Beyoğlu Anatolian High School ( Turkish: ''Beyoğlu Anadolu Lisesi''), initially founded as the English High School for Girls (EHSG) in 1849, stands as one of Turkey’s oldest educational institutions. The school is noted for its rigorous academic standards and selective admissions process.

History

From 1842-1858, during

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's tenure as the British ambassador in Istanbul, Lady Redcliffe founded a middle school for girls associated with the embassy personnel in 1849, named High School For Girls. This initiative received favorable attention from Sultan Abdülmecid. The school, however, had to close for six years during the

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(1853-1856) and the site and building were donated to the British Embassy by Lady Redcliffe. After the war, a board composed of members from the British consulate in Istanbul managed the school, which temporarily closed again during the

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(1877–1878) but reopened in 1881. This time, the school also began admitting Ottoman subjects residing in the

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. The building, being old and insufficient, prompted the school administration to start a fundraising campaign among wealthy parents, leading to the construction of the current building in 1901, a rare example of

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architecture still in use today. The school continued its education until the outbreak of

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in 1914 and was shut down three times until 1920. On October 24, 1971,

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and

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visited the school. With the Republic's enactment of the "Education Unity" Law in 1943, the curriculum was reorganized according to the new legal standards. Originally named "English High School," the school was nationalized on November 1, 1979, renamed "''İngiliz Kız Ortaokulu''" (

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: English Girls' Middle School), and when the high school section was opened in 1980, it was renamed Beyoğlu Anatolian High School.

Extracurricular activities

*Values Club *Literature, Librarianship, Publishing, and Poetry Club *eTwinning Club *Gastronomy Club *Travel, Promotion, Environmental Protection Club *Entrepreneurship Club *Visual Arts Club *Animal Love and Protection Club * English Debate and

Theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communi ...

Club *Istanbul Beyoğlu Club *

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, Green Crescent, Social Assistance Club *Mathematics, Brain Games, and Chess Club *Music Club *Robotics Coding, Science Olympiads, Erasmus Project Club *Sports, Folk Dances and

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Club *Publishing and Journalism Club *

Model United Nations Model United Nations, also known as Model UN (MUN), is an educational simulation of the United Nations, which teaches students about diplomacy, international relations, global issues, and how the United Nations is run. During a model UN confe ...

Club *Cinema Club *Civil Defense, Occupational Health and Safety Club *History Club *

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Club *

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Club

Notable alumnae

* Vuslat Doğan Sabancı, Turkish businesswoman *

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, Turkish businesswoman *

Gülse Birsel Gülse Birsel (née Şener; born 11 March 1971) is a Turkish actress, screenwriter and columnist. She is known for hit sitcom series, Avrupa Yakası, Yalan Dünya and hit film 7 Kocalı Hürmüz. Early life Gülse Birsel was born on 11 March ...

, Turkish screenwriter and actress *

Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu (1955, Istanbul) is a Turkish designer and owner of a Turkish architecture and interior design company. She designed the interiors of Istanbul's Şakirin Mosque in 2009 to wide international acclaim, possibly becoming the fir ...

, Turkish interior designer

References

High schools in Istanbul Beyoğlu Anatolian High Schools

External Links

Beyoğlu Anatolian High School (Official Website)

English High School (Alumni Website)
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History

Extracurricular activities

Notable alumnae

See also

References

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