In the fifteenth century the Ottomans were the best empire in the world in military and economic power. Apart from Asia, the Ottoman sultans also dominated the far southeastern Europe. At one time East and North Africa also came under their control. History The Ottoman Empire's powerful military, lucrative economic zones, all the famous installations, and the far-reaching advances in astronomy, which stretched from the banks of the famous Danube to the Nile, were the envy of other emperors around the world.

After so many successes, the whole world saw the fall of this huge empire. After the defeat in World War I, the Ottomans officially fell in 1922. The treaty deposed the then Ottoman Sultan Mehmed VI. Accepting the defeat, the Sultan left Istanbul on a British ship. The rise of modern Turkey followed the fall of the Ottomans. Historians have discussed their downfall in detail after their departure. But it is not possible to say when this debate will end. There is so much speculation about the Ottomans, many are curious about their downfall. In that light, the details were discussed today.

A large part of the population was uneducated:

History has shown that imperialism and institutional education are opposites. The rulers have always focused on increasing military power. The Ottoman rulers were no exception. They have not been able to improve the education system of the whole nation by expanding the scope of the empire. As a result, the Ottomans fell far behind the modern world as the world moved towards modernization.

In the eighteenth century, however, the Ottomans, like the Europeans, sought to improve the education system. According to some books preserved in the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul, there were 189 madrasas throughout Istanbul in the 1890s. Of these, 159 madrasas were under Nefs-i Istanbul. The rest of the madrasas were located in Yup, Uskudar and Galata. In these madrasas, 2,696 students lived in 2,048 rooms.

The rate of education certainly affects the progress, decline or survival of any nation. The Ottomans themselves are proof of this. They did not have an army skilled in modern weapons, nor did they have educated engineers or doctors. In the twentieth century, when the industrial and educational revolutions were in full swing in neighboring European countries, the literacy rate in the Ottoman Empire was only 5 to 10 percent. Defeat in war may be attributed to tactics or power. But the collapse of an empire as a nation must be attributed to the lack of an education system that can keep pace with the advancing world.

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