Education in the Sanjak of Kütahya at the end of nineteenth century and at the beginning of twentieth century

ivABSTRACTEDUCATION IN THE SANJAK OF KÜTAHYA AT THE END OF NINETEENTHCENTURY AND AT THE BEGINNING OF TWENTIETH CENTURYSerap KÖLEMEN (YÜCE)Department of Primary EducationDepartment of Social Sciences TeachingAfyonkarahisar Kocatepe University, Institute of Social SciencesMay 2007Advisor: Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mustafa Murat ÖNTUĞIn this study in the sanjak of Kütahya which was one of the sanjak of theprovince of Hüdâvendigâr related the Ottoman Empire, the dispersion of the educationhas been studied at the end of nineteenth century and at the beginning of twentiethcentury. ?Maarif Salnameleri?, which were published between the years of 1898 and1904, constitues the basic source of the study. The schools in the sanjak of Kütahya andits towns, the numbers of students, the staff of teachers, ?Medreseler?, the schoolswhich belong to non-muslims and foreigners and the libraries which are the instution ofwidespread education have been classified in the direction of the informations in?Salname?.The study is composed of five basic sections. In the first section; ?Sıbyan andbtidai? schools which are in the sanjak of Kütahya have been introduced. The secondsection of the study constitutes the ?Medreseler? which worked as the instution oftraditional education. In the third section the schools in the Ottoman Empire whichwerw opened with the influence of the western ?Rüşdiyeler and dadiler? have beenintroduced. In the fourth section; the scools which were founded by foreigners and non-muslims have been studied. In the fifth and last section, the libraries in the sanjak ofKütahya have been introduced. From these the library of ?Vahit Paşa? still serves today.