EDUCATION, NATIONALISM AND GENDER IN THE YOUNG TURK ERA
(1908-1918)
A Master's Thesis
by
EKN 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
EKN ENACAR
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
MASTER OF ARTS
in
THE DEPARTMENT OF
HISTORY
BLKENT 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.
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Prof. Dr. zer Ergen
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.
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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.
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Dr. Berrak Burak
Examining Committee Member
Approval of the Institute of Economics and Social Sciences
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Prof. Dr. Erdal Erel
Director
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ABSTRACT
EDUCATION, NATIONALISM AND GENDER IN THE YOUNG TURK ERA
(1908-1918)
Enacar, Ekin
M.A., Department of History
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. zer Ergen
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