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word for ''college'' though it is used as a supplementary title for private high schools in Turkey. The name originates from

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, the first

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educational institution founded outside of the United States. Though founded as a college,

has been operating as a private high school since 1971. According to the Turkish education system, official name for a private high school is the direct translation, ''özel lise'', not ''kolej''. The word "Kolej" is regularly used to refer to TED Ankara College in Turkey. Additionally, Kolej is a neighborhood named after

Ankara Koleji Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

, in the Çankaya district of Ankara, the capital of Turkey.

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