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Nişantaşı Anatolian High School
Nişantaşı Anatolian High School () is a State school, public Secondary school, high school located in Vali Konağı Caddesi, Nişantaşı, Istanbul. The institution known as English High School for Boys (EHSB), was a British private school operating since 1905. Initially founded as the English High School for Girls in 1849, the school expanded in 1905 to include the English High School for Boys, collectively offering an English curriculum. The schools were notable for their shared British curriculum and were divided into four student groups: Arden House, Charnwood House, Dean House, and Sherwood House. A distinctive feature of both schools was their common logo, which included a blue wolf and crescent, and a separate blue rose emblem. In 1979, management of the school was transferred to Turkish Ministry of National Education (Turkey), Ministry of National Education. History The foundations of Nişantaşı Anatolian High School date back to 1849 when Lady Stratford Redcliffe, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telford Waugh
Sir (Alexander) Telford Waugh (22 October 1865 – 7 January 1950) was a British diplomat who experienced at first hand the final days of the Ottoman Empire.Obituary in ''The Times'', ''Sir Telford Waugh, Last Days of the Ottoman Empire'', 11 January 1950, p.9 Life Alexander Telford Waugh was born in London on 22 October 1865 and educated at St John's School, Leatherhead, Forest School and in Germany. In 1885, Waugh joined the Levant Consular Service as a student interpreter. He saw service in Albania, where Turkish authority was on the wane, and in Turkish Kurdistan soon after the Hamidian massacres. Waugh was appointed vice-consul at Constantinople in March 1900. When Turkey joined the Central Powers, Waugh remained in Turkey at the American Embassy to protect British interests, the British representatives having left the country. In 1915 he was recalled to the Foreign Office in London before being sent to Athens as Britain’s commercial attaché where he was put in charge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |