An institution between traditional and contemporary: Darü'l-Fünun

Apart from the schools providing military education, the modernization movements that started in education with the Tanzimat period in the Ottoman State started to open civilian educational institutions. Especially in the field of higher education, the loss of function of the madrasas caused new searches. Ottoman statesmen who converged with France in accordance with the conditions of the period tried to adapt the education system in France to the Ottoman education system. As a result, Darü'l-fünun, which will provide education in the field of higher education apart from madrasahs in higher education, has paved the way for the formation of the idea of Darü'-fünun. Considered the foundation of modern university Darü'l-fünûn's adventure began in 1863 in Turkey has resulted in the opening and closing three times until 1900. Darü'l-fünun, which was shaped according to the political conditions of the period after this date, was inherited until the Republican era. Research has discussed the modernization adventure to Darü'l-fünûn Turkey from the Ottoman Republic during Atatürk's revolutions Darü'l-fünûn an overview of how to have open and taking over the contributions to the revolutionary base formation point of the Istanbul University was tried to be solved.