IMPERIAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

Cağaloğlu, Fatih - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°00'32.8"N 28°58'24.6"E / 41.009111, 28.973500



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Istanbul Girls' High School (Turkish: İstanbul Kız Lisesi) was the first girls school established by the state in Ottoman Turkey. Inaugurated on March 21, 1850, by Sadrazam Mustafa Reshid Pasha, one of the architects of the Tanzimat reforms, in a building donated by Bezm-i Alem Valide Sultan, mother of Sultan Abdülmecid I. At the beginning, it was a secondary school (Turkish: rüşdiye). The school took the name İnas İdadisi (Girls Lycee) in 1911, and later İnas Sultanisi (Imperial High School for Girls).

During most of the republican period in Turkey, the school was known under the name İstanbul Kız Lisesi, but always related to its founding mother Bezm-i Alem, whose name it carried officially as Bezm-i Alem Sultanisi for about a decade until 1924, when it was renamed.

The school could not be spared from a spree of closing (or turning into a mixed gender school) what other girls-only schools also experienced in Turkey in the early 1980s. It did not receive more students since 1984, giving its final graduates in 1988, and disappearing. At its closure, its building made place to home Cağaloğlu Anatolian High School.

CAĞALOĞLU ANADOLU LİSESİ

Prior to Cağaloglu Anadolu Lisesi the complex in which the school functions used to host Istanbul Kız Lisesi. Istanbul Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi, located in Cağaloğlu, İstanbul, is one of the oldest and internationally renowned high schools of Turkey. Istanbul Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi is considered to be an elite public high school in Turkey.

The primary languages of instruction are Turkish and German. The secondary foreign language of instruction is English. Germany recognizes the school as a "Deutsche Auslandsschule" (German International school).

Education is four years after one prep year. Enrollment capacity is 180. The total number of students is 804 in 34 classes with an average class size of 8 to 30. As of December 2012, the high school has five administrative staff and 70 teaching staff.

Enrollment is for German language education, nine teachers from Germany are tasked along with eleven experienced Turkish teachers. Graduates obtain a diploma "Deutsches Sprachdiplom" (DSD-A2/B1 or B2/C1), which proves German language proficiency required for entry to a college or to study at a university in Germany respectively.

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WEB SITE : Istanbul Girls' High School

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OTTOMAN PUBLIC DEBT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

Cağaloğlu, Fatih - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°00'42.7"N 28°58'27.2"E / 41.011861, 28.974222



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The building was designed by architects Alexander Vallaury and Raimondo D'Aronco and inaugurated in 1882 as the Düyun-u Umumiye (Council of Ottoman Revenues and Debts Administration) Building, which overlooks the entrance to the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn.

The Ottoman Public Debt Administration (OPDA) (Ottoman Turkish: Düyun-u Umumiye-i Osmaniye Varidat-ı Muhassasa İdaresi, or simply Düyun-u Umumiye as it was popularly known), was a European-controlled organization that was established in 1881 to collect the payments which the Ottoman Empire owed to European companies in the Ottoman public debt. The OPDA became a vast, essentially independent bureaucracy within the Ottoman bureaucracy, run by the creditors.

It employed 5,000 officials who collected taxes that were then turned over to the European creditors. The OPDA played an important role in Ottoman financial affairs. Also, it was an intermediary with European companies seeking investment opportunities in the Ottoman Empire. In 1900, the OPDA was financing many railways and other industrial projects. The financial and commercial privileges of the non-Muslim foreigners were protected with the capitulations of the Ottoman Empire.

ISTANBUL LİSESİ

İstanbul Lisesi (Istanbul High School), also commonly known as İstanbul Erkek Lisesi, abbreviated İEL, is one of the oldest and internationally renowned high schools of Turkey. The school is considered elite among Turkish public high schools. Germany recognizes the school as a Deutsche Auslandsschule (German International school).

The school has changed several buildings throughout its history. Since 1933 the school has used its current building.  A new building adjacent to the main historical building was inaugurated in 1984, providing new boarding and sports facilities. The primary languages of instruction are Turkish and German. The secondary foreign language of instruction is English.

History

Mehmet Nadir Bey, a retired Captain of the Navy, a prominent mathematician and teacher, together with Selanikli Abdi Kamil Efendi, a school principal, founded in 1882 the first private school in İstanbul, the Şems’ül Maarif (The Sun of Education), but for unknown reasons the partnership did not last long.

Mehmet Nadir Bey established his own private school Numune-i Terakki (The Example of Progress) in 1884, which would be the foundation of İstanbul Lisesi. At the beginning, the school provided primary and middle school education for boys, but would soon add high school classes, and also start accepting girls.

In an interview to a newspaper in 1891, Mehmet Nadir Bey would express his pride to have established the first private high school in Turkey. The school would not only attract many students in a short time (the number of students would reach 600 in 1891, of which 150 were boarding students), but also catch the attention of the Ministry of Education, and of the Sultan himself.

After the detection of some teachers’ involvement in an unsuccessful coup to overthrow Abdülhamid II, the school was purchased by the Ministry of Education in 1896, which changed its name to Terakki İdadisi (Progress High School). From 1896 to 1908, the school became a day school, changed several buildings, and according to the facilities occupied, varied in size and number of students. Following the move to a larger building and the legislation combining the 4-year primary school and 3-year middle school into a 5-year education, the school was able to provide boarding again in 1908, and the name of the school was changed to İstanbul Leyli İdadisi (Istanbul Boarding High School) in 1909.

In 1910, the school started to use the word Lise (Lyceum), a first in a Turkish school. İstanbul Lisesi was a 5-year boarding school charging tuition, and was admitting students following an examination. The physical education teacher of the school, Abdurrahman Roberson, established İstanbulspor and a boy scout group in 1912. The scout group, later named Sakarya in honor of the Turkish victory in Battle of Sakarya, is still active to this day. Also in 1912, during the First Balkan War, about 30 students volunteered for the defense of the capital against the advancing Bulgarian army.

The school name was changed to İstanbul Sultanisi (Istanbul High School) in 1913. Following the closing of the foreign schools in İstanbul due to the beginning of the First World War, İstanbul Sultanisi was moved to the buildings of the Saint Benoit High School, and some parts of the buildings were changed to dormitories. The faculty was supported with the addition of prominent teachers, and the student populace exceeded 1600.

Subsequent to the increased collaboration between the German and Ottoman Empires, 22 German teachers were sent by the German Ministry to the school, and the curriculum was changed to German. The curriculum was similar to Galatasaray High School, only the foreign language was German instead of French. The students would take 14 hours of weekly lessons in German, and the same lectures again in Turkish, except history and literature, which were taught only in Turkish.

