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Osmanli Medeniyeti Arastirmalari Dergisi, vol.2024, no.22, pp.225-245, 2024 (Scopus)
The Ottoman Empire made important regulations in the field of education during the Tanzimat Period. First, the state opened modern schools to solve the human capital problem highly needed. During the reign of Abdulmecid, the first male rushdiye school was opened in Istanbul in 1847. Later, new boys’ rushdiye schools were put into service in important administrative centers in Istanbul and the provinces. During the reign of Abdulaziz, rushdiye schools for boys continued to be opened in Istanbul and the provinces. The first girls’ rushdiye school was opened in Sultanahmet on January 6, 1859, under the name Cevri Kalfa Girls’ Rushdiye School. Approximately ten years later, in September 1869, seven girls’ rushdiye schools began operating in Istanbul. By 1877, Sultanahmet, Şehzade, Ibrahim Paşa, Aksaray, Eski Ali Paşa, Usküdar, Gülfem Hatun, Atpazarı and Eyüp girls’ rushdiye schools were serving in Istanbul. Eyüp Girls’ Rushdiye School was opened in 1875. In the study, Eyüp Girls’ Rushdiye School was discussed based on change and continuity, its opening, staff, number of students, duration of education, buildings and curriculum were revealed, and the graduates were traced to determine its function. In the study, where archival documents, printed sources and research works were used. Eyüp Girls’ Rushdiye School, which was opened in 1875, was closed in 1881 due to the settlement of immigrants and was reopened in 1884; its teachers were Darülmuallimat (Teacher Training School for Girls) graduates; it moved frequently because it served in rented households; and the number of students and graduates was low. It has been observed that some graduates continued their education at Darülmuallimat, and following their graduation, they entered public life by starting to work as teachers in schools in Istanbul and the provinces.