TARİH İ OSMANİ ENCÜMENİ VE MEHMET FUAT KÖPRÜLÜ

Tarih-i Osmanî Encümeni (The Ottoman Historical Counsel) , of which foundation was realized under the pioneering of the Sultan Mehmet Reşat, an addict of history, in order to produce a perfect Ottoman history, represents a significant stage in Turkey in terms of modern historiography. the counsel, of which president was Abdurrahman Şeref Efendi, the latest official chronicler, became initiator of a new understanding of history through the journal Tarih¬i Osmanî Encümeni (The Ottoman Historical Counsel) . However, the Project of "Perfect Ottoman History" to be done by the Counsel faced fierce criticisms after the publication of the first volume. The study, a sample of the heraldic historical approach, was criticized by the intellectuals defending approaches based on the nation. Thus, the project ended in publishing only one volume, after the reviews of authors like Yusuf Akçura, Fuat Köprülü and Ali Emiri. This essay contains an evaluation of critiques of Fuat Köprülü towards the new Ottoman History, and his relations with the Counsel.