Information Package / Course Catalogue
Turkish Education History
Course Code: BESE220
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Stages of his education in Turkey, and the resulting implications of these stages, the results of training evaluation system.

Course Content

History of Turkish education, the importance of an educational perspective. Before the republic of education and teacher training institutions. Turkish Education Revolution, 1: Revolution, the historical background, philosophical, ideological and political foundations. Turkish Education Revolution 2: Unification of Education Law: historical background, scope, application and importance of the Turkish education system, secularization. Turkish Education Revolution 3: Co-education and the education of girls, Writing Revolution, public schools, public houses. Basic principles of the education system of the Republic of Turkey. Village Institute, Institutes of Education and Teacher Training Colleges. Universities and teacher training. The near-term developments in Turkish education.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Adil Adnan ÖZTÜRK
Learning Outcomes
1.Understands the scope and the content of Turkish Educational History.
2.Students comprehend the meaning and importance of education and teaching, and the scope and content of the course.
3.Students will compare the Pre-Islamic Turkish education system to that of Islamic period.
4.Students will comprehend the general features of Ottoman education system.
5.Students will learn the major educators in the Turkish education history, and explain their contribution.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.AKYÜZ, Y. Turkish Education History, Alfa Publishing, Istanbul, 2001.
2.BİNBAŞIOĞLU, C. History of Educational Thought, Anı Publishing, Ankara, 2004.
3.KOÇER, H. A. The Emergence and Development of Modern Education in Turkey, MEB Publishing, Istanbul, 1991.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Concepts of teaching-education, conceptual and meaning differences in various cultures, and Educational history prior to Turkish becoming Muslim.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Turkish life style and educational features in pre-Islamic period; Education in Karakhanids, Farabi; the place of Ibn-i Sina, Kashgarli Mahmut in Turk
Week 3 - Theoretical
Education in Seljuks and the Anatolian Principalities, Akhism and its place in Turkish education history.
Week 4 - Theoretical
In Ottomans: primary education, palace schools, military education, education of minority and foreigners, public education.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Administrative organization of Ottoman education; place of Charity organizations in Turkish education history; importance of print press in Turkish ed
Week 6 - Theoretical
Education in Reformation period, comparison of education in Constitutional period and absolutism.
Week 7 - Theoretical
The place of Emrullah Efendi, Sati Bey, Prens Sabahattin, Ismail Hakkibaltacioglu in Turkish education history; Teachers impact on National awakening
Week 8 - Theoretical
Education in the Ottoman Era (1299-1776)/Evaluation
Week 9 - Theoretical
Tevhid-i Tedrisat (centralization of shcooling), Ataturk's place in Turkish education history.
Week 10 - Theoretical
The renovations and developments during Republic period in primary education, middle school level, special education; Administrative organization of e
Week 11 - Theoretical
The place and importance of the Village Institutes in Turkish education history, Teacher training politics in Republic period.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Major educators in Republic period; an analysis ofTurkey and EU relations with regard to education history.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Education in the Turkish Republic Era (1938-1950)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Education in the Turkish Republic Era (1950-2008)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Assignment1123
Individual Work32212
Final Examination1224
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026