OSMANLI DEVLETİ’NDE TÜRK JANDARMASINI KURUMSALLAŞTIRMA ÇABALARI KAPSAMINDA JANDARMA MEKTEPLERİ
EFFORTS TO INSTITUTIONALIZE THE TURKISH GENDARMERIE IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE: THE SCHOOLS OF GENDARMERIE

Summary/Abstract: This study examines the contributions of General Emilio De Giorgis Pasha to education of gendarmerie during the reorganization process, a significant milestone in the institutionalization of the Turkish Gendarmerie Organization. The aim of this study is to highlight the importance of the Turkish Gendarmerie Organization among the Ottoman institutions that were attempted to be modernized in the 19th century, and to examine the role of education in the institutionalization process. The Turkish Gendarmerie, which played a crucial role in Ottoman internal security, paid particular attention to educate of its personnel to better fulfill this duty. In this context, the contributions of General Emilio De Giorgis, brought from Italy during the reorganization process, stand out. Initially unwanted by the Ottoman State, De Giorgis Pasha earned appreciation for his work after crossing into Rumelia as the commander of the reorganization. This article will discuss De Giorgis Pasha's arrival in the Ottoman State, his crossing into Rumelia, and his activities in training the Turkish Gendarmerie.

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