Erenköy Girls High School

Erenköy Girls High School (Turkish: Erenköy Kız Anadolu Lisesi) is a public girls high school in the Erenköy neighborhood of Kadıköy district in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1911 during the Ottoman Empire, it is the oldest surviving girls high school in the country and the only girls high school in Istanbul.[1]

Erenköy Girls High School
Erenköy Kız Anadolu Lisesi
Entrance to the main building of Erenköy Girls High School
Address
Ömerpaşa Sok. 82

Erenköy, Kadıköy

Istanbul
,
34738

Turkey
Coordinates40°58′38″N 29°04′24″E
Information
School typePublic Anadolu
Established1911
PrincipalYavuz Ş. Erturan
Staff5
Teaching staff65
GenderGirls
Websitewww.erenkoykizlisesi.k12.tr
Location of Erenköy Girls High School in Istanbul, Turkey
Building B of Erenköy Girls High School

History

Erenköy Girls High School was established 1911 in the Mansion of Nemizade Zihni Bey in the Kabasakal neighborhood of Istanbul. It was later renamed Model School for Girls (Ottoman Turkish: Kız Numune Mektebi‎) and moved to the Mansion of Rıdvan Pasha. In 1916, the school was finally named Erenköy Girls High School (Ottoman Turkish: Erenköy İnas Sultanisi‎). The school then moved to a mansion purchased for 7,500 gold coins by the Ministry of Education from Mabeyinci Faik Bey. The school dormitory was extended by purchasing the mansion of Hacı Hüseyin Pasha from its last owner Hatice Sultan (daughter of Murad V).[2][3]

Education continued at scattered sites after the school building burnt down on February 22, 1945. The school moved into the current building in the academic year 1954-55. From 1990 on, no more boarding students were accepted. Erenköy Girls High School is today an Anadolu-type high school called a "Super High School", at which education is in a foreign language, the courses are computer-aided and the classroom size is limited.[2][3]

This school has educated generations of Turkish women who have achieved important social standing in the Turkish society. Until 1979, it was a girls-only school, when boy students were also accepted to the school. This practice lasted for only one and a half academic years and the school never again accepted boys.[1][3]

Notable teachers
  • Bedia Muvahhit (1897–1994), a renowned stage and movie actress, served as a teacher for French language between 1921–1923 before her acting career.[4]
  • Sabiha Gökçül Erbay (1900–1998), teacher of Turkish literature (1939–1941). Known as one of the first female members of the Turkish parliament
  • Remziye Hisar (1902–1992), teacher of chemistry serving as administrative staff

Notable alumni

References
  1. Yanık, Fign (2008-04-26). "İstanbul'da kalan tek kız lisesi". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  2. "1911'de kuruldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  3. "Kurumumuz / Tarihçemiz" (in Turkish). Erenköy Kız Lisesi. Archived from the original on 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  4. "Bedia Muvahhit". İstanbul Kadın Müzesi. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  5. "Ankara Üniversitesi Rektörleri-Prof. Dr. Türkan Akyol" (in Turkish). Ankara University. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  6. "Ünlü Mezunlarımız" (in Turkish). Erenköy Kız Lisesi Mezunlar Derneği. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  7. "Güzellerimiz" (in Turkish). Erenköy Kız Lisesi Bitirenler Derneği. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
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