An Overview and history education in Republic of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

In this study, comparing and examining the history education in Republic of Turkey and Republic of Northern Cyprus by looking at the development in the historical process will find differences and similarities. This study will basically give information about how the history lesson entered the school curriculums in Republic of Turkey, what are the goals, methods and techniques to be used considering what and how the history education should be given. Also, the past of the history education in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, entrance of the textbooks and goals will be examined. After all these were reviewed, similarities and diversities will be compared between the two countries about the findings of the history education study. However, an assessment and recommendations will be made based on the findings of the study. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Open access under CC JAY-NC-ND License.