Health Campuses in the Historical Peninsula of Istanbul from Past to Present

The peninsula surrounded by the Sea of Marmara, Golden Horn, and city walls constitutes the historical city walls of Istanbul today. The city, whose history goes back 8,500 years with the Yenikapi Metro excavations, has hosted many prehistoric and post-historic civilizations. Today, our country's important health campuses are located in the historical peninsula and continue to provide medical education and health services. These health institutions are kept alive in the historical peninsula in the context of urban and social memory.In this study, the health areas in the historical peninsula walled city area were examined in detail, considering the Byzantine, Ottoman, and Republican periods, and the chronological health life and spatial formation. In addition, the reasons for the presence and concentration of health centers in the historical peninsula and future predictions are also included. Given this rich urban memory and historical stratification in the field of health, it is essential to preserve and sustain this legacy within the Historical Peninsula. Future urban interventions should incorporate this accumulated knowledge and memory. Therefore, instead of relocating or replacing these facilities, in situ renewal and adaptive reuse strategies should be prioritized for existing healthcare facility campuses.