of advancing technological developments in the sector. Key Words: Health in History, Development of Health System, Traditional Medicine, Modern Medicine, Health Policies.
Author: Yasemin ÖZMEN
Institution: Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
Language: English
Topic: Ottoman and Turkish Studies
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4407384376