The Armistice of Mudros, the subsequent occupation of İstanbul, and the incompetence of the government in İstanbul had important effects on the school. As the school was given only 2 days to evacuate the building by the commander of the occupying forces, most of the valuable library and the educational material had to be left behind. The school was not able to find a suitable building for a long time, and some students continued their education in different buildings, sometimes in different schools.

Nonetheless, the faculty was still very strong and many of the teachers, such as Hasan Ali Yücel, Mazhar Nedim, Memduh Şevket Esendal, would become the prominent figures and/or leaders that contributed to the shaping of the society, ideological basis, and the governance of the Republic of Turkey. Some of the students and many alumni would join Atatürk in his struggle for independence at very early stages, and some would lose their lives during the battles.

With the declaration of the Republic, the school moved to the Fuat Paşa Mansion in Beyazıt and its name was changed to İstanbul Erkek Lisesi (Istanbul Boys' High School) in 1923. On Atatürk’s instructions, the school moved to the building of the former Düyun-u Umumiye (Council of Ottoman Revenues and Debts Administration) in 1933. During the Second World War the German education was suspended in 1942.

Curriculum in German was introduced again in 1958 with the Bilateral Collaboration Agreement on Culture and Education between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Turkey. Last students of the regular high school curriculum would graduate in 1962, and the school started to admit girls in 1962, although the boarding was only provided to boys. The school remained a 7-year secondary school (1 year of preparatory, 3 years of middle school, and 3 years of high school).

The status of the high school was changed to Anadolu Lisesi, and the name was changed back to İstanbul Lisesi in 1982. In 1988 it gained a special status offering 2 year preparatory, 3 years of middle school, and 3 years of high school education. With the legislation on the extension of the compulsory primary school education from 5 years to 8 years in 2003, the education period was changed to 1 year German Preparatory and 4 year high school.

Education

As a state school, admissions to İstanbul Lisesi are through the Secondary Education Institutions Entrance Exams (OKS), the central state school examination. İstanbul Lisesi is one of the most difficult schools to enter of all the 400 Anadolu Lisesis (special state secondary schools) in the country. Admission to the İstanbul Lisesi requires a tough competition, since only 180 students out of 1,400,000 applicants can make it through every year, and İstanbul Lisesi is usually among the first choices of best ranked students along with Galatasaray High School and leading Fen Lisesis (Science high school).

The school offers a tuition-free, high level education, providing voluntary boarding possibilities, and as such, draws a diverse group of students from all over Turkey, including students who cannot afford private education. The academic program enables students to pursue academic excellence and acquire fluency and literacy in German and Turkish.

İstanbul Lisesi is the first Turkish school to offer private high school education (~ 1886) to publish the first student newspaper (before 1887) to use the title "Lise", equivalent of 'Lyceum' (1910) to provide German education to students (1912) to show a movie in the school (~1913) "Les Misérables", shown as "Jean’in Hikayesi" (Jean’s Story) to establish a student theater group (~1913) staging Abdülhak Hamid’s “Eşber” and “Pinti Hamid” (L’avare), a Molière adaptation by Teodor Kasap whose students wore hats in İstanbul, following the announcement of the Reform of headgear and dress (1925).

The education period is five years (one year German preparatory, and four year high school). The German Abitur has been offered at İstanbul Lisesi since 2002. The Abitur diploma permits successful students the admission to any German university in almost any faculty. All science and mathematics courses in the last two years are at Abitur level. İstanbul Lisesi has a very strong academic record, with a high proportion of its students proceeding to prominent universities in Turkey, Germany, Austria and the United States.

Curriculum

The school combines both German and Turkish curricula. Mathematics, geometry, chemistry, physics, biology, computer science and German classes are instructed in German, while history, geography, civic education, military sciences, religion, philosophy, literature, physical education, art and music are taught in Turkish. Textbooks, curricula and standards are under the permanent supervision of the German government. German and English are the compulsory foreign languages taught at İstanbul Lisesi.

Since 1999 İstanbul Lisesi has been a 5-year school. All students are required to spend their first year learning to master the German language, taking twenty-three hours of instruction in their first year and eighteen hours in their second year. Science, mathematics and English courses also start in the preparatory class.

Biology is the first science class followed by physics and chemistry in the ninth and tenth grades (second and third years, respectively).
In the eleventh grade the students choose between two majors: Mathematics and Sciences (FEN), or Turkish and Mathematics (TM). Students who aim to pursue careers in engineering, sciences or medicine, major in FEN, concentrating on science and mathematics courses. TM major is dominated by courses in social sciences and mathematics and is for students who want to study humanities, business, economics or social sciences.

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WEB SITE : İstanbul High School

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Phone : +90 212 514 1570
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ÇIRAĞAN HAREM MANSION

Çırağan, Beşiktaş - Istanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°02'33.8"N 29°00'46.1"E / 41.042722, 29.012806



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In 1834 Sultan Mahmut II decides to rebuild the entire Palace. He demolished the yalı (water side villa) together with the school and the mosque. The house of the Mevlevi dervishes had been moved to another "yalı" which was around. Following eight years of construction, the classical appearance of the new Palace adorned the shores with a foundation of stone -including forty grand columns- and extensive use of rare woods.

Sultan Abdülaziz's brother Sultan Abdülmecid has demolished the first Palace in 1857 which was constructed by Sultan Mahmut II. He had planned to build  a palace in "Western" style but unfortunately he died in 1861. The construction of the Palace had not been completed due to economical and political circumstances of the Empire. Despite being dethroned following his brother's death, Sultan Abdülaziz was allowed to continue his brother's dream of expanding the Palace, this time in a more “Eastern” architectural style.

As a tribute to himself, Sultan Abdülaziz ordered Agop Balyan to build a palace in Arabian style. The old wooden structure of the palace was destroyed and a new stone foundation was built in its place. The magnificent priceless doors of the Palace were each made by Vortik Kemhaciyan and worth 1000 gold coins. Sultan Abdülhamid II gave one of these doors as a gift to his friend the German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II. Wilhelm put that door on display at the Berlin Museum.

The palace, built by Sultan Abdülâziz, was designed by the palace architect Nigoğayos Balyan and constructed by his sons Sarkis and Hagop Balyan between 1863 and 1867. This was a period in which all Ottoman sultans used to build their own palaces rather than using those of their ancestors. Çırağan Palace is the last example of this period. The inner walls and the roof were made of wood, the outer walls of colorful marble.

The palace is connected with a beautiful marble bridge to the Yıldız Palace on the hill behind. A very high garden wall protects the palace from the outer world. During the time of Sultan Abdülaziz, the Empress Eugenie of France, who was said to be in love with the Sultan visited the most famous bath of the new Çırağan Palace during her stay in Istanbul on her way to open the Suez Canal in 1869.

