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In the Ottomans, the first madrasah was opened in Iznik during the reign of Orhan Bey.

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A new era began in the education system with the Sahn-ı Seman madrasahs opened during the Fatih period.

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During the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, new specialization departments were established in the madrasahs opened under the name of Suleymaniye.

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The Ottomans tried to teach and learn German and English in their periods of stagnation and decline.

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After the Karlowitz Treaty, foreign languages were needed as diplomatic relations with European states had to develop.

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Due to the need for translators, the Bab-ı Ali Translation Chamber was opened.

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A serie of defeats of the Ottoman navy in 18th century caused the opening of a military school in the Imperial Shipyard. Since 1838, the compulsory foreign language in this school became English and the British teachers begun to give courses.

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The Tanzimat reform movement gave acceleration to the foreign language education and this case was reflected on the education institutions. In the universities, the courses were taught both in French and in Turkish. Moreover, the education language was English in the Imperial Maritime Engineering Schools because the teachers were English.

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The first private foreign school opened by foreigners in our country is Robert College, which was opened by American missionaries. The language of instruction in this school, which was opened to spread American culture and where Abdülhamit did not allow Turks to study, was English.

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The Ottoman Foreign Language School was initially opened for teaching French.

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9 foreign languages, including English, were taught at Galatasaray Sultani High School, which is a turning point in terms of foreign language teaching in Turkey.

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English lessons were also given as needed later in the Ottoman Foreign Language School.

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