The Medical-Surgical Jounal, "Historical Approach to Vaccination in Turkey during the 19th Century" Med. Surg. J. – Rev. Med. Chir. Soc. Med. Nat., Iaşi 2021, 126(3), suppl. 1

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Işil Ülman F. Y.

48th International Congress for the History of Medicine, Iasi, Romanya, 15 - 18 Eylül 2022, cilt.126, sa.3, ss.142-143

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 126
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Iasi
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Romanya
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.142-143
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A HISTORICAL APPROACH TO VACCINATION IN TURKEY DURING THE 19th CENTURY

Yesim Isil Ulman (Invited Speaker)

Acibadem University School of Medicine History of Medicine and Ethics Department, Istanbul, Turkey

The nineteenth century was a period of reformation for the Ottoman Society as a whole; the determined efforts for modernisation beginning in the first decades had its reflections in the field of education, as well. Modern institutions of higher education started with the establishment of the Military Academy (1773), the Naval Academy (1793), and the School. of Medicine, Tıbhane-i Amire, (1827) which was combined with the School of Surgery, Cerrahhane-i Mamure, later in 1832. Soon after, Tıbhane-i Amire ve Cerrahhane-i Mamure (School of Medicine and Surgery) failed to cover the needs of contemporary medicine and brought about demands for educational reform and for a more functional education system necesitating a larger building. An old palace school in Galata Saray at Pera (Istanbul) was modified and rebuilt to that aim, and the institution began to serve as the Imperial School of Medicine (Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Adliye-i Şahane) (1838), named in honour of the Sultan Mahmud II, Adli, the Just and Equitable. In reference to its location, this institution was mentioned as “Ecole Impériale de Médecine de Galata-Sérai” or “Medical College of GalataSérai” or “Galatasaray Medical School” by foreign sources. The Imperial School of Medicine operated there as a modern medical institution for ten years. Even though it is originally a military medical school, this institution initiated public health services movement. The School not only produced but administred vaccination against contagious diseases such as smallpox on children and adults both Muslim and non-Muslim. They were vaccinated for free against smallpox every year by trained vaccinators. This presentation aims to have a look at the vaccination issue during the late Ottoman Empire (19th century); to contextualize the topic within the modernization perspective as a state policy; to examine the topic mostly under the flagship of the School of Medicine, and to deal with the story of vaccines and vaccination during the late Ottoman Empire, focusing on the institutions and professional contributions of the Faculty. Keywords: OTTOMAN SOCIETY, GALATASARAY MEDICAL SCHOOL, VACCINATION, 19TH CENTURY.