Kabataş Erkek Lisesi

Kabataş Erkek Lisesi
Kabataş Erkek Lisesi Karanligi Ezenlerin Lisesi (School of The Ones Fighting Against Darkness)
Location
Ortaköy Istanbul Turkey
Information
School type	Public, Boarding
Founded	1908
Founder	Abdul Hamid II
Head of school	Fatih Güldal
Language	Turkish, English, German, French
Campus	Bosphorus
School colour(s)	Red and Black
Website	www.kabataserkeklisesi.k12.tr

Kabataş Erkek Lisesi or Kabataş High School (Ottoman Turkish: Kabataş Mekteb-i İdâdisi‎) is one of the oldest and most prominent high schools in Turkey. It is located in Ortaköy at Bosphorus in Istanbul.

History

The high school was established in 1908 by the Ottoman sultan Abdulhamid II. During the Balkan Wars, Kabataş sent numerous students to the battlefront. In early years, only boys were educated at the high school. However, as of 1994, girls have also been admitted to the school.

Kabataş High School celebrated its 107th anniversary in 2015 with a festival.

Directors of the school

Ottoman Empire period

• Hasan Tahsin Ayni (1908-1908)
• Lütfü Emiroğlu (1908-1911)
• Hüseyin Mazım (1911-1914)
• M. Sait Erkol (1914-1917)
• Abdülkerim Nadir (1917-1922)

Turkish Republic Period

• M. Edip Ergun (1922-1931)
• Mahmut Ekrem (1931-1932)
• Nuri Onur (1932-1949)
• Cemal Artüz (1949-1951)
• Faik Dranaz (1951-1958)
• Adnan Dinçer (1958-1974)
• M. Nihat Tünaydın (1974-1980)
• A. Azmi Güler (1980-1985)
• Korel Haksun (1985-2005)
• Recep Memiş (2005-2010)
• Uğur Açıkgöz (2010- 2012
• Fatih Güldal(2015-)

Notable alumni

• Adnan Kahveci – politician former Minister of Finance
• Ahmet Taner Kışlalı – politician, former Minister of Culture, writer
• Ahmet Yalçınkaya – poet and writer
• Ali Akansu – Professor, electrical and computer engineering
• Ali Bayramoğlu – businessman
• tr – Former Tourism Minister
• Ali Uras – Former President of Galatasaray S.K. and Turkish Football Federation
• Ergican Saydam – pianist
• Erol Çevikçe – former Minister of Environment and City Planning
• Fahri Kasırga – former Minister of Justice
• Feridun Karakaya – actor
• Gülhan Şen – television presenter
• Hasan Gemici – former Minister of State
• Hikmet Sami Türk – former Minister of Justice
• tr – lawyer, journalist, writer
• tr – former president of Istanbul Technical University
• tr – writer, poet
• Naim Talu – former Prime Minister
• Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush – former prime minister of Libya
• Murat Soygeniş – architect, professor
• tr – former Minister of the Interior
• Nahit Menteşe – former deputy prime minister and Minister of the Interior
• Necati Çelim – former MP for Aydın Province and gynecologist
• Nusret Fişek – former Minister of Health
• Ömer Kavur – film director
• tr – poet
• tr – honorary attorney prosecutor of Court of Cassation of Turkey
• Süleyman Seba – former president and honorary president of Beşiktaş J.K.
• Sanlı Sarıalioğlu – former player for Beşiktaş J.K. and the Turkey national football team
• Şeref Has – former player for Fenerbahçe S.K. and the Turkey national football team
• Yalçın Küçük – writer and researcher

See also

• List of schools in Istanbul

External links

• High school's official website
• Kabataş Erkek Lisesi alumni association
• High school's educational foundation
• Kabataş Erkek Lisesi fan website