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Civilization is presented as a singular phenomenon that the societies should reach  by using the concepts of ‘‘civilization’’ and the ‘‘process of civilizing’’. It is an inevitable fact that this would have some social effects. It is also possible to see this effect in the Ottoman modernization movement. The reflection of this movement can be best seen in Ahmet Cevdet Pasha’s works. At this point; understanding the opinions of Ahmet Cevdet Pasha will help us to understand the relationship between Ottoman modernization and the civilization. In this work; the importance of Ahmet Cevdet Pasha within the Ottoman Modernization in the context of his understanding of modernization will be analyzed.  As a result; we will try to explain that the civilization is a social case but not an ideal that should be reached and not a singular phenomenon but rather a process which is transitive and interaction with other nations and geographies.

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