Abstract:

Education in Ottoman society had a religious and traditional character until the Tanzimat period. The first step taken to change the Ottoman education system and modernize education was the establishment of the Mekâtib-i Rüşdiye Nezareti in 1838. During the reign of Mahmut II, the first secondary schools were opened in 1838 to train civil servants for state positions. In 1845, the Muvakkat Maârif Meclisi recognized that secondary schools were secondary schools that trained students for the Darülfünûn above the sıbyan schools. In 1846, with the establishment of Mekâtib-i Umûmiye Nezareti, the secondary schools, whose status was clarified, began to be opened. The biggest and last step taken in the reform of Ottoman education was undoubtedly the Maârif-i Umûmiye Nizamnâmesi published in 1869. The Nizamnâme, which constituted an important turning point in the modernization of Ottoman education, determined the place of secondary schools in the education system in detail. After 1869, there was a considerable increase in the number of scondary schools across the country. While there were 87 secondary schools in the country when the regulation was published, according to the official statistics of 1875, there were 351 boys' secondary schools. In this study, Tavas Boys' Secondary School, which was opened in 1874 in Tavas District of Denizli Sanjak of Aydın Province, will be discussed. In the light of archival documents and education salnâmes, information will be given about the education staff of Tavas Boys' Secondary School between 1874-1912, its curriculum, the number of teachers and students according to the hülasa tables, and the success of the students in the exams according to the exam tables.

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