I'm asking this question because I'm confused as to why the Ottoman's never had any major intellectual center that they were renowned for, or did they and I simply don't know about? how come during the renaissance, the scientific revolution, and the age of enlightenment, a lot of the knowledge being produced in Europe was not taking root in the Ottoman Empire? I might just be ignorant, but I don't recall a sort of Islamic renaissance or period of scientific development taking place in the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans definitely seemed to have had the potential for opening a prominent intellectual center as they were definitely incredibly wealthy, and opening such a center in Istanbul would have increased the prestige of the Ottomans, but why didn't they?

I remember reading that the Ottomans did have a palace school, where students were given a fantastic education, but upon graduation, a lot of these students had to serve in the administration, I don't think any of them had the opportunity to become scholars or teachers and expand upon the ideas they were taught at this school. I do remember watching an extra credit's video where they talk about the lies and mistakes they made in their video series about Suleiman The Magnificent. If I recall correctly, they said that the status of education in the Ottoman empire was far better then the status of education in many parts of Europe.

So, I guess my question is also tied into what the status of the Ottoman education system itself was, and how it developed over time. So, to conclude, why didn't the Ottoman's have a grand intellectual center that they were renowned for?

edit: grammar and certain words