Tradition, conservatism, impressions of modernism in Ahmet Cevdet Pasha and to the process of Tanzimat of the Ottoman State seasons prepared

The issue of how the concepts and phenomena of "Modernization, Westernization and Civilization", which concern the last two centuries of the Turkish society in all aspects, have changed the society and to what extent these phenomena are handled is always up-to-date. The methods and methods brought by Ahmet Cevdet Pasha, a conservative-modernist-innovative personality, distinguish him from the statesmen of his time. During the emergence of Ahmet Cevdet Pasha, who was a versatile and intellectual figure, on the stage of history, the Ottoman Empire needed a well-equipped bureaucracy staff to respond to the social, political, administrative, educational and legal problems it faced. Considering the conditions of the period, Ahmet Cevdet Pasha's analytical methodical approach to these issues puts himself in a very important place in the Ottoman Empire. The methods used to apply these Western-centered phenomena, whose effects are felt even today, to the Ottoman Empire, which changed societies and states, caused a difference of opinion among the practitioners. This difference of opinion has caused the concept of modernization to be handled through different channels. Ahmet Cevdet Pasha is undoubtedly the sought-after name of the Tanzimat Period. While applying the concept of modernization, which he understood better than others in his period, he took the understanding of "We and the Other" as a criterion in every action so that the society would not lose its identity. Although he is a madrasah-based modernist, he is a conservative in the understanding of "law ancient". In addition to being a person who understands and analyzes Ibn Khaldun's philosophy best, he is a statesman who fully reflects the understanding of "the state is eternal". The developments that prepared the Ottoman Empire for the Tanzimat process and the application of the concept of modernization changed from time to time. The name of Ahmet Cevdet Pasha stands out among the personalities who learned from the mistakes and inferences made in the past before and with the Tanzimat, reflecting them experimentally on their duties and actions and creating a positivist synthesis.