The TRIPOD of VOCATIONAL EDUCATION DURING the SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL PERIOD: SCHOOLS of INDUSTRY, COMMERCE and AGRICULTURE

During the Second Constitutional Period, which was one of the most important stages of the Ottoman modernization period, there were significant developments in not only the political, economic and social fields, but also in education. The Committee of Union and Progress tried to educate primary and secondary school students to become citizens who are loyal to their government and to the constitution. They also gave importance to vocational education to create a national bourgeoisie, which was the largest deficit of the government. The traditional way of acquiring a profession in the Ottoman Empire was apprentice training. Since the Tanzimat reform era, a disciplined vocational education in schools began along with this training. The purpose of this study is to present the condition of the schools of commerce, industry and agriculture during the years 1908-1914. This study, which was prepared according to the newspapers and magazines of that period, showed that although there was a reform and recovery in these schools due to the excitement the Second Constitutional Period caused, the desired success could not be achieved because of the destructive effect of the Balkan Wars