The Activities of the American Board in Van and Van American HospitalSince the early XIXth century missionaries of the American Board had done in the fields of healty and education in the Ottoman Empire. One of the region of these actvities was Van. The reason of choosing Van was that the Armenian population which was intensive in this area. In this contex Acem Haco Mahallesi was the location where nearly all of the missionary institutions were established. In this paper focus on the activities of American Board in Van and Van American Hospital.* Bu makale 2010 yılında Van’da CIEPO tarafından düzenlenen sempozyumda tarafımdan sunulan tebliğin geliştirilmesi ile oluşmuştur. ** Yard. Doç. Dr., Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi, Burdur/Türkiye, abidintemizer@hotmail.com
XIX. yüzyılın başından itibaren Osmanlı coğrafyasında faaliyet gösteren Amerikan Board misyonerleri Van’da sağlık ve eğitim gibi birçok alanda faaliyet gösterdiler. Misyonerlerin Van’ı faaliyet bölgesi olarak tercih etmelerinin sebebi burada yaşayan Ermeni nüfusun yoğunluğudur. Bu bağlamda Ermenilerin yaşadığı Acem Haço Mahallesi misyoner kurumlarının neredeyse tamamının kurulduğu yerdir. Bu çalışmada Amerikan Board misyonerlerinin Van’daki faaliyetleri ve bu faaliyetlerden biri olan Van Amerikan Hastanesi üzerinde durulacaktır.
Abstract
The Activities of the American Board in Van and Van American Hospital
Since the early XIXth century missionaries of the American Board had done in the fields of healty and education in the Ottoman Empire. One of the region of these actvities was Van. The reason of choosing Van was that the Armenian population which was intensive in this area. In this contex Acem Haco Mahallesi was the location where nearly all of the missionary institutions were established. In this paper focus on the activities of American Board in Van and Van American Hospital.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Makaleler |
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Publication Date | August 27, 2014 |
Published in Issue | Year 2013 Volume: 2 Issue: 2 |