Abstract:

Today, the most used educational materials are textbooks. In this study, the aim is to analyze the images of "Elementary Turkish Republic Revolution History and Kemalism" textbook. The research is a qualitative study based on the analysis of the images. The data source of the study is consisted of Elementary Turkish Republic Revolution History and Kemalism textbook which was accepted as the study material by the decision of the Ministry of National Education and the Board of Education and Discipline dated 05.31.2013 and numbered 29. A document analysis was carried out to gather the data of the study. The analysis of the obtained data was tabulated as frequency/percentage. The study indicates that civilian figures were used more than military figures in the textbook. The images does not include sufficient evidence such as newspaper clippings, maps or treaties.

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