Kuleli Military High School
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| Kuleli Military High School | |
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 Kuleli Military High School on the Bosphorus | |
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Çengelköy, Istanbul, Turkey | |
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| School type | Public, boarding |
| Founded | 21 September 1845 |
| Closed | 31 July 2016 |
Kuleli Military High School was the oldest
After the
History
Ottoman Period (1845–1923)
Kuleli Military High School was established on 21 September 1845, under the name of "Mekteb-i Fünun-ı İdadiye" at the
The Kuleli Military High School building, originally the Kuleli Cavalry Barracks, was designed by
In 1868, all military high schools were decided to be combined. At that time, four military high schools, including Kuleli, were combined under the name of "Umum Mekteb-i İdadî Şahane" and transferred to the Galatasaray Barracks. When the combination of military high schools turned out to be a failure, it was decided that the schools should go on their own education system separately. For this reason, “Mekteb-i Fünun-ı İdadîye” and “Deniz İdadîsi” (Naval High School) moved to the Kuleli Barracks in 1872. Afterwards, the school came to be known as the "Kuleli İdadîsi" (Kuleli Military High School).
During the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) between the Ottoman Empire and Russia, the school was transformed into a hospital. Therefore, the students and academic staff of Kuleli moved to the Turkish Military Academy building in Pangaltı, Istanbul. When the war ended, the school returned to its building in Çengelköy with the "Askeri Tıbbiye İdadisi" (Military Medical High School) in 1879. The hospital on the ridge outside the school was evacuated and sent to the Military Medical School, because the building had become too crowded. The hospital later moved to the Beylerbeyi quarter. The "Askeri Tıbbiye İdadisi" (Military Medical High School) was transferred to the Haydarpaşa quarter in 1910.
During the
Kuleli Military High School first moved to a military camp, consisting of tents only, near Sünnet Bridge in Kağıthane, then one month later, to a police station in Maçka. Because of the British interest there, it was transferred to the old Gendarmerie School near Beylerbeyi Palace (26 December 1920).
Turkish Republic Period (1923–2016)
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The Kuleli Barracks were returned to the Turkish army at the end of the Treaty of Lausanne (1923) as a result of the Turkish victory in the Turkish War of Independence (1919–1923). The British evacuated the Kuleli Barracks on 6 October 1923 after controlling it for a 3-year period.
The school became a civilian high school by the "Tevhid-i Tedrisat" bill (a law that regulated education) passed in 1924 and was renamed as "Kuleli Lisesi" (Kuleli High School). At the end of the same year, it became a military high school again. Also, it took its present name in 1925 as "Kuleli Military High School". In
After World War II, the school moved back to Istanbul on 18 August 1947 into its historical home. Kuleli Military High School applied the curriculum of the Ministry of National Education for science courses until the 1975–76 academic year. Afterwards, it began to apply the college system and the education period was increased from three to four years, with the addition of a Prep Class.
After the
Notable alumni
- General Staff of Turkey
- Hulusi Behçet, dermatologist and scientist
- Yaşar Büyükanıt, 25th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey
- Cemal Paşa, officer and mayor of Istanbul
- Abdullah Çevrim, football player
- Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, poet
- Field Marshal, politician
- Ragıp Gümüşpala, 11th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey
- Cemal Gürsel, fourth President of Turkey
- Remzi Aydın Jöntürk, film director, producer, actor and painter
- Musa Kâzım Karabekir, commander of the Eastern Army in the Ottoman Empire, politician
- Tahir Tamer Kumkale, writer
- Aziz Nesin, writer and humorist
- Irfan Orga, fighter pilot, diplomat, writer
- Field Marshal
- Ibrahim Fehmi Pasha (1838—1896), Ottoman statesman
- Ömer Seyfettin, writer
- Cevdet Sunay, fifth President of Turkey
- İrfan Tansel, Commander-in-Chief of the Turkish Air Force
- Cengiz Topel, fighter pilot
- Alparslan Türkeş, politician
- Tayyar Yalaz, sport wrestler
- Şerif Yenen, travel specialist, travel writer and tourist guide
Notable faculty
- Ali Ferit Gören(1913-1987), Austrian-Turkish Olympic sprinter
See also
References
- ^ Emporis: Kuleli Military High School
- ^ "Garabed Amira Balian (1800 – 1866)". Turkish Cultural Foundation.
- ^ a b Yazman, Derya (9 August 2011). "Kuleli'nin eskiden ünlü kuleleri yoktu". Akitera. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ GÜNAL, BÜLENT (8 August 2011). "Ermenistan'da basılan 'Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'ndaki Ermeni Sporcular' adlı kitapta, Kuleli Askeri Lisesi'yle ilgili tarihi gerçekler yer alıyor". Haber Turk. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
1920 yılında İngiliz askeri ataşesinin organizasyonuyla da Kuleli Askeri Lisesi boşaltıldı ve binaya Ermeni yetimler yerleştirildi.
- ^ Demoyan, Hayk (2009). Armenian Sport and Sports Education in the Ottoman Empire. Yerevan: Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute.
- ^ Kurulu, T.C. Bakanlar (25 July 2016). "669 Sayılı Kanun Hükmünde Kararname" (PDF). Resmî Gazete.
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