Abstract
THE RELATIONSHIP OF GILMAN KERIMI AND ISMAIL GASPIRALI IN THE CONTEXT OF JADIDISM
Innovation movements in societies emerge as a reaction to some sociological negative factors. Educational institutions, led by social institutions, are obliged to respond to the needs of the societies they belong to. However, in the historical process, some old-style madrasahs could not adequately meet the education needs of the people. At this point, new searches and needs in the field of education have begun to emerge.
The most important representative of innovation movements in the Turkish world undoubtedly belongs to Ismail Gaspirali with his unique services through the newspaper Tercuman, which he published for more than 30 years. Gilman Kerimi, who adopted a strict traditional understanding of education at first, started to follow the activities of Ismail Gaspirali, whom he became aware of when his son Fatih read the Tercuman newspaper. After this meeting, Gilman Kerimi, who will put into practice the new method of education in the schools he opened, also laid the foundation of Tatar periodicals with the printing house he bought.
In this study, in which the relations of these two reformist figures of the Turkish World with each other, as well as the jadidist activities, will be discussed, the changes and breaking moments that occurred after meeting with Ismail Gaspirali, especially in Gilman Kerimi’s understanding of education, will be discussed.
Keywords
Gilman Kerimi, Ismail Gaspirali, Fatih Kerimi, usul-i cedit, jadidism.