EVALUATIONS ON THE EDUCATIONAL HISTORY AND BUILDINGS OF EDIRNE PROVINCE IN 19TH-20TH CENTURY WITH ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS

Abstract

In the 19th century, when modernization began in the Ottoman Empire, education became one of the most important issues in which innovations were applied. In addition to legal and administrative changes, modern educational institution started to open throughout the country. Although modern schools were opened mostly in central settlements, many schools were opened in the central and rural settlements of the Edirne province which is adjacent to the capital Istanbul. In this article, it is aimed to analyze the development of modern education in Edirne province and the educational institutions which were opened in the 19th-20th century. Based on archive documents, the existing and opened new schools were identified, and the quality of education and the physical condition of the schools were revealed. In addition, the educational buildings that have survived to the present day from Edirne, Kırklareli, Tekirdağ, and Gallipoli Peninsula, which are within the borders of today's Turkey and were included in the Edirne province in the 19th century, were determined through the field studies. Another aim of this study is to reveal the changes in buildings and evaluate their architectural style.