Ketebe Fatih’in Enderun Mektebi Barnette Miller

Enderun school, with its legacy it inherited and innovations it bequeathed, is one of the unique contributions of turks to the history of world education. The enderun, an official school formed by the turkish state philosophy, islamic human sciences, the arts of war and administration, and the perfect harmony of professional education in the circle of body, mind and spirit, has been recognized as one of the most systematic educational experiences designed so far for the preparation of state management. This school established by fatih is compared to plato's academy and the japanese samurai. Enderun, which received its spirit and philosophy from its founder, became the cornerstone of the ottoman political system thanks to the order he brought, and brought the state to brilliant peaks. It has been one of the main elements that have preserved the existence of the state with the power of the traditions it has. The importance of enderun in terms of ottoman political and educational history cannot be overstated. According to author miller, "when the leadership roles of the early ottoman sultans came to an end, perhaps the greatest factor in sustaining the empire beyond its natural lifespan was the momentum accumulated within this school." Barnette miller, renowned for being the first foreign woman to enter the enderun and the harem office during the ottoman empire's final period, presents an original study in this work. drawing from primary western and ottoman sources, she recounts the extraordinary story of the enderun school, from the genius of mehmed the conqueror to its origins, architectural structure, curriculum, daily life, and function within the state, culminating in its decline, all in an academic style.