HISTORICAL BUILDING:

The Faculty Building is registered as a protected
architectural monument by the Ministry of Culture. It was built by Abdurrahman
Pasha on the order of Sultan Abdülhamit the Second as a hospital in 1890 written in the marble epitaph at the
entrance. Known as 93 war (1877-1878 )(Gregorian
calendar 1293) after Ottoman-Russian war it is considered that Syphillus is spread by sailors coming to region and after
that it become wide spread. With command of, Governer of Kastamonu made it built. Began in 1885 the
building completed in 1890 and given the name
"Syphilis and Forlorn Hospital" and opened in order to
render service.
Done entirely cut stone, palace type and with the
technique of built of bricks stone. This double building is
situated on a hill in the region of Kıranköy having Panorama of Safranbolu. From between
flowers, pine trees, linden trees tracking ways healing effect, curative
Botanic garden with characteristic of " visage" The appearance is
almost wholly changed around it afterwards. With the help of the hospital,
which is built in the garden, began public serving
in 1975. The building served various functions. For a time it fell into
disuse. In 1990, it was restored by the Ministry of Health
with the intention of making it into a medical school. Now it serves as
the "Fethi Toker Fine Arts and Design Faculty" building. Above the entrance gate to the building there is an epitaph to Sultan Gazi II Abdulhamit Khan. The stone
work was done by Greek stone masons living in Safranbolu where as wooden parts were done by Turkish craftsmen from Bulak village. The stones used for building were brought from Karıt.
Partially destroyed, on the marble epitaph on the
entrance gate had six lines as below: "This Building in the honour of Sultan Gazi II Abdülhamit Khan who has grandeur and mighty ;establisher
of many beneficial institution and science schools and doer of well deeds, by
one of ex-governer worthy of him majesty
Abdurrahman Pasha during his devoir, it is built and opened. Year
1306"
GÖZTEPE COMPLEX :

Apart from the historical building, there is the “ Göztepe Fine Arts and Education Complex” built by IMKB (
Istanbul Stock Exchange) in Göztepe in 2002. This
complex is comprised of six blocks. Some of it is assigned to the faculty. There are administrative offices, a concert hall, painting,
sculpture and ceramic studios, a computer laboratory, multi-aimed classrooms,
staff rooms, a library, a food centre, open sport complex. Addition to historical
building, education is also carried out in Göztepe Education Complex.