AUTHOR'S ARTICLES
Statement of HE Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu in the Opening Session
by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Published on: 26th May 2010
[Proceedings of the conference 1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in Our World organised by FSTC, London, 25-26 May 2010]. In this elogious statement addressed to the international conference organised by Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilization…
The History of Scientific Interaction
by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Published on: 30th January 2008
The evolution of world politics since the last decade of 20th century and several substantial events witnessed during this period have modified communities' outlooks towards each other. They sometimes modified our whole perception of global…
Scientific Life during the Period of the Anatolian Seljuks
by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Published on: 29th December 2006
Besides the madrasas, hospitals and social assistance institutions established in Anatolia during the Anatolian Seljuk period and that of their successors the Municipalities, scholarly-scientific and cultural activities were encouraged and received the patronage of the…
Aydin Sayili (1913-1993) At Work: His Scientific Biography
by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Published on: 27th December 2006
Aydin Sayili is one of the first eminent figures of the history of science in Islam to pursue an academic career in this discipline. He was fortunate to earn the first PhD from the history…
An Overview of Ottoman Scientific Activities
by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Published on: 22nd December 2006
The scientific activities observed within the borders of the Ottoman Empire throughout six centuries displayed a unique course of development. Although the Ottomans had many shared elements from the viewpoint of historical heritage and tradition…
Primary Schools under the Ottomans
by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Published on: 10th August 2005
Primary schools have a long history in Islamic civilisation. Children were taught to memorise the entire Qur'an usually at primary school for example. Here is a look at how the primary schools under the Ottomans…
Ottoman Educational Institutions during the Reform Period
by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Published on: 26th April 2004
The Imperial Tanzimat Rescript (Tanzimat Fermani) announced on 3 November 1839 provided state protection for basic rights and freedoms. Following this, programs of educational reform made the reorganization of secondary education a priority and the…
Madrasas of the Ottoman Empire
by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Published on: 26th April 2004
Ottoman Madrasas, were generally the continuation of traditional Islamic Madrasas, but they created their own curriculum and education tradition with the passing of centuries.
Madrassa Education during the Early Ottoman Period
by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Published on: 21st April 2004
The madrasas of the early Ottoman period can be considered as institutions which continued the established educational tradition of the Seljuk Turks but also augmented by the contributions of the Ottomans.
Curricula in Ottoman Madrasas
by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Published on: 21st April 2004
It is possible to provide a basic (though only partial) outline of what was taught at Ottoman madrasas. Students would study from the books of (sarf), syntax (nahiv) and logic (mantik) and then hadith and…
Ranking of the Ottoman Madrasas
by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Published on: 21st April 2004
Following the conquest of Istanbul, Mehmed the Conqueror initiated a campaign of construction. A new era in Ottoman education began with the establishment of the Fatih madrasas and the hierarchical structure of the madrasas was…
The Development and Decline of Ottoman Madrasas
by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Published on: 21st April 2004
The development of madrasas was greatly influenced by the impact of a strengthened central state authority and the resulting political stability and economic well-being it brought to the society. Toward the end of the sixteenth…