Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3EGK076Turkish Education History2+0+02329.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Primary Education Teaching
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim is to examine the purpose, periods and scope of Turkish education history, to discuss its importance within the educational phenomenon, and to analyze the legal and structural developments and problems in the history of Turkish education from the periods before the republic to the present day.
Course Content The purpose of the History of Turkish Education course is achieved with the following content: The subject, method and sources of Turkish education history; education in the first Turkish states; education in the first Muslim Turkish states; Education in Turkish Seljuks and Anatolian Principalities; Education in the Ottoman Empire: Education system until the first innovation movements; 13-18. education in Turkish states outside the Ottoman geography in the centuries; Educational innovation movements in the Ottoman Empire until Tanzimat; Establishment of the modern education system from Tanzimat to the Republic; reorganization of traditional education; education during the national struggle; Education in the Republic of Türkiye: Foundations, structure, establishment and development of the Turkish education system; It covers the teacher training process from its beginning to today.
Course Methods and Techniques Düz anlatım, soru-cevap ve tartışma teknikleri kullanılmaktadır.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Asist Prof.Dr. Murat ERKOÇ murat.erkoc@hku.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. MURAT ERKOÇ
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu (1964) Pedagojide İhtilal. İstanbul. J. J. Rousseau (2009) Emile. İstanbul: İş Bankası Yayınları.
A. Mustafa Gündüz (Ed.) (2018). Kronolojik ve Tematik Türk Eğitim Tarihi. İstanbul: İdeal
Y. Akyüz, (2001). Başlangıçtan 2016'ya kadar Türk Eğitim Tarihi (8. Baskı). Ankara: Pegem
Mustafa Şanal, Eray Alaca, Türk Eğitim Tarihi Orta Asya’dan Günümüze, Ankara: 2003
Course Notes This course examines the scope of the Turkish education system, Turkish education before Islam, education during the Karakhanid and Seljuk periods, and educational institutions and practices in the establishment and classical periods of the Ottoman Empire, including madrasas, primary schools, palace education, and the Enderun School. It also covers the early modernization movements in Ottoman education, military schools, the educational system during the Tanzimat period, reforms in civil educational institutions, the effects of the Industrial Revolution and Western educational reforms on the Ottoman education system, and developments in education during the periods of absolutism and constitutionalism. For the Republican period, the course focuses on the educational structure of the Republic of Türkiye, the Law on the Unification of Education, girls’ education, the Alphabet Reform, public education, and the historical development of teacher training in Türkiye. The course aims to enable students to evaluate the major periods, institutions, and transformations of Turkish educational history within the framework of historical continuity and change.

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 15 2 30
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 15 4 60
Mid-terms 1 1 1
Final examination 1 1 1
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 92

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Explains the scope of the Turkish education system.
2 Explain the characteristics of education in Pre-Islamic Turks.
3 Explains the educational structure and institutions of the Karakhanids, Seljuks and Ottoman empires.
4 Explains the historical development and legal basis of Türkiye's national education system.
5 Evaluates the historical development of education subsystems, their purpose and function.
6 Discusses the historical background of basic problems related to education.
7 Evaluates education-related problems from a comparative perspective.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Türk Eğitim Sisteminin Kapsamı
2 İslamiyet öncesi Türk Eğitim Tarihi
3 İslamiyet Sonrası: Karahanlılar, Selçuklular ve Büyük Selçuklular dönemi
4 Osmanlı Kuruluş Döneminde eğitim, medreseler ve sıbyan mektepleri
5 Osmanlı Yükseliş Döneminde eğitim, saray eğitimi, enderun mektebi
6 Osmanlı eğitiminde ilk yenileşme hareketleri ve askeri okullar
7 Tanzimat Dönemi Eğitim Sistemine genel bakış
8 Ara Sınav
9 Sivil Eğitim Kurumlarındaki Reformlar
10 Sanayi devrimi ve Batı eğitim reformlarının Osmanlı’daki yansımaları
11 Mutlakıyet ve Meşrutiyet Döneminde eğitimde gelişmeler
12 Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Eğitim Yapısı ve Tevhid-i Tedrisat Yasası
13 Türkiye’de kızların eğitimi, yazı devrimi ve halk eğitimi
14 Türkiye’de öğretmen yetiştirme

 
Sustainable Development Goals
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant