Kayseri Zincidere Hilâl-i Ahmer Nekahethanesi/Şifa Yurdu’nun Faaliyetleri (1916-1918)
The Activities of Kayseri Zincidere Hilal-i Ahmer (Red Crescent) Convalescence/ Healing Dormitory (1916-1918)

Summary/Abstract: During the First World War, institutions like hospitals, convalescence and healing houses were established by the Red Crescent Society to help the wounded and sick soldiers. One of the institutions founded for this purpose was the Zincidere Hilal-i Ahmer Convalescence/Healing House, established in Zincidere, Kayseri, which is close to the Caucasian Front. This institution, first set up in Erzurum, was transferred to Erzincan, Kemah and Kayseri, respectively, due to the withdrawal during the war. Zincidere Hilal-i Ahmer Convalescence/Healing House, one of the largest sanitary institutions in the region with its 2,000-bed capacity, has served not only the soldiers, but also the refugees and orphans who had to leave their homeland during the war and the people of the region, not only in the sanitary field, but also in the humanitarian field. The aim of this study is to discuss the activities of Zincidere Convalescence/Healing House behind the front by means of the documents from especially the Red Crescent Archive, the Ottoman Archive, reports and related literature.

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