“The Conquering or Fall of Istanbul” Analyzing of the Conquering or Fall of Istanbul Topic in the Turkish and Greek History and Social Studies Textbooks
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School history textbooks play an important role in teaching students about their national identity. Historical narratives presented in the textbooks incorporate conceptions of who people are and how they are linked to particular location. However, these narratives are never static. As known some changes were made in Turkish and Greek history and social studies textbooks recently. The aim of this article is to analyze Turkish and Greek old and new history/social studies textbooks in the topic of “The conquering/fall of Istanbul”. For this purpose two history and two social studies textbooks written and given by the government were chosen. Content and descriptive analyses were applied to these books. At the end of the study we saw that using historical evidence and active learning activities increased in numbers and more peace centered history writing was chosen as an approach.
Keywords: History Textbooks, Social Studies Textbooks, The Conquering of Istanbul, The Fall of Istanbul.
“İstanbul’un Fethi ya da Düşüşü”
Türk ve Yunan Tarih ve Sosyal Bilgiler Ders Kitaplarında Yer Alan İstanbul’un Fethi ya da Düşmesi Konusunun Analizi
Özet: Tarih ders kitaplarına ulusal kimliğin öğretilmesinde önemli bir rol yüklenir. Ders kitaplarında sunulan metinler insanların kim olduklarını ve yaşadıkları toplumla bağlarının ne olduğunu gösterir. Elbette ders kitapları durağan değildir. Bilindiği gibi hem Türkiye’de hem de Yunanistan’da tarih ve sosyal bilgiler ders kitaplarında yenilikler yapılmıştır. Bu araştırmanın da amacı “İstanbul’un Fethi ya da Düşüşü” konusunun eski ve yeni Türk ve Yunan ders kitapları çerçevesinde analiz etmektir. Bunun için Türkiye’de ve Yunanistan’da devlet tarafından yazdırılan ve dağıtılan yeni ve eski iki ders kitabı seçilmiştir. Bu kitaplardaki İstanbul’un Fethi ya da Düşüşü konusu içerik ve betimsel analize tabi tutulmuştur. Araştırma sonucunda her ülkenin de iki ders kitabında tarihsel kanıtların kullanımının ve aktif öğrenme etkinliklerinin arttığı ve daha barışcı bir tarih yazımının tercih edildiği görülmüştür.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Tarih Ders Kitapları, Sosyal Bilgiler Ders Kitapları, İstanbul’un Fethi Ya Da Düşüşü
Anahtar Kelimeler
History Textbooks, Social Studies Textbooks, The Conquering of Istanbul, The Fall of Istanbul.
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