It was developed jointly by Turkish and Japanese cooperation, symbolized in the name with Çam ve Sakura (English: Pine and Cherry Blossom).

Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital is Turkey's third biggest healthcare investment project.

[6] On 21 May, the hospital's inauguration ceremony was held with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Heath Minister Fahrettin Koca.

At the time of its commissioning, it had a total of 725 examination rooms and 2,682 beds, which can be converted for intensive care medicine when needed.

It features 28 delivery rooms, 90 operating theaters, a 16-bed burn center and a total of 426 intensive care unit (ICU) beds for newborn babies and adults.