Galatasaray High School ( tr, Galatasaray Lisesi, french: Lycée de Galatasaray), established in what was then

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and is now

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, in 1481, is the oldest

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. It is also the second-oldest Turkish educational institution after

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, which was established in 1453. The name ''Galatasaray'' means ''Galata Palace'', as the school is located at the far end of

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, the medieval Genoese enclave above the

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in what is now the district of

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. A highly selective school, Galatasaray High School is often compared to the likes of

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in England and

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in France. Since it is now an

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, access to the school is open to any student who achieves a high enough score in nationwide entrance exams; the intake therefore consists of the top-scoring 0.03% of students from across the country. Drawing on a blend of the Turkish and French school curricula, Galatasaray High School provides education in both languages. The

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club Galatasaray S.K. was formed by and named after the institution (in the club's formative years the footballers consisted entirely of students from the school). Galatasaray High School is the progenitor of the

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, which includes the football club, its parent Galatasaray Sports Club, and

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. The High School has served as the alma mater of a string of famous figures in the worlds of art, writing and politics

History

Origins (1481–1830)

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(1447–1512) founded the ''Galata Sarayı Enderun-u Hümayunu'' (Galata Palace Imperial School).in 1481. The sultan often roamed the city, disguised as an ordinary citizen and legend has it that on one of these rambles he found a garden in

filled with beautiful red and yellow roses. In this garden, he met ''Gül Baba'' (Father Rose) of the

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. The Sultan asked the wise man about how to improve the

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and the city as they filled with immigrants. Gül Baba explained that he was happy with the city, his rose garden and the reign of the Sultan, but he would be even happier if there was a school which would educate 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 for the Empire. Bayezid II took Gül Baba at his word and returned to the garden weeks later with the edict which established the Ottoman Imperial School in 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 on

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and his tomb is located in

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. When the Ottoman army went to war,

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es and

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s accompanied it to provide prayers and entertainment but also armed themselves and joined in the fighting when necessary. Gül Baba was one of these dervishes.

Interim period (1830–1868)

Galata Palace Imperial School remained open until the 1830s, when the Tanzimat movement for reform and reorganisation drastically altered the Ottoman Empire's old establishment. Sultan

Mahmud II Mahmud II ( ota, محمود ثانى, Maḥmûd-u s̠ânî, tr, II. Mahmud; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. His reign is recognized for the extensive administrative, ...

(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 in the Galatasaray (Galata Palace) buildings for some thirty years.

Modern period (1868–1923)

Sultan Abdülaziz (1861–1876) was the first Ottoman sultan to travel to Europe and, while in France, was impressed by the French educational system. On his return to Constantinople, he announced the Edict on Public Education which established a free compulsory education system for children under twelve. In September 1868, the ''Lycée Impérial Ottoman de Galata-Sérai''" ( Turkish: ''Galatasaray Mekteb-i Sultanisi'') was established based on the ''lycée'' model. French was the main language of instruction, and many teachers were European. The students included members of all the religious and ethnic communities of the Ottoman Empire. From 1868 to 1878, most of the students non Muslims. Many of them were

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Since this period, the district where the school stands has been known as Galatasaray. In 1905, the Galatasaray Sports Club was founded by

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and his friends in one of the school's classrooms (Literature 5B). In 1907 a fire broke out in the school and burnt its wooden buildings to the ground. The library, museum and archive were all lost; only some stones of the external walls survived. The school was briefly relocated to Beylerbeyi but in 1909 the students were able to return to a new stone building on the site.

Establishment of the Republic of Turkey to Integrated Education System (1923–1992)

With the abolition of the

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and the proclamation of the

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in 1923, the school's name was changed to Galatasaray Lisesi (Galatasaray High School or Lycée de Galatasaray). Instruction was conducted in Turkish and French, and the school was composed of an Elementary School (five years) and a Lycée (seven years) where French Language and Literature, Philosophy, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English and German were taught selectively in the last four years. The school became co-educational in 1965, and female students now constitute at least 40% of the school's pupils. One of the main buildings of the

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on the

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, in the

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district, was given to the school when it needed to expand. Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, visited Galatasaray three times: on December 2, 1930; January 28, 1932; and July 1, 1933.

