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Tanzimat doneminde Bosna hersek'te egitim
Education in Bosnia-Herzegovin during the Tanzimat period

Author(s): Zafer Gölen
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Orijentalni Institut u Sarajevu

Summary/Abstract: The Ottoman State was the scene for a number of reforms between 1839-1876 known as the Tanzimat Period. The reforms during this period were different from its successors in that they were carried out in every field. Education was among the first field in which reforms were made. The governors of the Tanzimat Period established many new schools with the European affect. The medresses which used traditional methods of education and the newly established schools functioned successively. One of the states where the education movement was made, was Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Bosnians acted very tentatively about education. The Bosnians who were aware of the importance of education forced the Ottoman State continuously to establish new education facilities. The centre (porte) accepted these wishes with understandding, and supported the establishment of schools in the region. It supplied teachers. Especially with the application of Tanzimat Reforms in the region,

  • Issue Year: 2004
  • Issue No: 52-53
  • Page Range: 213-267
  • Page Count: 55
  • Language: Turkish