AKRA International Journal of Culture Art Literature and Educational Sciences

Abstract

 In the period of AbŸlhamid the second after the war of The Ottoman – Russian, 1877-78 mainly in the Balkans, the Muslim people, in groups, migrated to the Ottoman lands. In these emigrants, an important section of the orphan, old, widow, disabled, sick and children was living by begging in İstanbul. A part of them preferred to beg although they were in a position to work. Abdülhamid decided to bu ild a charity named ‘Darülaceze’,  for these  needy muslim     and non-muslim persons,  which doesn’t discriminate the difference of religion and nationality. It was given to The Internal Affairs Ministry the work of the management and the construction of the Institution. Halil Rõfat Pasha, who was The Internal Affairs Minister at that time, worked as The Head of Building Commission of this Institution, too. Halil Rõfat Pasha, who had a right fame with his workings in the field of public works in the periods of his governorship, assumed the building work of this institution. The mosque, church and synagogue were side by side in this institution which was built to serve for 1500 needy persons with the help of the muslim and non-muslim people, mainly being the Sultan. In Darülaceze (hospice) which was a house of tolerance and mercy, there were two hospitals and also ateliers educated in the different art branches. The Internal Affairs Minister of that period in the contstruction of this institution  which  is still in service today and even in opening the Grand Vizier Halil Rõfat Pasha made a great effort.  Therefore, it was registered that his statue in the entrance of Darülaceze  and  even  under  that  the  writing   of The Darülaceze’s founder.