Village Institues and Imam Hatip Schools in the Context of Political and Ideological Approaches to Education

The main policy of the national education is to train people who have the qualifications that the state needs. Educational practices are influenced by social and political changes. However these changes would damage the permanency of the education when they are consistent. When we look at the history of Turkish education; institutions affected by the political fluctuions such as public houses, village institutes, Quran courses, Imam Hatip High schools draw attention. With this article, village institutes and religious schools which are affected by the ideological-political approaches will be discussed with this aspect. Also the claims about closure of village institutes on account of political anxiety and opening the Imam Hatip High schools, as an indicator of anti-regime, will be discussed. Two institutes affected by the shifting winds of the politics will be evaluated.