Material including rare marble and mother of pearl were imported from different parts of the world for the construction of the palace. The waterfront construction alone cost 400,000 Ottoman Liras. The construction of the Çırağan Palace, which began in 1863, was completed in 1871 and 2.5 million gold coins were spent. Due to rumors among the public that the destruction of the house of the Mevlevi dervishes and the incorporation of its land into the Palace's estate would bring bad luck, Sultan Abdülaziz stayed for the last time at the Çırağan Palace in March of 1876 making Dolmabahçe Palace his new residence.

Sultan Murat V was the nephew of Sultan Abdülaziz and became “Sultan” on May the 30th, 1876. Unfortunately, Sultan Murat V was soon deposed by his brother Sultan Abdülhamit II but he continued to live in Harem building of the Palace until his death. He was an art lover, especially music.

The construction and the interior decoration of the palace continued until 1872. After he moved in, Sultan Abdülâziz was, however, not able to live long in his magnificent palace. He was found dead in the palace on May 30, 1876, shortly after he was dethroned. His successor, his nephew Sultan Murad V, moved into Çırağan Palace, but reigned after only 93 days. He, who was deposed by his brother Sultan Abdülhamid II due to alleged mental illness, lived here under house arrest until his death on August 29, 1904.

On November 14th 1909, with a slightly revised name change the Çırağan Palace was selected as the site for a significant meeting of the Turkish Parliament. Dramatically, however, shortly after the conclusion of the Parliament meeting in January 1910, a fire which is known to have started in the attic, destroyed the entire inside of the Palace including significant antiques and art pieces of Sultan Abdülhamid and books from the renowned library of Sultan Murat V.

During the Second Constitutional Monarchy, Sultan Mehmet V Reşat allowed the parliament to hold their meetings in this building. The Ottoman parliament was opened with great ceremony in the Palace after the announcement of the Constitutional Monarchy II in the era of Sultan Abdülhamit II. The building of the Palace into a hotel was talked about in 1930s but it stayed unkempt for a long time after the big fire in 1910.

BEŞİKTAŞ ANADOLU HIGH SCHOOL

The ground floor of the main palace, and the apartments of the separate Çırağan Palace Harem and guard blocks, was used for many years as Beşiktaş Girls High School.

The school was first established as high school only for female students "Beşiktaş Kız Lisesi" in Beşiktaş, Istanbul in 1959. After the 1993-1994 term, it was turned into a mixed high school and renamed "Beşiktaş High School". In the beginning of the 2005-2006 term it has become an Anatolian High School and took the name "Beşiktaş Anatolian High School", it operates as a four-year anatolian high school.

Beşiktaş Anadolu Lisesi is a four-year Anatolian High School located on the European side of Istanbul and one of the best schools in Turkey. The primary languages of instruction are Turkish and English. The secondary foreign languages are German and French. Beşiktaş Anatolia High School accepts students under the percentage of %1.5 which contains only the most hard working students. With it's breathtaking views of the bosphorus and prestigious students Beşiktaş Anadolu lisesi is an extrodinary place.

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WEB SITE : Beşiktaş Anatolian High School

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FERİYE PALACES - 2

Ortaköy, Beşiktaş - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°02'41.8"N 29°01'07.3"E / 41.044944, 29.018694



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In 1927, the Maritime College (Turkish: Denizcilik Yüksek Okulu) settled in some buildings of Feriye Palace. In the 1928-29 academic term, Kabataş High School also moved into some buildings of the palace complex. Part of the palace hosted the girls' section of Galatasaray High School when in 1967 the institution started mixed-gender education. Part of the complex in northeastern remained years long neglected.

The Maritime College was transformed into Istanbul Technical University's School of Maritime in 1981, and moved to Tuzla, Istanbul. The buildings became temporarily vacant, were then assigned to Ziya Kalkavan Maritime Vocational High School in 1982.

Çırağan Palace is accepted as the last example of Ottoman Empire’s glory. Sultan Abdülaziz ascended to the throne in 1861 and the palace was constructed between the years of 1861 and 1872. The palace is actually a complex alongside of Bosphorus up to 1.5 km.

There are two Feriye (secondary) palaces next to the main palace. These secondary palaces are still being used. The secondary palaces that are located in Ortaköy are used as Ziya Kalkavan Maritime Vocational High School, Galatasaray University and Kabataş High School.

ZİYA KALKAVAN MARITIME VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Since 2007, the school has been offering free, four-month-long maritime classes to people interested in captaining small sailboats, a liberating pursuit that has generally been beyond the means of the masses. Students learn crucial information covering both practical and theoretical aspects of sailing, including how to navigate and operate motors, as well as the details of national and international laws governing the vessels’ operation.

The classes are open to everyone with a high school diploma and an interest in sailing, adding that the program is offered several times a year and draws great interest from people of various backgrounds, ages, and occupations.

At the end of the course, students take an exam administered by the Amateur Maritime Federation. Those who pass receive a license to operate 14 to 16-meter-long sailboats within Turkish territorial waters. Though non-Turkish citizens can enroll in the classes, they are not eligible to take the exam to receive a sailboat license, the school’s director added.

Over the last three years, the maritime school has offered more than 200 classes under the auspices of the Provincial Special Administrative Vocational and Technical Education Classes, or ÖZİMEK, project, which was launched by the Istanbul Provincial Special Administration, or İPSA. The project aims to provide free training to Istanbul residents in various fields, including mechatronics, furniture design and production, restoration, elevator repair and even tomb making.

“There are currently courses in 158 branches offered at 79 schools in Istanbul,” the secretary-general said, adding that the numbers change according to the seasonal demands of students. Classes are held in public school buildings in the evenings or on weekends so that people with jobs can also participate. One course can last between 240 and 400 hours, depending on its level of difficulty.

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WEB SITE : Ziya Kalkavan Maritime Vocational High School

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E-Mail : info@zkadml.org.tr
Phone : +90 216 261 6303
Fax : +90 216 260 6705

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FERİYE PALACES - 1

Ortaköy, Beşiktaş - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°02'47.7"N 29°01'19.8"E / 41.046583, 29.022167



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Kabataş Erkek Lisesi or Kabataş High School (Ottoman Turkish: Kabataş Mekteb-i İdâdisi) is one of the oldest and the most prominent high schools in Turkey. It is located in Ortaköy at Bosphorus in Istanbul. Kabataş Mekteb-i İdadisi had served to raise qualified leaders for the Ottoman Empire for 15 years.

Established in 1908 by the Ottoman Empire Sultan Abdülhamid II, the high school educated new generations for the Ottoman Empire. During the Balkan Wars, Kabataş sent numerous students to the battlefront. In early years, only boys were educated at the high school.

