EGYPTIAN AND ARMANIAN SCHOOLS ATTENDED BY OTTOMAN STUDENTS IN PARIS
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In 19th century, educational reforms influenced by the West were seen in the Ottoman education system. In this case, sending students to Europe especially to France had an important meaning. The case of sending of the first students to France from the subjects of the Ottoman Empire was the students who were sent to Paris by the Governor of Egypt, Mohammed Ali Pasha. These students went to Ecole Egyptienne (the Egyptian School) between 1826 and 1835. The Ottoman Government began to send students as groups to Paris in 1830. After 1840, the Ottoman Government did not send student to France for a short time period. However, after two years with the following of opening Ecole Egyptienne Militaire (Egyptian Military School) in 1844 the Ottoman Government began to send students to France again in 1847. Even some of these students studied in Ecole Egyptienne de Paris mentioned above. In 1849, this school was closed. After 8 years with the following of closing of Ecole Egyptienne, in order to educate and foster military officers, engineers, and civil administrators, in Paris, Mekteb-i Osmani (the School of Ottoman) was opened in October, 1857. It was thought and showed that previously founded Ecole Egyptienne and Collège Arménian de Saint-Samuel Moorat (College of Saint-Samuel Moorat Armenian), in which Armenian students studied, gave the idea of opening a similar school called Mekteb-i Osmani to the Ottoman Government in the capital of France. In this paper, the interest and support of the Ottomans to Ecole Egyptienne and Collège Arménian de Saint-Samuel Moorat will be explained by giving examples. And also, the justified approaching attitude of the Ottoman Administration to her whole subjects based on the language, religion, and race without showing any difference will be tried to reveal.
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EGYPTIAN AND ARMANIAN SCHOOLS ATTENDED BY OTTOMAN STUDENTS IN PARIS
Öz
In 19th century, educational reforms influenced by the West were seen in the Ottoman education system. In this case, sending students to Europe especially to France had an important meaning. The case of sending of the first students to France from the subjects of the Ottoman Empire was the students who were sent to Paris by the Governor of Egypt, Mohammed Ali Pasha. These students went to Ecole Egyptienne (the Egyptian School) between 1826 and 1835. The Ottoman Government began to send students as groups to Paris in 1830. After 1840, the Ottoman Government did not send student to France for a short time period. However, after two years with the following of opening Ecole Egyptienne Militaire (Egyptian Military School) in 1844 the Ottoman Government began to send students to France again in 1847. Even some of these students studied in Ecole Egyptienne de Paris mentioned above. In 1849, this school was closed. After 8 years with the following of closing of Ecole Egyptienne, in order to educate and foster military officers, engineers, and civil administrators, in Paris, Mekteb-i Osmani (the School of Ottoman) was opened in October, 1857. It was thought and showed that previously founded Ecole Egyptienne and Collège Arménian de Saint-Samuel Moorat (College of Saint-Samuel Moorat Armenian), in which Armenian students studied, gave the idea of opening a similar school called Mekteb-i Osmani to the Ottoman Government in the capital of France. In this paper, the interest and support of the Ottomans to Ecole Egyptienne and Collège Arménian de Saint-Samuel Moorat will be explained by giving examples. And also, the justified approaching attitude of the Ottoman Administration to her whole subjects based on the language, religion, and race without showing any difference will be tried to reveal.
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