Samsun Metropolitan Municipality will restore the 121-year-old building of the old Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital, which it took over from the Ministry of Health with a protocol, and will turn it into a Family and Life Center. Stating that the tender for the historical building and the project to be built in the area it is located in, Samsun Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Demir said, “It is a center where grandchildren, grandparents, grandparents, parents will come together. A center that will attract them all. There is no center built on this concept in Turkey," he said.
The region will experience a new transformation with the 121-year-old old Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital building in Ilkadım district and the Family and Life Center to be built by Samsun Metropolitan Municipality in the area where it is located. The building, which was idle after the fire in 2007, will be restored with the work to be done. Within the scope of the project, special areas were designed for children and young people as well as women's education centers. The project, which includes sports halls, conference and exhibition halls, music and art workshops, will also include science classrooms, a library, a guest house and individual study areas. The project will draw attention with its green and historical concept.
'TURKEY DOESN'T HAVE A CENTER BUILT IN THIS CONCEPT'
Stating that the tender for the project will be made in a short time, Samsun Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Demir said, “It is a center where grandchildren, grandparents, parents will be together. A center that will attract them all. There is no center built with this concept in Turkey. We are building now. It will appeal to all neighborhoods in the Ilkadim region. Every detail is included with its cafe, park and course. There will be pre-school education services. There will be courses that will change the lives of our women.”
CITIZENS ARE EXCITINGLY WAITING
Citizens living in the area where the former Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital is located are eagerly awaiting the implementation of the project. Stating that the center to be built will bring a different vitality to the region, Mustafa Genç said, “It would be very nice for people of all ages. Our youth is a new meeting and development area for our women. We would like to thank our metropolitan municipality," he said.
Salim Gülsün, on the other hand, stated that they would support every project without losing the historical texture and said, “At last, an idle place will turn into a beautiful center. I hope that the atmosphere here will change with this centre," he said. Ayşe Yılmaz said, “Very nice. I'll go when it opens. I hope it will be completed as soon as possible," he said, adding that he was excitedly waiting for the center to be built.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORICAL HOSPITAL BUILDING:
The hospital, which was put into service with the name 'Canik Hamidiye Hospital' in 1902 and changed to Canik Gureba in 1908, took the name 'Samsun Millet Hospital' in 1924. In 1954, it was transferred to the Ministry of Health and Social Assistance and became Samsun State Hospital. In 1970, the building, which was empty for a while after the hospital was moved, started to serve as the Black Sea Region Mental and Nerve Hospital. In 1980, the title 'Black Sea Region' was abolished and it became Samsun Mental Health and Diseases Hospital. The registered historical building, which was badly damaged in the fire that resulted in the death of a patient in 2007, became idle after the hospital moved to its new service building. The project planned by Samsun Metropolitan Municipality, which signed a protocol with the Ministry of Health, was approved by the General Directorate of National Real Estate, and then the historical building and area were allocated to the Metropolitan Municipality.