Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Turkish Education
Course Code: EYT531
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this study is giving information to teacher candidates about features of education in Turkish history, important developments, the Turkish education system and teacher training.

Course Content

Education in periods of Turkey's history, the characteristics of education in the Ottomans, in the Republic, important people and left their mark on education and important works

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to understand basics of education systems of Turkey and the world
2.To be able to understand the historical and legal foundations of the history of Turkish education
3.To be able to understand the structure of the Turkish educational system
4.To have information about the subsystems of Turkish educational system
5.To be able to identify and analyze alternative solutions to the problems of education
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Akyüz, Y. (1978). Türkiye’deki Öğretmenlerin Toplumsal Değişmedeki Etkileri. Ankara.
2.Binbaşıoğlu, C. (1995). Türkiye’de Eğitim Bilimleri Tarihi. İstanbul: Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Yayınları. No: 2795.
3.Duman, T. (1991). Türkiye’de Orta Öğretimde Öğretmen Yetiştirme “Tarihi Gelişim”. İstanbul: MEB Yayınları No: 2322.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Turkish educational history before Islam
Week 2 - Theoretical
Turkish educational history after Islam
Week 3 - Theoretical
Education in Seljuks, important people and works
Week 4 - Theoretical
History of the Turkish education in the Ottoman Empire until the reform movement, important people and works
Week 5 - Theoretical
Education in reform movement
Week 6 - Theoretical
Education in the First Constitutional Era
Week 7 - Theoretical
Educaiton in absolutism
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Education in the Second Constitutional Era
Week 10 - Theoretical
Education in the Independence War period
Week 11 - Theoretical
Unification Law
Week 12 - Theoretical
Features of the education in Republican era
Week 13 - Theoretical
Village institutes and teacher schools
Week 14 - Theoretical
Features of the education in Republican era
Week 15 - Theoretical
General assessment of history of the Turkish education
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Midterm Examination111213
Final Examination112214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
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3
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3
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3
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3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026