1869 tarihli Maârif-i Umûmiyye Nizâmnâmesi, esbab-ı mucibe layihası ve ideolojik temelleri

Abstract

This article discusses the justification text of the Regulation of Public Education of 1869. It is stated that the justification document (esbab-ı mucibe layihası)constitutes a turning point in terms of a clear break from past educational practices and an increasing secularist attitude toward schooling policies. This document, in fact, is a reflection of the Ottomanist ideals of the late Tanzimat reformist statesmen