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A Master's Thesis by EKİN ENACAR Department of History B View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Bilkent University Institutional Repository EDUCATION, NATIONALISM AND GENDER IN THE YOUNG TURK ERA (1908-1918) A Master’s Thesis by EK İN ENACAR Department of History Bilkent University Ankara September 2007 To the memory of Prof. Dr. Ayhan Enacar, my dear father EDUCATION, NATIONALISM AND GENDER IN THE YOUNG TURK ERA (1908-1918) The Institute of Economics and Social Sciences of Bilkent University by EK İN ENACAR In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS in THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY BİLKENT UNIVERSITY ANKARA September 2007 I certify that I have read this thesis and have found that it is fully adequate, in scope and in quality, as a thesis for the degree of Master of Arts in History. --------------------------------- Prof. Dr. Özer Ergenç Supervisor I certify that I have read this thesis and have found that it is fully adequate, in scope and in quality, as a thesis for the degree of Master of Arts in History. --------------------------------- Dr. Eugenia Kermeli Examining Committee Member I certify that I have read this thesis and have found that it is fully adequate, in scope and in quality, as a thesis for the degree of Master of Arts in History. --------------------------------- Dr. Berrak Burçak Examining Committee Member Approval of the Institute of Economics and Social Sciences --------------------------------- Prof. Dr. Erdal Erel Director ABSTRACT EDUCATION, NATIONALISM AND GENDER IN THE YOUNG TURK ERA (1908-1918) Enacar, Ekin M.A., Department of History Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Özer Ergenç September 2007 The aim of this thesis is to analyze the education of Ottoman girls during the Second Constitutional Era, and to examine the “ideal female citizen” model, which was described in the primary and secondary school textbooks. When the Second Constitution was inaugurated, Young Turks targeted to inculcate the new generations with the principles of the Constitutional Monarchy and destruct the symbols of the Hamidian Regime, for the purpose of securing the continuity of the new system. After the Balkan Wars, the success of the Balkan nations in the wars was explained with the nationalist education they received in their schools, and Turkish nationalism became the dominant educational doctrine, surpassing Ottomanism. The concepts of motherhood and womanhood were re-defined in this nationalist atmosphere, and the female citizens were given the duty of constructing the nationalist generations of the future. Key Words : Citizen Education, Ottoman women, Young Turks, Nationalism, Second Constitutional Era, Balkan Wars, Female education. iii ÖZET JÖN TÜRK DEVR İNDE E Ğİ TİM, M İLL İYETÇ İLİK VE TOPLUMSAL CİNS İYET (1908-1918) Enacar, Ekin Yüksek Lisans, Tarih Bölümü Tez Yöneticisi: Prof. Dr. Özer Ergenç Eylül 2007 Bu tezin amacı II. Me şrutiyet Dönemi’nde Osmanlı kız çocuklarının e ğitimini, ve ders kitaplarında tarif edilen “ideal kadın vatanda ş” modelini incelemektir. II. Me şrutiyet’in ilanından sonra, Jön Türkler yeni sistemin devamını güvenceye almak amacıyla yeni nesilleri Me şrutiyet ilkelerine göre yeti ştirmeye ve Abdülhamit döneminin siyasi sembollerini yok etmeyi amaçlamı şlardır. Balkan Sava şlarının sonrasında, Balkan milletlerinin sava şlardaki ba şarıları okullarında aldıkları milliyetçi e ğitime ba ğlanmı ş ve Türk milliyetçili ği zamanla Osmanlıcılık ilkesinin önüne geçerek e ğitimde baskın doktrin haline gelmi ştir. Bu milliyetçi atmosfer içinde annelik ve kadınlık kavramları yeniden tanımlanmı ş, kadın vatanda şlara milliyetçi nesiller in şa etme görevi verilmi ştir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Vatanda ş e ğitimi, Osmanlı kadınları, Jön Türkler, Milliyetçilik, II. Me şrutiyet Dönemi, Balkan Sava şları, Kadın e ğitimi. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, I would like to thank late Professor Stanford J. Shaw, who had been a great source of inspiration for me through years. He was the one who supported me to write a thesis on Ottoman women, and always encouraged me with valuable comments and a big, shiny smile whenever I visited him to ask for help. I consider myself very lucky to have the honor and privilege of being one of his students. During my thesis study, I have benefited from the guidance and generosity of a number of individuals, whom I would like to thank wholeheartedly. First, I would like to thank Dr. Berrak Burçak, for spending her valuable time for my thesis, and broadening my horizon with her valuable comments and advices. This thesis would never have been completed without her guidance, encouragement and moral support. I am also very grateful to Prof. Dr. Özer Ergenç for his advices and continuous support during my study. I am also indebted to Dr. Eugenia