Integrated Education System (1992–present)

In the 1990s, Galatasaray High School entered another period of transformation. The signing of the Turkish-French Bilateral Agreement of 1992 led to the foundation of

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. Admission to the High School (or ''Lycée'') is by selective examinations and about one hundred children a year are admitted. Many graduates of the High School continue their education at Galatasaray University, where 25 percent of the enrolment quota is reserved for them. Until 1997, the High School provided eight years of education. After children had completed the five-year compulsory primary school course, they undertook two years of preparatory, three years of junior high, and three years of senior high school education. In the 2003–2004 academic year Galatasaray High School became a five-year senior high school, with the introduction of the eight-year compulsory primary education system in Turkey, including one year of preparation. Galatasaray has a diverse student body, with students 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 school from the sixth grade, while Italian and Latin are taught in the high school. There is also some exposure to

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, and

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through literature and religion classes, as well as

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through French classes. The students set up an English Club in 1997, which regularly participates in the Harvard Model United Nations Conferences and the

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'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.

Education

The school years break down as follows: French Prep (one year) Lyceum (four years) — admission through the Secondary Education Institutions Entrance Exam (LGS) University (four years) — admission through the National University Entrance Exam (YKS) 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 introduced. Under this new system, the one year prep and four-year junior high education were transitioned into the primary school. File:Galatasaray Lisesi.jpg, Galatasaray High School in winter File:Türkiye İstanbul nostalji iki tramvay karşılaşması.jpg, Nostalgic tram passing in front of gates of Galatasaray High School on Istiklal Caddesi in Istanbul File:Galatasaray Museum2-Sultaniman.jpg, Galatasaray Museum housed in old post office building on İstiklal Caddesi, Istanbul

Galatasaray sports

Galatasaray extracurricular activities

* GSL Biology Club * GSL Mathematics Club * GSL Rugby Club * GSL Music Club * GSL Press Club * GSL Culture and Literature Club * GSL Theatre Club * GSL Arts Club * GSL Social Sciences Society * GSL Folklore Club * GSL French Club * GSL Travel Club * GSL Gastronomy Club * GSL Sports Club * GSL Science & Technology Club * GSL Photography Club * GSL Tango Club * GSL Civil Protection Club * GSL Cinema Club * GSL Natural Sports Club * GSL Philosophy Club * GSL Permaculture Club * GSL Animal Welfare and Ecology Club * GSL Computer Club * GSL Robotics Club * GSL Historical Simulation Club * GSL Chess Club * GSL English Club * GSL Anime-Manga Club * GSL Board Games Club

Notable alumni

Grand viziers and prime ministers

Suat Hayri Ürgüplü Ali Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (13 August 1903, Damascus, Ottoman Empire – 26 December 1981, Istanbul, Turkey) was a Turkish politician who served a brief term as Prime Minister of Turkey in 1965. He was also the last Prime Minister to be born ...

(1903-81), Minister of Customs and Monopoly, Prime Minister * Prof. Dr.

Nihat Erim İsmail Nihat Erim (30 November 1912 – 19 July 1980) was a Turkish politician and jurist. He served as the 13th Prime Minister of Turkey for almost 14 months after the 1971 Turkish military memorandum. He was assassinated by the Revolutionar ...

(1912-1980), Minister of Construction, Prime Minister

Foreign kings, presidents and prime ministers

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(1928–1939) *

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi ( he, יִצְחָק בֶּן־צְבִי‎ ''Yitshak Ben-Tsvi''; 24 November 188423 April 1963) was a historian, Labor Zionist leader and the longest-serving President of Israel. Biography Born in Poltava in the Russian Empir ...

(1884–1963), historian, Labor Zionist leader, and 2nd President of

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

Mohammed Ali Bey al-Abed Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid ( ar, محمد علي بك العابد, ; 1867 – 22 October 1939) or, as he spelled his own name in French, Mehmed Ali Abed, was appointed the president of the mandatory Syrian Republic (from 11 June 1932 until 21 De ...

(1867-1939), President of

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(1932) and Ambassador of Syria to the United States in Washington D.C. (1890 graduate) * Suphi Bereket (1889-1939), Prime Minister of Syria

Ministers

* Cihad Baban (1911-84), Minister of Culture and Tourism * Yusuf Hikmet Bayur (1891-1980), Minister of Education of the Ottoman Empire. Galatsaray teacher in 1912-1920 *

Kasım Gülek Kasım Gülek (1905 – 1996) was a prominent Turkish statesman credited with being instrumental in entrenching democracy in Turkey by taking politics to the masses. Biography He was born and lived in Adana, Adana Vilayet, Ottoman Empire, ...

