Cumhuriyet Dönemi’nde Anadolu’da Açılmış İlk Ticaret Okulu: Trabzon Ticaret Mektebi (1924-1928)
The First Commercial School Founded in Anatolia During the Republican Era: The Commercial School of Trabzon (1924-1928)

Summary/Abstract: The establishment of vocational schools, including Commercial Schools, in the Ottoman Empire was a product of the modernization process under the Tanzimat. Influenced by the Industrial Revolution, these schools were opened to train qualified workers for the new professions emerging in the West. This included the Commercial Schools, which aimed to educate a Turkish and Muslim class that was familiar with modern trade, bookkeeping, accounting and foreign languages to meet the needs of the merchant bourgeoisie. In this context, the Hamidiye Commercial School, founded in Istanbul in 1883, aimed to train commercial professionals in the capital. After the proclamation of the republic, commercial education was expanded nationwide, with new schools being established primarily in the port cities. The Trabzon Commercial School, which was inagurated on April 18, 1924, was the first Commercial School established by the Republic of Turkey in Anatolia. The school aimed to train competent people in the field of commerce and to contribute to the Turkish economy by creating a skilled workforce. The teaching staff was carefully selected and the curricula were tailored to the needs of the time. Graduates of the school, which quickly became one of the region's leading educational institutions, filled the labor market gap by working in their family businesses, commercial enterprises, and banks. The Trabzon Commercial School played a crucial role in revitalizing commercial life in the region and strengthening domestic trade during the early Republican period.

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