Mustafa Kemal Ataturk stated that villagers were the master of society. Because Turkish Republic had the agricultural economy because most of the population were settling on the rural area (around %90). That’s why, their education and welfare were the most important title in the economy. They were dealing with soil, and they had a big share in the society.
Village Institutes were the basic education unites for the villages. Firstly, they had a task to make the villagers literate. They had to know how to write and read. Then the agricultural applications were taught. So, they could be able get their economic independency. When they were functional, they had a great benefit for the village public.
After the years, village institutes were terminated with a political decision (after Ataturk’s death). So, the development of villages was interrupted.
Always Ataturk…
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