Sharur Turkish High School ( Az: ''Şərur Türk Liseyi,'' also abbreviated as ''ŞTL'') is a former privately owned boy's secondary/high school in Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1994 and was located in the city of

Sharur Sharur ( ) is a city in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. It is the administrative centre of the Sharur District. The city is located 66 km northwest of Nakhchivan city, on the Sharur plain. History In a manuscript of the 16t ...

Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic ( az, Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası, ), is a landlocked exclave of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The region covers Official portal of Nakhchivan Autonomous RepublicNakhchivan Autonomous Republic with a popula ...

of Azerbaijan. In its later years it was named after ''( Az: Ak. Əhməd Mahmudov Adına Şərur Türk Liseyi).'' The school closed in 2014.

Origin

Sharur Turkish High School was established by Zaman Educational Institution ('' :tr:Zaman Eğitim-Öğretim Şirketi'') in 1994 as one of three Nakhchivan Turkish High Schools. Zaman Educational Institution was established in 1992 as the first of a number of structured institutions to be established worldwide.

Admissions and education

The admissions were taken from 6th grade students according to examination results. Education was in

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, English, and

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. Accommodation and lunch were preferably provided by school. Achievements included numerous medals in international and nationwide olympiads and higher than 90% university acceptance rate, each year. Graduates continued their studies at universities worldwide, mostly in Turkey.

Dissolution

The Zaman Educational Institution Schools including ''ŞTL'' produced their last graduates in 2014 and were shut down as a result of political debates in Turkey. In 2015 a bust of Ac. Ahmad Mahmudov in front of the defunct school's old building was disputatiously taken down for political issues which had wide media coverage.

References

External links

Official Page of The Nakhchivan Turkish High Schools
History of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Boys' schools in Azerbaijan 1992 establishments in Azerbaijan Educational institutions established in 1992 Educational institutions disestablished in 2014 Secondary schools in Azerbaijan {{Azerbaijan-school-stub