Development of Painting Education before and After the Republic in Turkey

Art education has a very important place in the general education system. Given the history of education of civilized nations, the importance of art education is obvious. For this reason, we have to develop our art education by putting it in the center of our education system. While examining the bases of art education, it cannot be considered as independent of the history of civilization. It is known that civilizations of societies are developed in parallel with the art history of societies although different meanings and roles are imposed in different periods. Harbiye Mektebi (Military School) which has an important place in the development of Turkish painting art is one of our leading institutions where art education is given first. Today, our art education, which is developing continuously before and after the Republic, is institutionalized and based on solid foundations together with some deficiencies in practice. Through this research, information about the development process of art education in our country is presented which