Darulfunun. Osmanli'da Kulturel Modernlesmenin Odagi

1125 pp, b/w figures, hb, in Turkish.

A comprehensive research and reference work on the history of the modern university which emerged as part of the cultural modernization process that followed the Tanzimat.

The formation of a European-type university represented a transformation in Ottoman cultural and educational life. In addition to the preparation of the university’s legal, administrative and financial structures, it necessitated policy decisions on such subjects as the university model to be followed, the curricula and the faculty.

This book resulting from many years of research by Prof. Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, a leading figure of the history of science, education and culture, records in detail and on basis of first-hand sources the stages of formation of the university from realisation of its concept until its institution as the University of Istanbul.