Effect of music on Turkish medical schools' architectural design in the Seljuk and Ottoman period

Anatolian people throughout the ages have given importance to art and science. Music has been one of the most important part of life in Ottoman, Anatolian Seljuk Turks. Music therapy has been used with not only traditional medicine but also has been used with modern therapy. It has different historical progresses according to the cultures, nations, and periods, from being a myth to a treatment method. Hospitals' design methods for music therapy have great importance for treatment. Because of the immigration of Turkish people in 11-16th century, different Anatolian works like architectural art and institution affected the other countries. Among these works, we try to state some charity foundations all rendered for the use of the public such as temples, madrasahs, schools, dervish lodges, libraries, and cottage houses. The importance of “Music Therapy” is to show its historical progress, the effects on human being, and to exist the place it takes in psychology science. In this paper, the historical progress of music therapy in Turks is mentioned and information about the hospitals that used “music therapy” in Seljukian and Ottoman era is given, as they were the pioneers for architectural design of a hospital in all over the world.