[Assignment of students for the Royal School of Medicine on the basis of ethnic minority population in the Ottoman Empire].
Tibhane-i Amire (Royal School of Medicine) was founded in 1827 in order to train Muslim physicians and surgeons equipped with modern medical knowledge ("novel medicine"). Following the Declaration of Tanzimat (Imperial Decree of Reformation) Non-Muslims were permitted to enroll to the School of Medicine just after the decree on January 16, 1841. At the beginning, to room, board and educate students of different religions and sects were not approved. But the Chief Physician and the Dean of the School of Medicine solved the problem by undertaking all the responsibilities. The first year following the afore-mentioned decree, 38 Christian students were enrolled and their number increased to 76 in the next year. In 1847, 29 students from the Jewish community were accepted to the School, for whom all the facilities covering their religious deeds, needs and customs were provided. The same year some Serbian students were accepted and special treatment was requested, since they were kins to the Serbian Prince. Greeks and Walachians were also accepted to the School, as there had not been any political restriction. In 1851 the total student number was 459, among whom there were 14 Non-Muslims. The same year, day students were also admitted as boarders, since it was hard to go to school in winter. In 1857, the Armenian Patriarch was given an audience by the Grand Vizier on an official demand stating that the assignment to them was not in proportion with their population, so it should be increased. This was approved by the Superior Council of Tanzimat. In 1855 the Greek Patriarch demanded officially that this decree should be withdrawn by stating that the Greek population was much larger than the Armenian's. Upon this, the council rearranged the assignment based on a reliable source and determined that it ought to be 30 for Armenians, 46 for Jews and Latin community, 74 for Greeks (including 15 Bulgarians) and totally 150 Non-Muslims. Together with 300 Muslim students, the student number reached up to 450. ...
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Tanzimati Müteakip Mekteb-i Tibbiye-i Sâhâneye Hangi Milletlerden Ne Kadar Oğrenci Alinacaği Meselesi.