Why is Türkiye seen unsuccessfull in education?
President Erdoğan stated that Turkey has failed in education. We see many reports suggesting that the desired level has not been reached. Turkey’s performance below the OECD average in …
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What Did the Ottomans and Turkey Imitate from the West?Developments That Turks Adopted from Europe
In 2026, Turkey, a social media ban for those under 15 is coming. Did the government, known as conservative, corrupt young people with social media for many years? Of …
From willow to laurel
What Happened? The Ottoman Empire addressed original problems with original solutions. Its success is evident because it was built not through imitation but by creating and constructing anew. We …
From Tanzimat to the Second Constitutional Era: Ottoman Modernization
The efforts toward Westernization in the Ottoman Empire became apparent with the 1839 Tanzimat Edict and entered an intensive phase with the First Constitutional Era in 1876. The proclamation …
Women’s movement in Late Ottomans
Women’s Status and Westernization in the Second Constitutional Era The Second Constitutional Era’s drive for Westernization also included efforts to change the position of women in society. The belief …