TEZÂKÎR ÇERÇEVESİNDE AHMED CEVDET PAŞA’NIN EĞİTİM GÖRÜŞLERİNİN ANALİZİ
AN ANALYSIS OF THE VIEWS OF AHMED CEVDET PASHA ON EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF HIS BOOK TEZÂKÎR

Summary/Abstract: During the 19th century, the Ottoman Empire saw significant transformation. Reconstruction efforts had started during the reign of Sultan Selim III, only to pick up pick up momentum during the century in question. Priority was placed on education modernize the empire, compensate for lost provinces, and save it from the brink of collapses. New schools were set up that followed Western models, to train the qualified people to meet the demands of the state. One major figure during that movement (beginning in around 1845) was Ahmet Cevdet Pasha, historian, judge, teacher, school principal, Ottoman Minister of Education, textbook author, and academy member. As such, he helped shape education reforms both directly or indirectly. One of his books, Tezakir, reflects on his career in education. It offers us original information not found in other sources. From that, we have learned that he supported the opening of modern European-esque schools even though was reared in madrassahs and held rank among many religious scholars. He maintained one condition however: that such schools uphold certain (Ottoman) principles and cultural elements. Modern Turkey’s education system still faces this issue today.

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