After Turkey became a republic in 1923, the institution became a standart high school with its new name: Kabataş Erkek Lisesi. Owing to the inadequecy of the building used by the school, Kabataş Erkek Lisesi had to move to the nearby Feriye Palaces, where the relatives of Sultans - the royal families - had previously been accomodated. Feriye Palaces are known for not only their fascinating view of the Bosphorus but also an unfortunate event, the imprisonment and alleged murder of Sultan Abdülaziz II, which took place in the buildings.

Since we referred to royalty, we would also state that our school is literally set on royalty. Being part of the “Feriye Palaces” complex where relatives of Ottoman Dynasty used to accomodate, presently split up between different institutions like Galatasaray University beside us, our school literally is a palace by Bosporus.

KABATAŞ HIGH SCHOOL

Later in the first half of the 20th century, the Dormitory and the Dining Hall were added to the buildings of Kabataş Erkek Lisesi as well as the building that contained the Conference Hall and the laboratories.

With the admission of female students at the high school in 1994 and the establishment of English preparatory classes in 1997, this very school has confirmed its prominent place in field of education of the country. Due to the quality of education it has provided and the success it has proven, Kabataş Erkek Lisesi was promoted to an Anatolian High School in 1998. In 2006, the duration of education in the high school was increased to 5 years.

Its long-standing and prestigious past would be on the lead, as much as being open to innovations in all areas and possesing a topline student profile. Established in 1908, being older than the Republic Of Turkey, Kabataş Erkek Lisesi has always been known for its alumnis and teachers being useful for the country and the planet, its traditions which are definitely well-preserved by its students and of course for its Bosporus-overlooking location which makes secondary school students dream themselves.

As it graduated that much significant people, our school has also witnessed numerous events of importance. 2008 was a year full of ceremonies and festivities as our school became centanarian. Suiting our honourary title “royal”, Queen Elizabeth II of United Kingdom paid a visit with her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh during their Turkey trip and honoured us by making her speech at our schoolyard. There couldn’t be any better place to make that kind of a speech than somewhere like our school with the magnificent view of Bosporus, anyway.

Kabatas High School Educational Foundation Sabanci Cultural Complex - Istanbul

"Feriye Karakolu", which is located within the Feriye Palaces complex, built in the second half of 19th century, has been restored with the contributions of Sabanci Foundation. The building is commissioned in 1995 as Kabatas High School Educational Foundation Sabanci Cultural Complex for educational and cultural purposes.

The usage rights of the Cultural Complex is 12.311 square meters of area and it has a closed area of 6.086 square meters.

Inside the Complex, there is Cahit Kocaomer Library with 40,000 books, 3 movie theaters, each with 400-seat capacity, music rooms, each with 40-person capacity, for musical studies, special days and functions, and a kindergarten with a capacity of 55 children.

Kabatas High School Educational Foundation Sabanci Cultural Complex provides service with its 120-person Feyyaz Tokar Restaurant, ideal for special occasions, 100-person Garden Restaurant and 6 meeting rooms convenient for national and international meetings.

Due to his contributions to the construction of the Cultural Complex, a bust of late Sakip Sabanci was erected in the garden to perpetuate his memory and unveiled on April 10, 2015 which is the 11th anniversary of his death.

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WEB SITE : Kabataş High School

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E-Mail : vakif@kelev.org.tr
Tel : +90 212 260 4870
Fax : +90 212 227 9154

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GALATA PALACE IMPERIAL SCHOOL since 1481

Galatasaray, Beyoğlu - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°02'00.8"N 28°58'39.3"E / 41.033556, 28.977583



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The name Galatasaray means Galata Palace, as the school is located near Galata, the medieval Genoese citadel at the north of the Golden Horn, in the district of Beyoğlu which includes the Galata quarter. The history of Galatasaray High School dates back to 1481. The high school was first built in Beyoğlu and called Galata Sarayı Enderun-u Hümayunu (Galata Palace Imperial School).

Galatasaray High School (Turkish: Galatasaray Lisesi, French: Lycée de Galatasaray) is one of the most influential high schools in modern Turkey. Established in 1481, it is the oldest high school in Turkey and the second-oldest Turkish educational institution after Istanbul University which was established in 1453.

Origins (1481 - 1830)
Sultan Bayezid II (1447 - 1512) founded the Galata Sarayı Enderun-u Hümayunu in 1481. Known as the "peaceful Sultan", he revived the city of Istanbul after the conquest of 1453. Sultan Bayezid II often roamed the city, disguised as an ordinary citizen. Legend has it that on one of these rambles, he found a garden near Galata filled with beautiful red and yellow roses.

In this garden, he met Gül Baba (Father Rose). The Sultan asked the wise man about how to improve the Empire and the city as they filled with a range of immigrants. Gül Baba explained that he was happy with the city, his rose garden and the reign of the Sultan, but he would be much happier if there were a school which would educate all students from this diverse range of backgrounds, as this would train the wise men needed to serve such a large Empire.

He told the Sultan he would be proud to serve as a teacher in this school in order to create a generation of valuable subjects to the Empire. Sultan Bayezid II took Gül Baba at his word and returned to the garden weeks later with the edict which established the Ottoman Imperial School, on the grounds next to the rose garden, with Gül Baba as its headmaster. Gül Baba became the first headmaster of Galatasaray and administered the school for many years. He died during the Ottoman raid to Hungary and his tomb is located near Budapest.

When the Ottoman army went to war, dervishes and minstrels accompanied it to provide religious prayers and entertainment. Dervishes and minstrels also armed themselves and joined the fighting whenever necessary. Gül Baba was one of these dervishes. Janissaries were fond of the dervishes of the Bektashi Order, since they regarded Haji Bektash as their convent's chief.

Interim period (1830 - 1868)
Galata Palace Imperial School remained open until the 1830s, when the movement of reform and reorganization abolished the Ottoman Empire's old establishment. Sultan Mahmud II (1808 - 1839) replaced the Imperial School with the Ottoman Medical School, staffed largely by French professors with most courses taught in French. The Medical School was based at the Galata Palace buildings for some thirty years.

Modern period (1868 - 1923)
Sultan Abdülaziz (1861 - 1876) was the first Ottoman sultan to travel to Europe. Invited by Napoleon III, in June-July 1867 he attended the World Exhibition in Paris. He then visited Queen Victoria in London, Wilhelm I in Prussia and Franz Joseph I in Vienna. Sultan Abdülaziz was impressed by the French educational system during his visit, and on his return to Istanbul he announced the Edict of Public Education which established a free compulsory education system for all children until they became twelve.

In September 1868, influenced by the French Lycée model, a school was established under the name "Lycée Impérial Ottoman de Galata-Sérai" (Galatasaray Mekteb-i Sultanisi). French was the main language of instruction, and many teachers were European. The students included members of all religious and ethnic communities of the Ottoman Empire.

Many students who attended the school during this 55-year period became prominent statesmen, educators, bureaucrats or writers in nation-states that were once a part of the Ottoman Empire. Some even served as the first statesmen in their newly established countries in Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia.