(1905-1996), Minister of Public Works * Feridun Cemal Erkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs * İlhan Evliyaoğlu, Minister of Culture and Tourism *

Orhan Eyüpoğlu Orhan Eyüpoğlu (1918 – 30 November 1980) was a Turkish politician. A graduate of Istanbul University's Faculty of Law, he was deputy director of the Istanbul Police force. In 1973 he was elected as the secretary general of the Republican Pe ...

(1918-1980), Minister of State *

Turhan Feyzioğlu Turhan Feyzioğlu (1922 – 24 March 1988) was a Turkish academic and a politician. Early life He was born in Kayseri. After finishing the primary school in Kayseri, he studied in Galatasaray High School and in Law school of Istanbul Universi ...

(1922-1988), Deputy Prime Minister *

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(1922-82), Minister of Foreign Affairs *

Şükrü Kaya Şükrü Kaya (1883 – 10 January 1959) was a Turkish people, Turkish civil servant and politician, who served as government minister, Minister of Interior and List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Minister of Foreign affairs in s ...

(1883-1959), Minister of Agriculture, Interior and Foreign Affairs *

Coşkun Kırca Coşkun Kırca (27 March 1927 in Istanbul – 24 February 2005 in Istanbul) was a Turkish diplomat, journalist and politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey in 1995. He was at first a member of the Republican People's Party ( ...

(1927-2005), Minister of Foreign Affairs * Ahmet Reşit Rey (1870-1955), Minister of the Ottoman Empire between 1912 and 1920 *

Fikri Sağlar Fikri Sağlar (born 1953) is a Turkish social democrat politician. He was Minister of Culture in the early 1990s, and a member of the parliamentary commission which investigated the Susurluk scandal. He has been a columnist for ''Birgün ''Bi ...

(1953- -), Minister of Culture *

Mümtaz Soysal Osman Mümtaz Soysal (15 September 1929 – 11 November 2019) was a Turkish professor of constitutional law, political scientist, politician, human rights activist, ex-prisoner of conscience, senior advisor, columnist, and author. Soysal served ...

1929-2019), Minister of Foreign Affairs *

Ali Tanrıyar Ali Tanrıyar (14 March 1914 – 25 May 2017) was a Turkish internist, politician, Interior Minister of Turkey, chairman of the sports club Galatasaray S.K.. and centenarian, having lived to 103. Ali Tanrıyar was born in Ottoman Greece in 191 ...

(1914-2017), Minister of Interior *

Hamdullah Suphi Tanrıöver Hamdullah Suphi Tanrıöver (1885 – 10 June 1966) was a highly influential Turkish poet, intellectual, diplomat and politician. He adopted his surname Tanrıöver after the Turkish Surname Law was enacted in 1934. Life He was born to Abdülla ...

(1885-1966), Minister of Education *

Cemil Topuzlu Professor Cemil Topuzlu (18 March 1866 – 25 January 1958), also known as Cemil Pasha, was a Turkish social democratic politician who served two terms as mayor of Istanbul. During his time in office he oversaw major developments in the city, in ...

(1866-1958), Minister of Construction of the Ottoman Empire *

İlter Türkmen İlter Türkmen (born 8 November 1927) is a Turkish diplomat and politician. Early life Son of Behçet Türkmen (1899–1968), who between 1953 and 1957 was the director of the Turkish National Security Service (MAH). Permanent Representative ...

(1927-2022), Minister of Foreign Affairs *

Fatin Rüştü Zorlu Fatin Rüştü Zorlu (20 April 1910 – 16 September 1961) was a Turkish diplomat and politician. He was executed by hanging after the coup d'état in 1960 along with two other politicians. Early life and education He was born on 20 Apri ...

(1910-61), Minister of Foreign Affairs

Ministers of foreign countries

Konstantin Velichkov Konstantin Velichkov (full name Konstantin Velichkov Petkov; in bg, Констaнтин Величков; 1855 – 3 November 1907) was a Bulgarian writer and public figure. Biography He was born in the town of Pazardzhik. Velichkov received hi ...

(1855-1907), Minister of Education of Bulgaria and writer (1874 graduate)

Governors

Serasker ''Serasker'', or ''seraskier'' ( ota, سرعسكر; ), is a title formerly used in the Ottoman Empire for a vizier who commanded an army. Following the suppression of the Janissaries in 1826, Sultan Mahmud II transferred the functions of the ...

