Eğitim Alanında Yapılan İnkılâpların Sosyal Ve Kültürel Değişime Etkisi

In historical process, Turkish nation constantly changed the social and cultural aspects. Ottoman Empire wanted modernization because of lagging against Europe and for the empire being western meant to be contemporary. Western countries had been taken an example for the renovation of institutions. For this, the field of education, the basis of social and cultural development, was innovated. Education, often, is serving for idelogy. Education is an indispensable tool for placing the ideology of the society and for ensuring the continuity of ideology. A nation’s education system and education goal are changeable, according to historical period. İn the period of Ottoman State, Turkish education system was different from republic period. İn the period of Ottoman state, education was religious natüre and with religious education system, intended to divert society. İn the period of republic Turkish education system was laic. Atatürk’s view on education was important. According to Atatürk, education was source of progress in politic, culturel, economic and tecnological field. In this study, we examined the role of the reforms in social and cultural exchanges and analyzed ideological aspect of education in the early years of the republic. Ataturk's approach to education and effect of the social structure of educational institutions is also examined. What was role of education while passing from Ottoman community structure to national community structure, and from eastern society to western society?