The influence of Galatasaray on modern Turkey has been enormous. As the need for administrators, diplomats, and other leaders with a modern education and capacity to handle Western administrative apparatus became more and more pressing, the graduates of Galatasaray filled these roles in the politics of the Ottoman Empire and then the Republic of Turkey. Lycée de Galatasaray, with its contributions to the Westernization of the "East", came to be considered the "Window to the West".

Since this period, the district where this institution stands has been known as Galatasaray. In 1905, in one of Galatasaray's classrooms (Literature 5B), the Galatasaray Sports Club was founded by Ali Sami Yen and his friends.

GALATASARAY HIGH SCHOOL

Establishment of the Republic of Turkey to Integrated Education System (1923 - 1992)
With the abolition of the Ottoman Empire and the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, the name of the school was changed to "Galatasaray Lisesi" (Lycée de Galatasaray). Instruction was conducted in Turkish and French, and the school was composed of an Elementary School (5 years) and a Lycée (7 years) where French Language and Literature, Philosophy, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English, and German were taught selectively in the last four years.

Integrated Education System (1992 - present)
In the 1990s, Galatasaray entered another period of transformation. The signing of the Turkish-French Bilateral Agreement of 1992 led to the foundation of Galatasaray University which essentially grew out of the Lycée. With the addition of a new primary education school, the three units emerged as autonomous components of an integrated education system under the aegis of the University.

Until 1997, the high school, or Lycée de Galatasaray, was an 8-year school. After children had completed the 5-year compulsory primary school course, they then had two years of preparatory, three years of junior high, and three years of senior high school education. In the 2003-2004 academic year Galatasaray became a 5-year senior high school, with the introduction of the 8-year compulsory primary education system in Turkey, including one year prep.

Galatasaray, being a boarding school, has a diverse student body, with boys and girls coming from every part of the country. The current curriculum consists of a blend of Turkish and French curricula, plus a number of additional language courses and elective subjects. Courses on Turkish literature, geography, history, ethics, and art are taught in Turkish, while French Literature, philosophy, sociology, mathematics, and science courses use French as the language of instruction. In addition, English is taught in the primary schools from the sixth grade and up, while Italian and Latin are taught in the high school grades.

The students set up an English Club in 1997, which regularly participates in the Harvard Model United Nations Conferences and European Youth Parliament's International Sessions and other events throughout the year.

The Lycée de Galatasaray diploma is equivalent to the French Baccalaureate, and graduates of Galatasaray are admitted to universities in France without further examinations. Moreover, they have no difficulty in enrolling in the best universities in Turkey and abroad. After obtaining their University degrees, many of these students join the Civil and Diplomatic Services, which befits the Enderun and later Imperial school traditions.

Graduates of this school since 1930 have included two Prime Ministers, eight Foreign Affairs Ministers, and scores of cabinet Ministers and Undersecretaries. Apart from these, the alumni of this institution have become academicians, judges, educators, writers, doctors, architects, engineers, journalists, artists, film directors, poets, and painters, and have entered other professions.

Many Galatasaray alumni have joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They constitute an important body in the Diplomatic Corps, and the number of those who have reached the Ambassadorial rank exceeds one hundred.

Education
Education is primarily in French and Turkish. English and Italian are also taught as second languages. There is also a slight exposure to Ottoman Turkish, Persian, and Arabic through literature and religion classes, as well as Latin and Greek through French classes.

The school years break down as follows : Elementary School (8 years) - admission through a lottery. French Prep (1 year) Lyceum (4 years) - admission through the Secondary Education Institutions Entrance Exam (OKS) French Prep (1 year) University (4 years) - admission through the National University Entrance Exam (OSS).

In 2003, an eight-year primary school system (which integrated the previous five years of elementary school and three years of junior high under a single body) was added in. With this new system, the one year prep and four year junior high education were transitioned into the primary school.

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WEB SITE : Galatasaray High School

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E-Mail : info@gsl.gsu.edu.tr
Phone : +90 212 249 1100 / +90 212 293 97 29

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ZOGRAFEION GREEK HIGH SCHOOL

Taksim, Beyoğlu - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°01'59.2"N 28°58'46.7"E / 41.033111, 28.979639



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Zografeion Greek High School (Turkish: Özel Zoğrafyon Rum Lisesi) is one of the remaining open Greek schools in Istanbul. The school is in the Istanbul city centre in the Beyoğlu district and very close to the Taksim Square, which is considered the heart of the city.

History

The school was founded in the late 19th century, as the growing number of Greek students proved to be more than the Zappeion and Panayia schools could accommodate; in particular, the School of Panayia had more than 800 pupils. The community decided to build a new school, and donations were collected from a number of people. Christakis Zografos, who was living in Paris at the time, made the largest contribution, of 10,000 gold liras.

In 1890, the Greek community decided that the school be renamed after Zografos. An architectural competition was held, choosing a design by Pericles Fotiades. The school was inaugurated in 1893 and its first alumni were graduated in 1899.

The school

The school, like all minority schools in Turkey, is a secular school. The years that followed its openings, the school developed to a particularly active school and always had more than 250 pupils. Especially before the Istanbul Pogrom in 1955 and the deportations of Greeks in 1964, the number pupils were above 350.

Many famous artists, architects, politicians and theologians of the Greek diaspora have studied at the school, including Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople. Today the school has no more than 45 pupils and 20 teachers. The school (like all minority schools, as it is compulsory by law) applies the full Turkish curriculum in addition to Greek subjects: Greek language, literature and religion.

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WEB SITE : Zografeion Greek High School

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E-Mail : zografyon@zografyon.com
Phone : +90 212 292 0302 / +90 212 244 2789 / +90 212 293 9666
Fax : +90 212 293 9517 / +90 212 293 1655

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FENER GREEK ORTHODOX HIGH SCHOOL

Fener, Fatih - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°01'43.8"N 28°56'58.6"E / 41.028833, 28.949611



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Fener Greek Orthodox College, known in Greek as the Great School of the Nation is the oldest surviving and most prestigious Greek Orthodox school in Istanbul, Turkey. The school, like all minority schools in Turkey, is a secular school. Established in 1454 by Matheos Kamariotis, it soon became the school of the prominent Greek (Phanariotes) and Bulgarian families in the Ottoman Empire, and many Ottoman ministers as well as Wallachian and Moldavian princes appointed by the Ottoman state, such as Dimitrie Cantemir, graduated from it.

This was the settlement area for many noble families, who had escaped after the conquest and later came back to İstanbul around 1470s. When the Patriarchate moved to the Church of St. George in 1602, the demographics of Fener District changed and many noble families settled here. Some of these families supported the independence of Greece; so in the 1830s Genovese and Galatians were domiciled in this region in order to change its demographic.