Mehmet Sait Paşa * Mar'i Pasha Al Mallah, last Ottoman Interim Governor of the Province of

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, Syria (1876 graduate)

Notable diplomats

Below are the names of Galatasaray alumni, who represented the Republic of Turkey as ambassadors to the

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, the

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and other countries. United States: * Feridun Cemal Erkin (GS. 1920) 1948–1955 *

Şükrü Elekdağ Mustafa Şükrü Elekdağ (; born 29 September 1924) is a Turkish diplomat, academician, and politician. He graduated from Galatasaray High School and received his undergraduate from Istanbul Higher Education School of Economics and Commerce, w ...

(GS. 1943) 1979–1989 *

Melih Esenbel Melih Rauf Esenbel (March 15, 1915 – July 27, 1995) was a Turkish diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs. Early years Melih Rauf was born 1915 in Istanbul. He was educated in law at Istanbul University following his graduation from G ...

1960, 1967-1974, 1975-1979 *

(GS. 1924) 1957–1960 Canada: *

(GS. 1945) 1985–1986 United Nations: *

(GS. 1945) 1980–1985 *

(GS. 1945) 1975–1980 and 1985–1988 Austria: * Daniş Tunalıgil (GS. 1933) –1975 France Nikola Milev

* Necdet Kent: Given the title

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for saving many Jews in the invaded city of

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Famous writers and poets

Tevfik Fikret Tevfik Fikret ( ota, توفیق فكرت) was the pseudonym of Mehmed Tevfik (December 24, 1867 – August 19, 1915), an Ottoman-Turkish educator and poet, who is considered the founder of the modern school of Turkish poetry. Biography Fam ...

Ahmet Haşim Ahmet Haşim (also written as Ahmed Hâşim; 1884? – 4 June 1933) was an influential Turkish poet of the early 20th century. Biography Ahmed Hâşim was born in Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Ira ...

Nazım Hikmet A nazim Subahdar, also known as Nazim or in English as a "Subah", was one of the designations of a governor of a Subah (province) during the Khalji dynasty of Bengal, Mamluk dynasty (Delhi), Khalji dynasty, Tughlaq dynasty, Mughal era ( of In ...

* Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı

Other notable alumni

Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu (1879, Fethiye – 28 June 1945) was a renowned Turkish journalist and the founder of the newspaper ''Cumhuriyet''. He was known to be a sympathizer of the Nazi regime before the war, as he published many antisemitic prop ...

, journalist *

Daron Acemoglu Kamer Daron Acemoğlu (; born September 3, 1967) is a Turkish-born American economist who has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 1993. He is currently the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at MIT. H ...

, economist *

, founder of the Galatasaray S.K. *

Engin Ardıç Engin Ardıç (born 1 February 1952) is a Turkish writer and a newspaper columnist for the Sabah newspaper. He also worked as a television commentator in the 1990s. Biography Ardıç was born on 1 February 1952 in Trabzon, a coastal city on the ...

, journalist * Bülent Arel, composer *

Ünal Aysal Ünal Aysal (, born 2 June 1941) is a Turkish businessman. He was the chairman of Galatasaray S.K. Business career He graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1961. He then studied law at İstanbul University and later at University of Neuchât ...

, 34th president of Galatasaray S.K. * Okan Bayülgen, actor and TV show host *

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, journalist and TV news anchor * Sadun Boro, first Turkish global circumnavigator * Jirayr Ohanyan Çakır, President of

Turkish Chess Federation The Turkish Chess Federation ( tr, Türkiye Satranç Federasyonu, TSF) is the governing chess organization within Turkey. The TSF was founded in 1954, and became a member of the FIDE in 1962. The federation was integrated into the General Director ...

* Çetin Emeç, journalist *

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, pop musician *

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, physicist *

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, Albanian writer, journalist and diplomat *

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Notable former staff

Konstantinos Photiadis Konstantinos Photiadis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Φωτιάδης; died 1897info page on bookat Martin Luther University) - Cited: p. 31 (PDF p. 33)) was the Ottoman-appointed Prince of Samos from 1874 to 1879.info page on bookat Martin Lut ...

- Former headmaster,

Prince of Samos The Principality of Samos ( el, Ηγεμονία της Σάμου, ; ota, Sisam İmâreti, script=Latn, italic=yes; tr, Sisam Beyliği) was an autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire from 1834 to 1912. The island of Samos participated ...

, and translator of the ''

Mecelle The Mecelle was the civil code of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th century. It was the first attempt to codify a part of the Sharia-based law of an Islamic state. Name The Ottoman Turkish name of the code is ''Mecelle-ʾi A� ...

'' into Greek.
info page on book
at

Martin Luther University Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (german: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg and the largest and oldest university in ...

) - Cited: p. 32 (PDF p. 34)

References

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