Kermeli and Dr. Oktay Özel not only for their kind help, constructive criticism and support, but also everything they taught me during these three years. I would also like to thank Dr. Evgeni Radushev, Dr. Paul Latimer, Dr. Cadoc Leighton, and Dr. Timothy Roberts. I also wish to thank some friends on a more personal level. My warm thanks go to Elif Boyacıo ğlu, Nihan Altınba ş, Aslıhan Gürbüzel, and Ay şegül Keskin. My v gratitude to Mustafa İsmail Kaya for his companionship and encouragement is beyond words. Needless to say, I owe the most to my beloved family. I am indebted to my mother Dr. Zerrin Enacar and my sister Eren Enacar not only for their endless love and support which helped me all throughout my life, but also their patience and help during the arduous process of collecting primary sources in İstanbul. Last, but not least, I would like to thank two very special women, my dear grandmothers Prof. Dr. Nezihe Enacar and Zülfiye Küçük for the love, support, encouragement and inspiration they gave to me all throughout my life. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT..................................................................................................................... iii ÖZET.................................................................................................................................iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...............................................................................................v CHAPTER I :INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................1 CHAPTER II : THE EMERGENCE OF THE “WOMAN QUESTION” AND STATUS OF MUSLIM WOMEN IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.........................................9 II.1 The “Woman Question”: Women at the Center of the Political Debate ...............10 II.1.1 Press................................................................................................................11 II.1.2 Novels and Theatre Plays:..............................................................................18 II.2. Education of Women during the Nineteenth Century ..........................................27 II.2.1 Primary Education..........................................................................................29 II.2.2. Secondary Education.....................................................................................32 II.2.3 Occupational Education for Women ..................................................................36 II.2.3.1. School of Midwifery ..................................................................................36 II.2.3.2. Industrial Schools for Girls: Sanâyi-i Nefise Mektebi ................................36 II.2.3.3. Darülmuallimât: The School for Training Female Teachers......................39 II.3. Women’s Position in the Ottoman Legal System in the Nineteenth Century ......42 II.3.1. Landownership Rights of Women.................................................................43 II.3.2. Abolition of Slavery ......................................................................................45 II.3.3 State Intervention in the Family Law during the Nineteenth Century ...........47 II.4.Laws and Regulations Regarding the Social Life of Ottoman Women ................51 II.4.1.Public Visibility..............................................................................................51 II.4.2.Women’s Attire ..............................................................................................54 II.5. Women’s Press .....................................................................................................58 vii CHAPTER III : DISCOURSES ON WOMEN AND THE STATUS OF ELITE MUSLIM WOMEN IN THE YOUNG TURK ERA.......................................................61 III.1. The Ideas of Ottoman Intellectuals on Women’s Emancipation ........................62 III.1.1. Westernists ...................................................................................................62 III.1.2. Turkists.........................................................................................................65 III.1.3. Islamists .......................................................................................................68 III.2. Feminist Discourse and Women’s Press.............................................................70 III.2.1 Mahasin (Beauties) .......................................................................................71 III.2.2. Kadın Salonica .............................................................................................72 III.2.3. Demet ...........................................................................................................73 II.2.4. Kadınlar Dünyası...........................................................................................74
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