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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): Vol 3 No 1 (Sir Ken Robinson)
View IssuePosition: British author, speaker, education reformer; former Director of the “Arts in Schools Project” (1985–1989), former Professor of Arts Education at the University of Warwick (1989–2001).
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He championed the integration of creativity, arts, and individual diversity into education arguing that traditional, exam-oriented, standardized schooling suppresses children’s creative capacities.
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In 1999, he authored a government-commissioned report that helped influence national education policy toward valuing creativity and culture alongside academic skills.
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His 2006 TED Talk “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” drew massive global attention, sparking worldwide debate on education reform and the importance of creativity in schooling.
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Through his books and talks he encouraged aligning education with students’ passions and talents, emphasizing that education should nurture human potential, not just impart knowledge.
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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): No: 2-2 (İsmail Hakkı BALTACIOĞLU)
İsmail Hakkı BaltacıoğluView Issue-
Role: Educator, thinker, writer, Rector of Istanbul University (1933)
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Pioneer of experimental and student-centered education in Turkey.
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Advocated the principle of “education for life”, integrating art, religion, aesthetics, and society into pedagogy.
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Founded the journal "Yeni Adam", a major platform for educational and cultural reform.
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Defined teaching as more than a profession – a “way of life and art”.
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Considered one of the few intellectuals who laid the philosophical foundations of modern Turkish education.
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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): No: 2-1 (İsmail Hakkı TONGUÇ)
İsmail Hakkı TonguçView Issue-
Role: Director of Primary Education; leading educational theorist
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Contribution to Education:
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Architect of the Village Institutes’ pedagogical model.
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Advocated learning by doing, merging education with productive labor.
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Developed a practical, confidence-based, locally adapted educational approach.
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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2024): No: 1-2 (Hasan Ali YÜCEL)
Hasan Âli YücelView Issue-
Role: Minister of National Education (1938–1946)
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Contribution to Education:
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Initiated the Village Institutes project to train rural teachers.
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Founded the Translation Bureau, translating world classics into Turkish.
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Orchestrated a cultural and structural reform in Turkish education.
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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024): No: 1-1 (Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK)
Mustafa Kemal AtatürkView Issue-
Role: Founder of the Republic of Turkey and its first President
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Contribution to Education:
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Established a secular, egalitarian national education system.
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Introduced the Alphabet Reform, People’s Schools (Millet Mektepleri), and coeducation.
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Promoted science-based learning with his motto: “The truest guide in life is science.”
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