ÖĞRENCİLERE MİLLİ KİMLİK KAZANDIRMADA TARİH DERS KİTAPLARININ ÖNEMİ
THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORY COURSE BOOKS IN NATIONAL IDENTITY FOR STUDENTS

Summary/Abstract: History has emerged as an all-encompassing branch of science. Especially after the declaration of the Tanzimat Edict in the Ottoman Empire, institutions that attach importance to history education and training were established and the foundations of national historiography were laid in this period. In the last period of the Ottoman Empire, II. The science of history had a very important effect on the prominence of the Turkism movement during the Constitutional Monarchy. In this period, history textbooks were written on the axis of nationality and Turkishness was emphasized. It is aimed to develop national consciousness in students by bringing to the forefront issues such as that the Turks are a very old nation, that they established great states, and that they have hosted many nations for centuries. In fact, in the first eight years of the Republic, the history textbooks that were taught during this period were re-taught exactly or by adding or removing parts of them. In this study, besides the knowledge transfer function of history education and history textbooks; The importance of teaching the students the past, using the knowledge they learned to create a national identity, and growing up as individuals who adopt the education of values are examined. In our article, starting from the meaning and importance of history, how the history teaching system and history textbooks should be evaluated.

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