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An evaluation of geographyand geography education <strong>in</strong> TurkeySalih Şah<strong>in</strong>, Servet KarabaǧUniversity of Gazi, Gazi Faculty of <strong>Education</strong>, Department of <strong>Geography</strong>e-mail:ssah<strong>in</strong>@gazi.edu.tr skarabag@gazi.edu.trAbstractThis research reviews the historical development of geography <strong>in</strong> Turkey, publications andresearch related with geography, the problems of geography and geography education <strong>in</strong> Turkeyand geography education with regards to university, primary and secondary schools.Key words: geography education, development of geography, TurkeyIntroductionIn Turkey, significant improvements have been ga<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> the geography andgeography education last century. However some problems still exist. Turkey is awonderful laboratory for geography <strong>in</strong> respect to its natural and human elements.This research has evaluated these topics:• Historical development of geography <strong>in</strong> Turkey• Publications and research related with geography• The problems of geography and geography education <strong>in</strong> Turkey• <strong>Geography</strong> education with regards to university, primary and secondary schools.Historical development of geography <strong>in</strong> Turkey:The development of geography <strong>in</strong> Turkey has taken place dur<strong>in</strong>g four ma<strong>in</strong>phases:Before 1933The period of time before 1933 <strong>in</strong> Turkey geography was undergo<strong>in</strong>g a preparationperiod for scientific research, education and for other activities. In this stage, thestudies related to geography were <strong>in</strong>adequate. There were some troubles both <strong>in</strong>sources and methods. The period has been identified as the preparation period beforethe modern geography (Er<strong>in</strong>ç, 1973).Between 1933−1941This phase is known as the establishment of the place of modern geography <strong>in</strong>Turkey, it is <strong>in</strong>deed an important one for Turkish geography. Dur<strong>in</strong>g this period,two geography departments were opened, one of them was <strong>in</strong> Istanbul, and otherwas <strong>in</strong> Ankara. These still have still an important place <strong>in</strong> geography. The facultymembers who were brought from overseas to Istanbul University Department of<strong>Geography</strong> and then to Ankara University Department of <strong>Geography</strong>, contributedto the development of geography there. However, most of the teachers were ma<strong>in</strong>ly202

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