Fener Rum Boys High School was designed by the Ottoman Greek architect Dimadis as a monumental three storey building made red brick in 1881 by donations. The current school building is located near the Church of St. George in the neighborhood of Fener (Phanar in Greek), which is the seat of the Patriarchate. It is known among the locals with nicknames such as The Red Castle and The Red School.

Designed by the Ottoman Greek architect Konstantinos Dimadis, the building was erected between 1881 and 1883 with an eclectic mix of different styles and at a cost of 17,210 Ottoman gold pounds, a huge sum for that period. It has a different style because Dimadis used many different architectural techniques in the building. The money was given by Georgios Zariphis, a prominent Greek Ottoman banker and financier belonging to the Rum community of Istanbul. Despite its function as a school, the building is often referred to as "the 5th largest castle in Europe" because of its castle-like shape.

The large dome at the top of the building is used as an observatory for astronomy classes and has a large antique telescope inside. Today the school, which is the "second largest" school after the Zografeion Lyceum. The school (like all minority schools, as it is compulsory by law) applies the full Turkish curriculum in addition to Greek subjects: Greek language, literature and religion.

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WEB SITE : Fener Greek Orthodox College

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E-Mail : admin@fenerrumlisesi.k12.tr
Phone : +90 212 521 2252

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ST. GEORGE'S AUSTRIAN HIGH SCHOOL

Karaköy, Beyoğlu - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°01'29.3"N 28°58'26.0"E / 41.024806, 28.973889



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St. George's Austrian High School (Turkish: Sankt Georg Avusturya Lisesi, German: Österreichisches Sankt Georgs-Kolleg) is a private Austrian-Turkish high school located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is one of several secondary schools that were founded by European or American missions in Turkey during the 19th century, but were then secularized after the founding of the modern Turkish Republic in 1923.

Today, the school is subject to regulation by the Turkish Ministry of National Education, and almost its entire student body is Turkish, but a large part of its administrative and teaching staff remains Austrian (appointed by the Austrian Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture), and it offers a mixture of Turkish and Austrian curricula in a bilingual environment.

History

Sankt Georg was founded in 1882 by Austrian Lazarists and was originally intended for German-speaking Catholic children living in the Ottoman Empire. After the Ottoman (and Austrian) defeat in World War I, the school was ordered closed by the occupying Triple Entente forces in Istanbul, and all of its staff was sent back to Austria. The school was reopened shortly afterwards when the Republic of Turkey was founded (1923).

After the annexation of Austria by the Nazi Germany in 1938, the school turned into a "German school" and it was closed once again in 1944, due to the freezing of relations between Turkey and Germany. It was reopened in 1947. In 1995, the girls' and boys' schools were merged.

Curriculum

The school combines both the Austrian and the Turkish curricula to prepare its students for the Turkish and Austrian school leaving examinations and to enrich their general knowledge. Under the current curriculum, students at Sankt Georg can learn up to three foreign languages. German and English are the two compulsory foreign languages taught at Sankt Georg.

Aside from these two languages, students can choose either Latin or French as their third foreign language. Most subjects (including math, sciences, philosophy and arts) are taught in German by Austrian teachers, but subjects related to Turkish culture and language (such as Turkish literature, history and geography) are taught in Turkish by Turkish teachers. Students learn German in a compulsory one-year preparatory program.

Turkish high school diploma (Lise diploması)
Austrian Matura: Students wishing to pursue their tertiary education at universities in Austria, or in the European Union, have the right to sit the Austrian Reifeprüfung examination at Sankt Georg. Once students pass the examination, they obtain the Matura certificate, which is equivalent to International Baccalaureate (IB).

School library
The current school library opened in 1988, after 2 small libraries within the school building were brought together. As of 2006, it contains more than 16,000 books, 20 periodicals/magazines in Turkish, German and English, and CDs/DVDs.

Alumni
Alumni of Sankt Georg gather every year in the last week of April at a re-union called "Strudeltag". Another annual re-union is organised around May in Vienna, which is intended for the graduates of Sankt Georg living/studying in Austria or in other European countries.

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WEB SITE : St. George's Austrian High School

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E-Mail : admin@sg.k12.tr
Phone : +90 212 313 4900
Fax : +90 212 249 7964

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SAINT - BENOIT FRENCH HIGH SCHOOL

Karaköy, Beyoğlu - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°01'29.9"N 28°58'35.6"E / 41.024972, 28.976556



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This school has a bell tower that dates back to 1427 when Benedictine monks founded the church of St. Benoit (Benedict) here and in 1583 Jesuit missionaries established a school for Greek and Jewish boys. In 1773 after the Jesuit order was abolished a Lazarist sect took over and in 1839 a girls school was added to the complex, and today these are now merged into a co-educational school. Although the chapel here contains tombs of early French ambassadors to the Ottomans, it is rarely open to the public.

Saint Benoit (French: Saint Benoît; Turkish: Saint Benoit Latin Katolik Kilisesi; also Italian: Santa Maria della Cisterna) is a Roman Catholic Church in Istanbul, Turkey, important for historical reasons. Established in 1427, the shrine is the oldest Catholic church of Istanbul. The church was never one of the Roman Catholic Parishes of the Frankish quarter of Istanbul, but is the oldest Catholic church in Istanbul still in use.

In 1427 Benedictine monks founded the Roman Catholic Church of Saint Benoit and the Monastery of Virgin Mary (Sancta Maria de Misericordia). In 1583 the Jesuits opened a school at the monastery. After the Jesuit Order was prohibited in 1783 the complex was handed over to the French Lazarists. After the French Revolution, in 1804 the monks restored the church and turned into Saint Benoit High School that still exists and is considered to be one of the most prestigious high schools in Istanbul.

After the Suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1773, in 1783 French Lazarists friars took over the complex. At the end of the eighteenth century a chapel dedicated to St. Anne was built. After  problems during the French Revolution, in 1804 the friars restored the church, and transformed the existing school into the "Lycée Saint Benoît d'Istanbul" (Turkish: Özel Saint-
Benoît Fransız Lisesi) which exists still today and is one of the most prestigious private schools in Istanbul.

In 1839, nuns belonging to the Soeurs de la Charité (Daughters of Charity) society came from France and founded the female section of the school. In 1840 the school was moved to Bebek, but after the demolition of part of the Genoese ramparts of Galata, the school moved back here. In 1865  part of the left aisle and the atrium with several inscriptions burned. This part of the church was coarsely restored in 1871. In 1867 the complex was enlarged with the erection of the "Maison de la  providence" complex, comprising, among others, an orphanage, an hospital and a seminary.

