Contents
A Note on Turkish Historiography
Part I. From Beginnings to Tanzimat (ca 1850)
I.1. Education of Ancient Turks before the Ottomans
I.2. Schools and Scholars molding the Ottoman Empire
I.3: The Enderun and Upbringing of Janisseries
Part II. From Tanzimat to Democracy: Hunderd Years
II.1. Military Schools Paving the Way (1773-1839)
II.2. The Tanzimat Reforms (1839-1876)
II.3. From Monarchy to Republic (1878-1923)
II.4. Quest for Culturel Modernity (1923-1950)
Part III. From Scholastic to Social Education (1950 to Present)
III.1. Democrasy for Progress or Restoration?
III.2. Demography of Growing Numbers : Quantity or Quality?
III.3. Dichotemies: General or Technical, Seperate or Comprehensive, English or Turkish;
Private or Public; Fee or Free Scools?
III.4. Dilemma : Islamic vs Secular or the Turkish-Islam Synthesis?
III..5. Prospects of the " Uninterrupted 8-Year School" Contreversy;
Note on the Role of Military; "Intervention or Mediation"?