Cağaloğlu Anatolian High School

Public school in Istanbul, Turkey

41°00′35″N 28°58′25″E / 41.00972°N 28.97361°E / 41.00972; 28.97361InformationSchool typePublic AnadoluEstablished1850Sister schoolIstanbul Boys High SchoolSchool number162PrincipalCafer KoçyiğitStaff4 (August 2021)Teaching staff53 (August 2021)Gradesprep + 9-12Years offeredprep + 4GenderCo-edNumber of students909 (2021)Classes32Average class size34Classes offeredPrep. Class-9-10-11-12LanguageGerman, English, TurkishColour(s)Grey-RedSloganAlles für CAL!SongSay CAĞALOĞLU CAĞALOĞLUSportsBadminton, volleyball, basketball, footballMascotPhoenixNicknameCALNational ranking8thWebsitecagalogluanadolulisesi.meb.k12.tr

Cağaloğlu Anatolian High School (Turkish: Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi), in Cağaloğlu, İstanbul, is one of the oldest and internationally renowned high schools of Turkey. Istanbul Cağaloğlu Anatolian High School is considered to be an elite public high school in Turkey.^[1] The primary languages of instruction are Turkish and German. The secondary foreign language of instruction is English. Germany recognizes the school as a "Deutsche Auslandsschule [de]" (German International school).^[2]

Education is four years after one prep year. Enrollment capacity is 150. The total number of students is 854 in 33 classes with an average class size of around 30. As of August 2021, the high school has five administrative staff and 53 teaching staff.^[3] Enrollment is for German language education, four teachers from Germany are tasked along with seven experienced Turkish teachers. Graduates obtain a diploma "Deutsches Sprachdiplom" (DSD-A2/B1 or B2/C1), which proves German language proficiency required for entry to a college or to study at a university in Germany respectively.^[4]

Prior to Cağaloglu Anatolian High School the complex in which the school functions used to host Istanbul Girls High School. They also host a Model G20 summit for high school students.^[5]

Notable alumni

Nejat İşler (born 1972), actor^[6]
Engin Hepileri (born 1979) actor
Dağhan Külegeç (born 1978) actor
Algı Eke (born 1985), actress
Sinem Öztürk (born 1985), actress
Sinan Kaynakçı (born 1979), lead vocalist of Pinhani band

References

^ "İstanbul Liseleri 2024 Taban Puanları Yüzdelik Dilimleri LGS-MEB".
^ "Verleihung der PASCH-Plakette an das Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi" (in German). Deutsches Generalkonsulat Istanbul. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
^ "Teşkilat Şeması - Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi" (in Turkish). Retrieved February 10, 2024.
^ "Tarihçe" (in Turkish). Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı İstanbul-Fatih-Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
^ "Liseliler "Model G20 Zirvesi" İle Dünya Sorunlarına Çözüm Arayacak". milliyet. June 5, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
^ "Ünlüler hangi liseden mezun". Sabah (in Turkish). 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2013-05-03.