Research Article

Complementary Medicine in Charity Hospitals

Volume: 16 Number: 1 January 23, 2026
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Complementary Medicine in Charity Hospitals

Abstract

Aim: The research aimed to reveal the minority charity hospitals’ contribution to Turkey’s complementary medicine. Our research material was the minority charity foundation hospitals mainly aim to serve the health needs of Orthodox, Gregorian, Catholic and Jewish societies. Nowadays, they converted their duties to private hospital care because of the decrease in the population of minorities after the 1923 population exchange, 1955 Pogrom, 1963 and 1974 Cyprus conflicts, and diaspora’s attitude against diplomatic missionns 1970 and 1980. Method: As research materials Or Ahayim, Surp Pırgic, Surp Agop ve Balıklı minority charity hospitals were researched with a historical methodology and procedures were defined. Results: The research revealed that although working as a private hospital but different from the classical concept which has been mainly established to gain profit; these minority charity foundation hospitals not only aimed to give health care to both Muslim and non-Muslim citizens but also look after the disabled and elderly members of their society. After 2014 Traditional and Complementary Medicine regulations they also use complementary medicine. Conclusion: The procedures performed in these charity hospitals, besides scientific medicine includes Traditional Medicine that defined as a health applications being used in ancient times as the knowledge of those ages that hoped to be curative for the patients and Complementary Medicine that identified as treatment methods being practised alongside with scientific medical applications with a consent and for the relief of the patients’ pain and discomfort.

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This QUALITATIVE RESEARCH is a METHODOLOGIC STUDY obeying the rules of HELSINKI DECLEARATION tere is NO NEED for an ETHIC COUNCIL APPROVAL for this ARTICLE.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 23, 2026

Submission Date

September 7, 2025

Acceptance Date

January 7, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 16 Number: 1

APA
Yücel, E., Kiliçaslan, Y. D., & Kılıçaslan, R. (2026). Complementary Medicine in Charity Hospitals. Lokman Hekim Dergisi, 16(1), 147-153. https://doi.org/10.31020/mutftd.1779448
AMA
1.Yücel E, Kiliçaslan YD, Kılıçaslan R. Complementary Medicine in Charity Hospitals. Lokman Hekim Dergisi. 2026;16(1):147-153. doi:10.31020/mutftd.1779448
Chicago
Yücel, Ebru, Yaşar Doruk Kiliçaslan, and Rasim Kılıçaslan. 2026. “Complementary Medicine in Charity Hospitals”. Lokman Hekim Dergisi 16 (1): 147-53. https://doi.org/10.31020/mutftd.1779448.
EndNote
Yücel E, Kiliçaslan YD, Kılıçaslan R (January 1, 2026) Complementary Medicine in Charity Hospitals. Lokman Hekim Dergisi 16 1 147–153.
IEEE
[1]E. Yücel, Y. D. Kiliçaslan, and R. Kılıçaslan, “Complementary Medicine in Charity Hospitals”, Lokman Hekim Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 147–153, Jan. 2026, doi: 10.31020/mutftd.1779448.
ISNAD
Yücel, Ebru - Kiliçaslan, Yaşar Doruk - Kılıçaslan, Rasim. “Complementary Medicine in Charity Hospitals”. Lokman Hekim Dergisi 16/1 (January 1, 2026): 147-153. https://doi.org/10.31020/mutftd.1779448.
JAMA
1.Yücel E, Kiliçaslan YD, Kılıçaslan R. Complementary Medicine in Charity Hospitals. Lokman Hekim Dergisi. 2026;16:147–153.
MLA
Yücel, Ebru, et al. “Complementary Medicine in Charity Hospitals”. Lokman Hekim Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 1, Jan. 2026, pp. 147-53, doi:10.31020/mutftd.1779448.
Vancouver
1.Ebru Yücel, Yaşar Doruk Kiliçaslan, Rasim Kılıçaslan. Complementary Medicine in Charity Hospitals. Lokman Hekim Dergisi. 2026 Jan. 1;16(1):147-53. doi:10.31020/mutftd.1779448

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