Özet:

The objective of the study is to examine Minister of Education activities of Hamdullah Suphi Tanrıöver in the first period of Turkish Grand National Assembly. Mr. Hamdullah Suphi is the second Minister of Education of New Turkish State after Doctor Rıza Nur. His activities in Minister of Education position nearly for one-year period (16.12.1920-12.11.1921) are tried to be examined. Mr. Hamdullah Suphi executed Minister of Education duty for the second time in 1925 (3.3.192519.12.1925). But the scope of the study is the first period of Mr. Hamdullah Suphi Tanrıöver as Minister of Education. Mr. Hamdullah Suphi has been tried to be introduced regarding to his personality. His responsibility as Minister of Education and personal efforts to make gain The Turkish National Anthem that has great importance in our national history to our nation has been emphasized. Information about Education Council that was decided to meet and executed under extraordinary conditions while continuing of Independence War was presented. Syllabus of Teaching Schools (İbtidâ’îye Mektepleri) was accepted at Education Council and their syllabus has been compared to previous and next programs and so assessed. Mr. Hamdullah Suphi’s contribution to congress of which chairman was Mr. Hamdullah Suphi was emphasized. The main resources of the study are Turkish Grand National Assembly Minutes and newspaper news of the period