The role of Robert College in the establishment of the Bulgarian State

The purpose of this thesis is to reveal the influence of Robert College in the establishment of the Bulgarian State. For this purpose, in our study, the history of Robert College and the Bulgarians was examined and the effects of the college's Bulgarian independence on the Bulgarian independence, especially the college staff who had a role in this process, and the Bulgarians who graduated from this college, political, military, economic, cultural and intellectual his work in the field has been discussed.In the light of the resources we obtained, it was concluded that both Robert College administrators and Bulgarian students who graduated from this college played a theoretical and practical role in the independence of Bulgaria. However, the political, military and economic problems of the Ottoman Empire during the period caused the factors that played a role in Bulgarian independence to be more determinant. Apart from this, the modern Bulgarian State was established by the combination of many determinants involved in the socioeconomic developments in the world. Key Words: Robert College, Bulgarians, Nationalism, Education, Cyrus Hamlin.