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Semaniye medresleri

English translation: the Eight Medresses

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Turkish term or phrase:	Semaniye medresleri
English translation:	the Eight Medresses
Entered by:	Murad AWAD

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10:02 Apr 9, 2010

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Art/Literary - Education / Pedagogy / Education system in the Ottoman era

Turkish term or phrase: Semaniye medresleri

Ayasofya medresesi de Semaniye medreselerinin 1470 de hitamına kadar bu faaliyette bulunumuşturlar. Burada ders veren Ali Kuş�i, Medarisi Semaniyeden birine nakiledildikten 4 sene sonra vefat etmiştir.

Murad AWAD KudoZ activity Questions: 329 (1 open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 631
Local time: 06:21

the Eight Medresses

Explanation:
From Redhouse Turkish-English dictionary:
"Sahn-i Seman - Court of the Eight Medresses attached to the great mosque of Mehmet Fatih in Istanbul"

Selected response from:

Tim Drayton
Local time: 06:21

Grading comment

Thank you very much.
Semaniye means ثمانية
which is eight
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

Semaniye madrasahs

ATIL KAYHAN

Semaniye Palace Genius Schools

Salih YILDIRIM

4 +1

the Eight Medresses

Tim Drayton

Summary of reference entries provided

"Medaris-i semaniye"

Mehmet Hascan

Answers

25 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

the Eight Medresses

Explanation:
From Redhouse Turkish-English dictionary:
"Sahn-i Seman - Court of the Eight Medresses attached to the great mosque of Mehmet Fatih in Istanbul"

Tim Drayton
Local time: 06:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

Thank you very much.
Semaniye means ثمانية
which is eight

30 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Semaniye madrasahs

Explanation:
medrese: madrasah

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Note added at 34 mins (2010-04-09 10:36:25 GMT)
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The word "medrese" is also fine in English.

Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=km4z61iiytkC&pg=PA78&lpg=PA...
Reference: http://dergiler.ankara.edu.tr/dergiler/18/25/150.pdf

ATIL KAYHAN
Turkey
Local time: 06:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Turkish

Notes to answerer

Asker: Atıl bey size çok teşekkür etmekteyim, cevabınız doğrudur, yalnız Eight Medreses bana göre daha uygun geldi, tekrar teşekkür ederim.

7 hrs confidence:

Semaniye Palace Genius Schools

Explanation:
I'd employ this phrase.

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Note added at 4 gün (2010-04-13 17:50:33 GMT) Post-grading
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La şeyp Seyyid Murad. Maassalame

Salih YILDIRIM
Turkey
Local time: 06:21
Native speaker of:

Turkish
PRO pts in category: 14

Notes to answerer

Asker: Teşekkür ederim Salih bey.

Reference comments

2 hrs

Reference: "Medaris-i semaniye"

Reference information:
The origins of the Ottoman Imperial University can be traced back to Medaris-i Semaniye (the eight most prestigious medreses) established by Mehmet the Conqueror

The Encyclopedia of Higher Education, Volume 1
By Burton R. Clark, Guy R. Neave

Mehmet Hascan
Ireland
Native speaker of:

Turkish
PRO pts in category: 28

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