Galatasaray High School

Istanbul

The Galatasaray High School ( Galatasaray Lisesi Turkish, French Lycée de Galatasaray ) is an elite school in Istanbul, which was founded by Sultan Bayezid II in 1481 as Galata Sarayi Enderun - u Hümayunu ( " Galata Palace Imperial School "). 1866 high school (French lycée, türk lise ) was opened on the French model as Galatasaray Mekteb -i Sultani ( " Imperial Galatasaray School ").

The Galatasaray High School is located at Galatasaray Square in Istanbul's Galata district in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul's European side. The gymnasium is a Anadolu Lisesi and was established in the former building of the medical colleges. The school was initially divided into three courtyards, one for the younger, middle and older school courses. The school had its own hammam and a hospital. The school program was like the French, with the difference that instead of Latin and Greek here Turkish, Arabic and Persian was taught. The two classical languages ​​and German, however, were taught in voluntary evenings. The teachers were next to Turkey and France also Greeks and Armenians. The school took care of the food, the clothes ( the way it should have been a uniform for outside ), school supplies, and paper, etc.

As part of the founding of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, the school was eventually renamed Galatasaray Lisesi. 1968, coeducation was introduced today about 40 % of the students are female. After completion of a Franco- Turkish Agreement 1992, the Galatasaray University was founded, which has since been affiliated with the school, together with a primary school founded at the same time.

Former classmates

From the Galatasaray Lisesi and its predecessor institutions, many important politicians, economists, scientists, artists and athletes, who were:

  • Özdemir Asaf, writer
  • Daron Acemoğlu, economist
  • Hovhannes XII. Arscharouni, Armenian Patriarch
  • Mehmet Ali Birand, a Turkish journalist and newscaster
  • Asaf Halet Çelebi, writer
  • İzzettin Doğan, a university professor in international law and Alevi activist
  • Candan Erçetin, singer
  • Nihat Erim, Prime Minister
  • Ulvi Cemal Erkin, composer
  • Tevfik Fikret, poet
  • Mehmet Günsür, writer
  • Reşat Nuri Güntekin, writer
  • Feza Gürsey, mathematician and physicist
  • Ahmed Hashim, poet
  • Kableschkow Todor, Bulgarian freedom fighters
  • Orhan Veli KANIK, poet
  • Erkin Koray, Rock Musician
  • Barış Manço, singer, composer and television producer
  • Stojan Mihailowski, Bulgarian writer
  • Ahmed Niyazi Bey, Young Turk
  • Simeon Radev, Bulgarian politician and writer
  • Cemal Resit Rey, musicians
  • Kemal Tahir, writer
  • Haldun Taner, writer
  • Ahmet Kutsi Tecer, author and politician
  • Danis Tunalıgil, former Turkish Ambassador
  • Yalçın Tura, author
  • Berc Keresteciyan Türker, Armenian banker
  • Konstantin Welitschkow, Bulgarian writer
  • Ali Sami Yen, Footballer
  • Fatin Rüştü Zorlu, Minister

Traditionally, the President of Galatasaray Spor Kulübü sports club as its founder Ali Sami Yen are former students of the school.

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