Abstract:

Lifestyles have changed depending on social, social and economic developments. Changing living conditions have played a role in the physical life of many buildings being longer than their functional life. This situation led to the idea of preserving the buildings with social, cultural, historical and architectural values by keeping them alive. One of the steps taken in this direction has been the adaptive reuse of historical buildings in a way that can respond to today's actions. With this approach, the transfer of historical buildings to future generations and their cultural and social continuity have begun to be ensured. In this study, The Medical School in the Edirne Bayezid II. Complex is discussed. Bayezid II. Complex is one of the important complexes built during the development period of Ottoman architecture. The units of the complex were a mosque, tabhane (hospice), şifahane (hospital), medical school, imaret (a social aid unit), public bath, water mill, bridge and fountain; but not all of these buildings have survived to the present day. One of the buildings that have survived to the present day is the medical school where medical education is given. The medical school gained importance as one of the institutions that provided both health care and medical education of its time, together with the şifahane located nearby. However, the building, which lost its original function, remained idle for a long time. At the end of the 20th century, it hosted the Restoration and Wall Decoration Departments of Trakya University Edirne Vocational School for a while. The building, which became dysfunctional again, was turned into a museum in 2008. Within the scope of the study, first of all, the definition, importance, benefits and approaches of refunctioning in the context of the sustainability of historical buildings were mentioned. Afterward, today's functions of Anatolian medical institutions with similar functions were analyzed. In the study, the history, architectural features and new function of the medical school were examined. The adaptive reuse of the building was analyzed in terms of the sustainability of the historical buildings; the new function of the buildings with similar functions has been evaluated in terms of their current functions, adaptive reuse criteria, and their contributions to the space, city and society. In addition, additional suggestions have been made for its new function.

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