Reform in Higher Religious Education After the Tanzimat: Establishment of Darülfünûn Ulûm-ı Âliye-i Diniye Faculty

Tanzimat is a period of the total change in fields administration, law, economy, and education as one consecutive stages efforts made to get out depressions Ottoman Empire last few centuries. The inability produce solution based on tradition or Ancient Law (Kanun-ı Kadim) has led State take other model. point reached necessitated establishment new order with understanding interpretation tradition, if not state society completely breaking away from tradition. mean this rearrangement law under responsibility Mashīhat Instituation classical administration social structure. Therefore, at center movement that started was redefinition duties responsibilities İlmiyye organization. In context, general taken madrasah, organization established main cities provinces Ministry Education (Nazaret-i Maarif), schools were opened different fields. After structuring outside organization, quality madrasas, which remained Mashīhat, education, program teaching methods, madrasas' power respond needs discussed. justifications put forward during debates shows only accusations opponents but they have some valid reasons; it seen number members ilmiyya among those who participated determinations low all. Tanzimat, discussions about madrasahs yielded results time, reorganized within maktab (school) structure understanding. Abdülhamit II era term essential developments recorded our country's field, system developed. such an environment, religious left field embodied madrasa, taking into account it. high had found place Darülfünûn reopened Abdulhamit excluded traditional madrasa system. Although returned its former position for short time Meşrutiyet II/Second Constitutional period, situation did long, Republic, university name Faculty Theology. Ulûm-ı Âliye-i Diniye/Higher Religious Studies 1900 first Theology Turkey. opening changes both studies. subjects like Philosophy History Religions included faculty's curriculum sign broad viewpoints. aim transfer existing knowledge also raise people can solutions current problems by highlighting aspects religion are reflected human life. On hand, establishing step harmonizing newly created system.The division preparation program, registration graduation institution, measurement success regulations related employment more planned regular. (Second Constitutional) Period, expanded further improvement middle-grade formed basis Divinity Faculties Imam Hatip Schools (Prayer Preachers Schools) Republican period.The study aims provide information foundation Ulum-ı Diniye Faculty, where higher took Darülfünun country, characteristics, effects following periods, archive records legal regulations, make evaluations introducing educational institution. Thus, we hope contribute formation realistic consistent perspective emergence development today's secondary institutions historical process.