In this review, we aimed to outline the scientific advances and service
capacity in Turkish psychiatry within the century-long history of the
Republic. We propose that the history of Turkish Psychiatry also
sheds light on the history of our country. We have reviewed significant
milestones in Turkish Psychiatry; the establishment of psychiatric
hospitals, the development of formal psychiatry training, academic and
scientific proceedings and the founding of professional organizations in
the Republic era. We aimed to offer insights into the role of psychiatry
in the modernization of our country, as well as to establish a foundation
for future improvements by evaluating the progress made in the field of
mental health services. The story that began with 20 neuropsychiatrists
and 300 psychiatric beds in one mental hospital has now reached over
4000 psychiatrists and twenty-thousand psychiatric beds. Psychiatry in
Türkiye continues its historical evolution with expansion in size and
advancements in quality.
Keywords: History of Psychiatry in Türkiye, History of the Republic of
Türkiye, History of Medicine