Surgical Instruments and Health Museum, Medical museum in Samsun, Turkey.
The Surgical Instruments and Health Museum houses a comprehensive collection of 16,000 medical instruments displayed across multiple sections in a restored 90-year-old railway maintenance building.
Originally constructed in 1926 as a locomotive maintenance workshop for the Samsun-Sivas railway line, the building served as an important industrial facility during the early Republican period before its transformation into a museum.
This institution represents Turkey's first medical instruments museum and serves as an educational resource promoting awareness of surgical history and medical heritage through guided tours and specialized programs.
Located at coordinates 41.280556°N, 36.349556°E in Samsun's city center, the museum offers regular exhibitions and educational programs for students and healthcare professionals with convenient public transportation access.
The museum features rare historical pieces including a trichloroethylene anesthesia device from 1947-1950 manufactured in the United Kingdom and late 19th century wheelchairs demonstrating medical equipment evolution.
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