HEALTH FACILITIES IN BOSNIA-HERZOGEVINA IN THE LIGHT OF OTTOMAN DOCUMENTS

Abstract

From past to the present cities seem to be the centers of social, economic, politicaland religious elements where it is possible to observe them densely. These elementsshow themselves with the public improvements activities done by both etatism andefforts of the private persons. Social and military institutions, houses, bridges,fountains constructed show the identity of that society and form the face of city.A form of city gathered around the mutual elements such as mosques, coveredbazaars and alms houses appeared in the cities of Ottoman with the publicimprovements activities done.1 By means of public baths, public soup kitchens,hospitals contained within the alms houses, poor, riches and every segment of thesociety were able to meet their needs. While these mentioned buildings add a newview to the Islamıc city structure in Anatolia and Islam geography, it led toreflecting the identity of Ottoman society and changing the face of the cities in non-Muslim lands, namely in Balkans and Europe.