Turks have had the social psychiatric practices in very old years. Music therapy, hydrotherapy, occupational therapy, and rehabilitation approaches in Turks are social psychiatry practices. In this article, the social psychiatry practices in the last sixty years in Turkey have been reviewed in various headings such as mental health dispensaries, Psychiatric Crisis Center, association studies, daytime hospitals, epidemiological studies, studies after earthquake, community mental health center, institutional studies, individual studies. [Anadolu Psikiyatri Derg 2016; 17(2.000): 136-142]