Research Center for Education Policy (EPAM) and Nokta Kitap jointly organised a book launch event or our new title "Modern Bireyi Eğitmek: II. Meşrutiyet Dönemi’nde Tedrisat, Terbiye ve Eğitim” that has been authored by Dr. Kurtuluş Öztürk. The event which was attended by many academicians and graduate students was moderated by EPAM’s Director Dr. Selim Tiryakiol. 

At the beginning, Öztürk touched upon the issue of the education of the modern individual, which he discussed in the light of the magazines of the Second Constitutional Era. He explained the general outlines of the book in which the perspectives on education in Ottoman modernization, historical breaks, debates and the effects of intellectuals on these were explained in detail. At the same time, it was emphasized that various concepts such as woman/mother, school, garden schools were prominent in the title.  Activities from different schools in Europe and America in the magazines of the Second Constitutional Era were shown to the participants with visuals. The independence of school curricula and the importance given to courses such as art, sports and music were also mentioned in the event. 

The event also allowed the participants to exchange ideas about the book with the author. The book explains the establishment and foundations of the education system in the Ottoman Period.