2018 YILINDA BASILAN TARİH DERS KİTAPLARINDA ERMENİLER KONUSUNUN ELE ALINIŞI ve TOPLUMSAL HAFIZA

The ADDRESSING of the ARMENIAN ISSUE in the HISTORY COURSEBOOKS PRINTED in 2018 and COLLECTIVE MEMORY

Özet

Bu çalışmada toplumsal hafıza oluşturmada önemli bir işleve sahip olan tarih ders kitapları incelenmiştir. Doküman incelemesi yöntemi kullanılan çalışmada elde edilen veriler betimsel analiz ile yorumlanmıştır. Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı tarafından hazırlanan yeni tarih ders kitaplarında özellikle Osmanlı Devleti’nin son dönemi, milliyetçilik akımının etkisi, Ermeni sorunu gibi konular olmak üzere eksiklikler tespit edilmiştir. Ders kitaplarının Milli Eğitimin amaçlarına uygun hale getirilmesi için öneriler sunulmuştur.

Abstract

In this study, history coursebooks which play a significant role in building up a collective national memory were investigated. The aim of this study is to put forward how the Armenian issue was handled in high school history coursebooks. Issues relating to the Armenian problem are still important and accusations on the Republic of Turkey are brought forward on these matters; hence, these issues need to be handled with care and collective national memory has to be formed regarding this issue. In this context, the data that was gathered through document screening was examined using descriptive analyses. Deficiencies on topics such as the last era of the Ottoman Empire, the effects of nationalism and the Armenian issue were noted on these books, which were prepared by the Ministry of National Education and used in 2018-19 academic year. It was noted that these books were written without exploring new studies, and different authors of the book wrote clashing ideas on identical topics. Furthermore, it was observed that these books were written according to the thoughts and feelings of the authors rather than academic facts. Similarly, it was seen that topics relating to Armenians were handled very differently, and they were far from reviewing new notions and findings. Suggestions were provided to make the coursebooks suitable for the purposes of national education.