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Romanticism is a strong stream that emerged in Europe at the end of the 18th century and affects the fields such as architecture, art literature as well as history science. Romanticism, contrary to the positivist point of view, sees the past as the work of human will, and is opposed to the mind from an emotional point of view. The romantic history of the past, where national and religious elements are more important than universal elements, is re-established with a nationalist perspective aimed at the young generations to love their homeland, their nation, their history and awaken the national consciousness. The aim of this study is to identify how and how the Romantic flow reflects in the history books taught in primary, secondary and high school from the early years of the Republic to the present day. For this purpose, the data obtained from the data available in the history curriculum books studied between 1923-2019, was analyzed by content analysis. When we look at the findings obtained from the research, the most intense romantic effect appeared to be in the early Republic period in which the new state needed to write a whole new history in order to recognize itself in all respects. However, if the death of Ataturk decreases rapidly, we can say that this effect continues to be a little bit today.