BATILAŞMA DÖNEMİNDE İSTANBULİSTANBUL’DA RUM CEMAATİNİN EĞİTİMİ
THE EDUCATION OF THE GREEK COMMUNITY IN ISTANBUL DURING THE WESTERNIZATION PERIOD

Summary/Abstract: The Imperial Decree of 1856 became the occasion for the reorganization of the millet, in the non-Muslim communities constituting the Ottoman society of the 19th century and reaffirmed their prerogatives. Communities were first invited to form assemblies to reorganize their internal affairs. The Greek communities of Istanbul could then rebuild new schools and repair the old buildings along with their churches and hospitals. At the same time, a major innovation of the Decree allowed the establishment of public science schools, ensuring that students have the right to attend higher education after elementary primary education. The conditions within the boundaries of the Ottoman Empire, especially after the Tanzimat (1839), Islahat (1856) reforming decrees and the sultan Abdulhamit II’s (1876) reform, have been proved to be appropriate for the advancement of a more modern education for Greek students in Istanbul.

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