Sıbyan Schools and Madrasas in Safranbolu in Ottoman Period

Abstract

The Ottoman Empire has given great importance to education since it’s foundation years. In the conquered areas, educational institutions, especially primary schools and madrasas were established. Generally, charitable statesmen and by the people who have economic power had established the foundations which the repair and furnishing costs of these educational institutions and especially the salary of the teachers were paid by this foundations. The primary schools which were built near the mosques and masjids had given education level of primary schools. In these schools, people who are imam in mosques and masjids are also appointed as teachers. After the establishment of the first madrasa in Iznik in the Ottoman period, many madrasas were built in the cities and towns in the cities such as Bursa, Edirne and Istanbul. The madrasas, which are higher education institutions made great contributions to Ottoman science and cultural life. In this study the schools and schools constructed by the important statesmen of the Ottoman Empire such as Gazi Süleyman Pasha, İzzet Mehmed Pasha and Köprülü Mehmed Pasha built in Safranbolu will be evaluated according to the archive documents.