In 1839 nuns of the Sisters of Charity arrived in Istanbul from France to start teaching girls at the high school. In 1840 the school was moved to Bebek neighborhood, but soon after part of Genoese walls of Galata were demolished, the school returned to its original place. In 1867 the high school was expanded : Maison de la Providence complex was added that comprised a shelter for the poor, a hospital and a theological seminary. The teaching here is in French and Turkish. The buildings of the high school and the church belong to the French Consulate in Istanbul.

The buildings around it were purchased in 1880 with the assistance of France when it was established in today's building. Even today it has 1650 students being educated in Turkish and French culture. One of the school's most important purposes has been preparing its students for success in their professional life and teaching the young people to adhere to the republic and democracy and to be cultured.

Saint Benoît with a long history, a unique heritage, alumni who are experts in their fields. A prestigious brand ! An international dimension due to numerous educational projects that present a diversity of activities in sciences, languages, sports, art and culture. Vast appropriate and adapted spaces : 4 large yards that give students the possibility to be physically active and get fresh air.

On the other hand, Saint Benoît High School is always proud to be close to its students ! It constructs together with the families and the students a project of individualised and personal educational support.

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WEB SITE : Saint- Benoit French High School

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E-Mail : sb@sb.k12.tr
Phone : +90 212 244 1026
Fax : +90 212 245 6895

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NOTRE DAME DE SION

Harbiye, Şişli - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°02'40.8"N 28°59'10.3"E / 41.044667, 28.986194



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French Filles de la Charite nuns, who started to coming to İstanbul in 1838 initially, opened a boarding girl school in Galata. In 1856, this school was moved to the building previously, used for priests’ seminars in Saint Esprit Church. On the 27th of November in the same year, Filles de la Charite nuns left the school to the nuns of Notre Dame De Sion. The school started to accept Muslim students at the beginning of the 20th century.

The school was kept closed between 1914 and 1918 because of World War I. In 1924, the school was came under the authority of the Ministry of National Education in accordance with the Unification of Education Law.

Lycée Notre Dame de Sion Istanbul (Turkish: Notre Dame de Sion Özel Fransız Lisesi) is a French private high school located in Harbiye, Şişli neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey. It was founded in 1856.

The high school was established in the Ottoman Empire as a missionary school for girls only. It was later transformed into a co-educational status. Education in the four grades school (ninth grade to twelfth grade) is in French and Turkish language, and takes four years after a preparatory class of one school year.

A group of eleven French nuns travelled to Istanbul arriving on October 7, 1856. They took over the administration of Maison du Saint-Esprit, a boarding school in Pangaltı neighborhood, which was named after the 1846-built Cathedral of the Holy Spirit next to it, and was run by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (French: Filles de la Charité), a society of apostolic life for women within the Catholic Church.

The official opening of the French boarding school under the name Lycée Notre Dame de Sion took place on November 27 the same year. It became the first ever girls' school in Turkey. Inıtially a boarding school for Christian girls, it shortly after attracted Jewish pupils. From 1863 on, Muslim girls attended the school following the interest of the notable families in the Empire and the approval of the Ottoman sultan.

The school closed down during World War I when the French nuns left the country as a result of the belligerent countries of France and the Ottoman Empire in the war.The building was used as an engineering school, and later served as a hospital run by nuns.

NOTRE DAME DE SION ÖZEL FRANSIZ LİSESİ

In 1919, the school reopened. With the foundation of the Turkish Republic in 1923, the school was subordinated to the Ministry of National Education, and Turkish administrators and teachers joined the school staff. It began also to serve as a day school.

The primary school section was abondaned in 1971, and the boarding school in 1972. From 1989 on, the head of the school administration was handed over to a secular rector while the nuns remain serving in the school as well. After years long tradition of girls only school, it went co-educational accepting boys with the 1996-97 school year.

NDS is a school where mutual interaction of Turkish and French cultures is achieved with a contemporary approach. With its academic program, qualified faculty and staff and emphasis on learning a second foreign language, NDS is a school that gives education in French, Turkish and English. Our graduates can communicate effectively, both in spoken and written forms, in all of these languages.

NDS constantly seeks excellence in education in a time of rapid change in modern Turkey. Our goal is always to improve ourselves and do the very best for the students. Today in order to meet the demands of the 21st century, NDS aims to graduate well-educated, creative and innovative young women and men

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WEB SITE : Notre Dame De Sion French Girls School

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E-Mail : ndsl@nds.k12.tr
Phone : +90 212 219 1697
Fax : +90 212 231 8684

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ITALIAN ROYAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL

Beyoğlu, İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°01'47.5"N 28°58'43.4"E / 41.029861, 28.978722



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During the time of the Ottoman Empire, the Genoese, the Venetians and the Sicilians obtained the permission of the Sultan to carry out trade on the coasts of the Golden Horn, and especially in the Galata district of Istanbul. The Italian community members who settled in this district primarily spoke a dialect of Genoese. Rich families hired private tutors for the education of their children, whereas, the education of the poor was carried out by Catholic priests.

In 1861, with the initiative of Italian diplomats, an Italian school, which operated in the evenings, was founded for the community in Istanbul, but some courses such as the Italian language, arithmetic and geometry were taught at Santa Maria Draperis Church. "Societa’ Operaia", a charity association for labourers which was founded in the same year, saw the insufficiency of the school that had been opened, and appealed to the Italian Government, asking them to turn their attention toward schools outside of Italy, and in 1888 “the Royal Elementary and Secondary School” was opened in Beyoglu on Polonya (Poland) Street.

“The Italian Trade School” which was opened in 1885 at number 16, Beyoglu Hayriye Street was affiliated with the "Royal Elementary and Secondary School". In 1900, a four-year high school section was added to this three-year trade school. Students who graduated from this school had the right to enter the Italian Royal Trade College and Napoli Institute of Eastern Sciences.

In the scholastic year of 1910-1911, a four-year high school section including instruction in Latin was added to the Royal Elementary and Secondary School. During these years, Turkish students began to enroll in the school. Education at the Italian School was interrupted during the Turco-Italian War, or War of Trablusgarp. In the academic year of 1913-1914, education was resumed, but on April 30, 1915, the school was closed again because of World War I.

After the war, in 1919, the Italian secondary school, and the high school moved to the present building on Tom Tom Kaptan Street; the facility was given to Italy by the Austrians as compensation for damages during the war.

In 1920, the trade school and the high school on Polonya Street were transferred into the same building, and thus began an education effort in two fields: one secondary and high school where Latin was taught, and one secondary plus trade school. In order to give the same educational opportunity to students who did not speak Italian, a preparatory class, in which students learned the Italian language, started the same year. The school continued with some changes, and the trade school was gradually phased out - eventually closing in 1966.

ITALIAN HIGH SCHOOL

The Italian High School, which began originally with a preparatory class, a three-year middle school section and a four-year high school section, now continues with a preparatory class before high school and two education tracks - the Italian-Scientific track, and the Turkish-Mathematics track. Positioning the language preparation year before the beginning of High School is to comply with the changes created by the Law of Elementary Education.

