İzmir Atatürk High School ( tr, İzmir Atatürk Lisesi; est. 1888) is a

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İzmir İzmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban agglo ...

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History

İzmir Atatürk High School (İAL) was established in 1888 as a 5-year preparatory school. The school was subsequently converted to a 7-year preparatory school in 1890 and became a high school in 1910. Serving more than a hundred years as a day and boarding school for boys, the school started admitting girls in the year 1998. Currently, the school employs 98 full-time teachers serving the needs of more than 1500 students.

Notable alumni

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(6th Prime Minister of Turkey) *

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, educator, politician, journalist and diplomat. *

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, part of 2001 European Silver Medalist Basketball Team *

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References

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