Being a Student in a Diyar-ı Gurbet (Foreign Land): The Challenges Faced by Provincial Madrasa Students in Istanbul and Their Family Ties from the Tanzimat to the Second Constitutional Era
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This article examines the challenges experienced by provincial madrasa (Islamic religious school) students who studied in Istanbul during the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, focusing specifically on the context of family relations. It tries to illuminate and put into closer relief this particular characteristic of the students' lives. The evidence reveals that families endeavored to help their children in multiple ways: from the early step of choosing a madrasa education, through the process of relocating to Istanbul for their studies, to coping with the various problems they encountered there. This assistance presented itself variously—sometimes as guidance toward fellow townsmen networks in Istanbul, and at other times as the actual, physical involvement of family members in the educational process itself. Furthermore, it is observed that from their early moments in Istanbul, the madrasa students—also impacted by various material and social hardships they faced—harbored a great sense of longing for their family and hometown. It might be argued that these kids evolved several techniques to cope with this predicament. The first of these was seeking to bring their family to Istanbul. The second was fulfill sıla-i rahim (upholding family bonds) to visit their relatives and homeland whenever financial resources permitted. However, both options often linked to a relatively complex process.
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Hasan Şahintürk
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0009-0005-3876-7770
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Ağustos 2026
Gönderilme Tarihi
1 Ocak 2026
Kabul Tarihi
1 Nisan 2026
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2026 Cilt: 14 Sayı: 2