With successful completion of a four-year high school education, all of our students have the opportunity to continue their education in Italy at any university they choose. Moreover, Italian students studying at our school have the occasion to participate in the “Maturita”, or Italian State exam, which certifies a successful completion of the high school program.

Turkish students also have the right to take this exam if they wish, and after passing the exam, are considered by The Turkish government to have obtained the equivalent of a minimum of 185 points on the ÖSS (Turkish University Entrance Exam), an academic recognition which can also be obtained by students taking the German Abitur, French Baccalaureate, GCE A-Level Certificate, or the International Baccalaureate.

The Italian High School, through its faculty, students and their parents, has witnessed many important developments, from the birth of the Turkish Republic, to the formation of the modern Turkey which we know today.

During this time, covering many years, including many historically significant events, and spanning many generations, The Italian High School has always been appreciated in the community as a distinguished educational institution. I.M.I. is known to provide a well-rounded foundation to its students with regard to both their education, and in their private and professional lives - thus helping them to become young people who are supremely valued in our society.

We are privileged, as a high school, to take advantage of the professional experiences of both Turkish and Italian teachers, and the wisdom of the governing body which guides our educational efforts, and through these we help to produce professionals of the highest standard.

The school was originally constructed out of stone, with the building techniques of its time. It consists of five 600 m2 floors, including 20 classrooms, 4 small course rooms, administrative offices, a gym on the ground floor, a computer laboratory, a conference hall and theatre stage, an art room, a library and an archive on the fourth floor.

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WEB SITE : Italian High School

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E-Mail : liceo-italiano@anet.net.tr
Phone : +90 212 2441301 / +90 212 252 4584
Fax : +90 212 245 4887

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VEFA HIGH SCHOOL

Kalendarhane, Fatih - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°00'51.6"N 28°57'30.2"E / 41.014333, 28.958389



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Vefa Anatolian High School, is one of the oldest and internationally renowned high school of Turkey. The first mülkiye lisesi (non-military high school) training in Turkish language was Vefa Lisesi (established in 1872) which forming and specializing as İdadi lessons and classes in Mekteb-i Mülkiye. Vefa S.K. was formed in this institution with initial players all being members of the school. It is located in Vefa at Fatih, Istanbul.

The school buildings consist of one boarding-house, the two other being training-educational buildings. Further exist in the schoolyard the Şehzade Mehmet Tabhane-Building (Printing House Building) and the Şehit Ali Paşa Library, which belong to the General Directorate of Foundations. These buildings are dedicated to the training-education services of the school and the Vefa High School Education Foundation carries out the restoration / repair works.

Though tabhanes were often directly attached to mosques later in Ottoman period, the tabhane at the Şehzade complex is a freestanding structure located to the east of the madrasa and north of the mosque, mausolea, and gardens. The tabhane is composed of a series of domed chambers designed to house pious travelers during short visits to the mosque. The tabhane is subdivided into three sections; the western and central sections are identical, while the larger eastern section features a unique interior organization and an adjacent trapezoidal courtyard.

The enclosed portion of the eastern section is composed of two aisles of domed bays, each four rows deep. The sections to the west are each subdivided into thirds, with two small domed chambers to both the east and west of a larger central domed space. The tabhane measures between sixty-two and sixty-seven meters wide east to west and between thirteen and twenty-four meters long north to south. It is used Chemistry Laboratory since 1950 of Vefa Anatolian High School.

The first mülkiye lisesi (non-military high school) training in Turkish language was Vefa Lisesi (1872) which forming and specializing as İdadi lessons and classes in Mekteb-i Mülkiye. All of the classes of İdadi sections in the academic faculties (Mekteb-i Mülkiye, Mekteb-i Tıbbiye, Mekteb-i Hukuk) were become together as an independent high school, named as Dersaadet İdadi-i Mülk-i Şahanesi, in 1886.

The high school was moved to Vefa when the building (now called Orta Bina that was built by Sadrazam Mütercim Rüştü Pasha) was bought by the Ministry of Education from Gazi Ahmet Muhtar Pasha, in 1884.

Because of the new local in the district of Vefa, Vefa İdadi-i Mülki-i Şahanesi was given as a new name of the school in 1900. The school was set on the status of sultani by name of Vefa Mekteb-i Sultanisi in the educating year of 1913-1914. In that season, the school became a permanent education institution in consist of primary, secondary, and high (all 12-year) classes. After the ratification of Tevhid-i Tedrisat Kanunu in 1924, all idadis and sultanis were called as Lise, so the new placard of the school was Vefa Erkek Lisesi.

Then the school, just like some of high schools, was limited to secondary school service; and at the same time it was moved to the building of Pharmacy School in Kadırga. The secondary school served by name of Vefa Orta Mektebi for eight years over there. In 1933, the school retransferred to its old location-historical building, and so it regained its previous post of Lise in Vefa, entitled as Vefa Erkek Lisesi. The school contained both secondary and high classes till 1990, the year of transformation as Anatolian High School.

Campus
Vefa Anatolian High School provides training-education on an area in the district of Eminönü, quarter Şehzadebaşı, consisting of 4481 square metres. On 2000 square metres of this area, the school buildings are located, and 2500 square metres are garden. The school buildings consist of one boarding-house, the two other being training-educational buildings.

Main building
In the new building of school, which is called the Main Building, the following are located : The directorate of the school, The administrative units, 18 classrooms, 3 scientific laboratories (physics, chemistry, biology), 2 computer laboratories, 1 measuring-evaluating center, Guiding service (counselling commission), Art workshop, School museum, Archive, Conference hall (has a capacity of 400 people), 2 teachers' rooms, Room for school's family union, Room for social activities committee, The school canteen and tea cafe.

Middle building
In the Mütercim Rüştü Paşa Mansion of the school, which is called the Middle Building, there are : 8 classrooms, Musical teaching room, Cine-vision hall (has a capacity of 70 people), Library (has a capacity of 50 people), 1 room for vice-director, Guiding service (counselling commission), A room for The Head of Foreign Languages Department, The course center.

Boarding-house
In the boarding-house, there is a refectory in the basement floor for 250 people, in the 1st floor there are warehouses, in the 2nd and 3rd floors 10 dormitories, 1 television room and rooms for other teaching personal. The boarding-house has a capacity of 90 students.

The first evening high school
The first evening high school in Istanbul was opened in 1958 within Vefa High School. Giving education by the name of Vefa Evening High School, it had nearly 5000 graduates until 1978, in which it was transferred to Pertevniyal High School. There were several ministers, deputies, craftsmen, businessmen and scientists among these graduates.

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WEB SITE : Vefa High School

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E-Mail : vefa@meb.k12.tr
Phone : +90 212 527 3872

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