The Beyazit II complex, completed in 1488 on the banks of the Tunca river north of the old city, is one of the finest examples of an Ottoman külliye — a mosque at the centre of a charitable complex providing education, health care, and welfare. The mosque itself is graceful and well-proportioned, an important step in the evolution toward the grand imperial mosques of the following century. But the most remarkable part of the complex is the şifahane — the hospital and medical school — which has been restored and opened as the Edirne Health Museum.
The museum documents the history of Ottoman medicine with particular focus on the treatment of mental illness, which was handled at this institution with a sophistication rare for the period. Patients lived in the complex, received music therapy, and were treated by physicians operating within a tradition of Islamic medical science. The restored wards, domed halls, and courtyard convey the scale and ambition of the original institution. The complex is a short walk from the city centre across the Tunca river — the setting beside the water adds to its atmosphere.