TURKISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

By KARAMANLI
  • 220 BCE

    HUNS

    Societal education
    Military Education
    Vocational Education
  • Period: 552 to 745

    GÖKTÜRKS (Altai Region)

    Orhon monuments: early Turkish cosmology in Turkish
  • Period: 745 to 950

    UYGURS

    The first literary culture
  • Period: 940 to 1186

    Karakhanid & Ghaznavid Dynasties

    Education: Mekteps start at age 6-7 basic reading writing and religious studies. Kutatgu Bilig (1069) by Yusuf Has Hacib in Sogd (Uygur) alphabet
  • 1040

    First Madrasa

    First Seljuk madrasa in Nisaphur
  • Period: 1072 to 1074

    Divan-ı lügatül Turk

    By Kaşgarlı Mahmut
  • 1277

    Turkish is official language.

    Turkish will be the official language of the court and the land
  • Period: 1299 to

    OTTOMAN EMPIRE

    Mahalla Sibyan Schools
    Madrasa
    Enderun Schools (İnside of the Palace)

  • The first teacher training school (Dar-ül Muallimin)

  • First elemantary schools for women

  • The first university in Turkey (Dar-ül funun)

  • Compulsory Primary Education in Ottoman Empire

    For the first time in the Ottoman Empire in the General Education
    Regulation of 1869 (Maarif-I Umumiye Nizamnamesi), it was announced that
    primary education would be compulsory and free for all citizens.

  • The Ministry of National Education (Maarif Vekaleti)

  • Private İzmir School for the Deaf and the Blind was opened by an association.

  • The acceptance of the Law on Unification of Education

  • Public Schools

    Purpose: Make the public literate,
    Duration of the Education: 4 Months

  • Tekkes and Zaviyes are closed.

    An important step for secular education

  • Foundation of Gazi Education Institute

  • Acceptance of New Turkish Alphabet

  • University Reform

    European Style Universities started to emerge.

  • Village Institutes

    Found by Hasan Ali Yücel, Village Institutes are established to train teachers.

  • Establishment of vocational high schools

    For giving trainings of special jobs

  • The Directorate of Special Education Services (affiliated to MEB) was established.

  • METU was established :)

    METU was established :)

  • The first private university was established. (Bilkent University)

  • Compulsory education was increased from 5 to 8 years.

  • Secondary education was increased from 3 to 4 years.

  • Compulsory education became 12 years.