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s of the Ottoman Empire. It was located in Monastir (present day

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, North Macedonia). The buildings of the school have been used as museums since 1934 (today NI Institute and Museum Bitola). The other military high schools of the Ottoman Empire were: Constantinople Military High School (

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) and

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Military High School, both founded in 1846; the

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Military High School, founded in 1873; and the

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Military High School, founded in 1876.

Notable alumni

* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), the founder of modern Turkey, who attended from 1896 to 1898 *

Ahmed Niyazi Bey Ahmed Niyazi Bey (1873 – 1913) ( tr, Resneli Niyazi Bey, Ahmet Niyazi Bey; sq, Ahmet Njazi Bej Resnja; "Ahmet Niyazi Bey from Resen") was an Ottoman revolutionary, who was the bey of the Resne (now Resen, North Macedonia) area in the late 19t ...

(1873–1912), a leader of the 1908 Young Turk Revolution *

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(1882-1914), military officer *

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(1880–1943), second Prime Minister of Turkey * Fuat Bulca (1881–1962), military officer and MP in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey *

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NI Institute and Museum BitolaBitola Museum Website
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Notable alumni

See also

Further reading

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