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, in 1481, is the oldest

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. It is also the second-oldest Turkish educational institution after Istanbul University, which was established in 1453. The name ''Galatasaray'' means ''Galata Palace'', as the school is located at the far end of Galata, the medieval Genoese enclave above the Golden Horn in what is now the district of Beyoğlu. A highly selective school, Galatasaray High School is often compared to the likes of

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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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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 Galatasaray Community, which includes the football club, its parent

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, and Galatasaray University. 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)

Bayezid II (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 Galata filled with beautiful red and yellow roses. In this garden, he met ''Gül Baba'' (Father Rose) of the Bektashi Order. 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, dervishes and minstrels 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

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(1808–1839) replaced the Imperial School with the Ottoman Medical School, staffed largely by French professors with most courses taught in

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. 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 Bulgarian.Strauss, Johann. "Language and power in the late Ottoman Empire" (Chapter 7). In: Murphey, Rhoads (editor). ''Imperial Lineages and Legacies in the Eastern Mediterranean: Recording the Imprint of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Rule'' (Volume 18 of Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies). Routledge, 7 July 2016. , 9781317118442.

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Since this period, the district where the school stands has been known as Galatasaray. In 1905, the

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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 Republic of Turkey 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 Feriye Palace on the Bosphorus, in the Ortaköy 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 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. 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 Ottoman Turkish, Persian, and

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through literature and religion classes, as well as Greek 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 (1903-81), Minister of Customs and Monopoly, Prime Minister * Prof. Dr. Nihat Erim (1912-1980), Minister of Construction, Prime Minister

Foreign kings, presidents and prime ministers

* King Zog of

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(1928–1939) * Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (1884–1963), historian, Labor Zionist leader, and 2nd President of

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* Mohammed Ali Bey al-Abed (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 *

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(1905-1996), Minister of Public Works * Feridun Cemal Erkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs * İlhan Evliyaoğlu, Minister of Culture and Tourism * Orhan Eyüpoğlu (1918-1980), Minister of State * Turhan Feyzioğlu (1922-1988), Deputy Prime Minister * Turan Güneş (1922-82), Minister of Foreign Affairs *

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(1883-1959), Minister of Agriculture, Interior and Foreign Affairs * Coşkun Kırca (1927-2005), Minister of Foreign Affairs * Ahmet Reşit Rey (1870-1955), Minister of the Ottoman Empire between 1912 and 1920 *

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(1953- -), Minister of Culture * Mümtaz Soysal 1929-2019), Minister of Foreign Affairs * Ali Tanrıyar (1914-2017), Minister of Interior * Hamdullah Suphi Tanrıöver (1885-1966), Minister of Education * Cemil Topuzlu (1866-1958), Minister of Construction of the Ottoman Empire * İlter Türkmen (1927-2022), Minister of Foreign Affairs *

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(1910-61), Minister of Foreign Affairs

Ministers of foreign countries

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

Governors

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Mehmet Sait Paşa * Mar'i Pasha Al Mallah, last Ottoman Interim Governor of the Province of Aleppo, Syria (1876 graduate)

Notable diplomats

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and other countries. United States: * Feridun Cemal Erkin (GS. 1920) 1948–1955 * Şükrü Elekdağ (GS. 1943) 1979–1989 *

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1960, 1967-1974, 1975-1979 * Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (GS. 1924) 1957–1960 Canada: * Coşkun Kırca (GS. 1945) 1985–1986 United Nations: * Coşkun Kırca (GS. 1945) 1980–1985 * İlter Türkmen (GS. 1945) 1975–1980 and 1985–1988 Austria: *

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* Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı

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* Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu, journalist * Daron Acemoglu, economist *

, founder of the

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, journalist * Bülent Arel, composer * Ünal Aysal, 34th president of

* Okan Bayülgen, actor and TV show host *

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, politician and writer * Celadet Bedir Khan, politician and writer *

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, physicist *

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, writer, comedian, actor, director, theatre owner * Turgay Şeren, soccer player, goalkeeper and team captain of

and

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, journalist, writer * Metin Toker, journalist, writer * İlhan Usmanbaş, composer * Safveti Ziya, Ottoman writer

Notable former staff

* Konstantinos Photiadis - Former headmaster, Prince of Samos, and translator of the '' Mecelle'' into Greek.
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References

External links

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