Özet:

Turkish language, spoken and written by Muslims and non-Muslims in the Ottoman Empire for centuries besides their mother tongue, and used in the state’s official correspondence, was taught in Ottoman schools and especially in educational institutions where Muslims attended since classical period. Since the second half of 19th century, a formal and curriculum-based system was introduced in Turkish teaching. The Ministry of Education and its affiliated institutions, trying for bringing education under a systematic and institutional roof, had a significant share in this situation. With the establishment of the Ministry of Education, the expansion of branching and schooling in education and improvement of all inadequate education-training components came up. This study deals with teaching of Turkish, which was declared the official language of the state with the proclamation of Kanunuesasi, in modernized Muslim and non-Muslim Ottoman schools, teachers’ training, employment, course curriculum and materials, and practices of regular inspections within the scope of relevant issues. The literature including the curricula and regulations of the period and the studies carried out in the field, especially the Ottoman archive documents, which are the primary sources, will be used in the study.

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