Galatasaray Lisesi
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| Galatasaray Lisesi, Lycee de Galatasaray, Galatasaray High School, Mekteb-i Sultani(old) | |
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| Established | 1481 |
| School type | Public, Boarding |
| Religious affiliation | none |
| Principal | Doç.Dr Gün KUT |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Color(s) | Red and Yellow |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Homepage | www.gsl.gsu.edu.tr |
Galatasaray Lisesi (In French: Lycée de Galatasaray) is one of the most renowned and influential high schools of modern Turkey, in addition to being the oldest school of the Ottoman Empire.
The name Galatasaray means the "Palace of Galata", Galata, being the name of the Genoese district/colony right south of the school.
[edit] Slogan
"J'aime la qualité, j'aime la superiorité, alors j'aime mon Lycée."
Quality, Superiority, Fraternity are considered to be Galatasaray's main distinguishing characteristics.
[edit] Education
Education is primarily in French and Turkish. English and Italian are also taught as second languages. There is also a slight exposure to Ottoman Turkish, Persian, and Arabic through Literature and Religion classes, as well as Latin and Greek through the French classes.
The school years break down as follows:
Elementary School (8 years) - admission through a lottery. French Prep (1 year) Lyceum (4 years) - admission through the Secondary Education Institutions Entrance Exams (OKS) French Prep (1 year) University (4 years) - admission through the National University Entrance Exam (OSS)
Note: the most recent change happened in 2003 with National policy of the extension of the Primary school years to 8, the 1 year prep and 4 year middle school was transitioned into the Elementary school.
[edit] History
History of the high school dates back to 1481. The high school started as Galata Sarayi Endurunu Humayunu (Galata Palace Imperial School) in its current place in Beyoglu.
[edit] Origins (1481-1830)
Bayezid II (1481-1512) founded Galata Sarayi Humayunu in 1481. Bayezit II, known as the peaceful Sultan who repopulated the city of Istanbul after the conquest of 1453, often roamed his domains, disguised as an ordinary citizen. According to the legend, one of these days, near Galata, on a hilltop, he ran into a wonderful rose garden with well-groomed red and yellow sprouting allover the place. To stop to look at the roses, he meets Gül Baba (Father Rose), an old wise man who invites him inside. The Sultan chats with the old man, trying to gather feedback about the state of the Empire and the city which is being repopulated with expelled Jews from Spain, Orthodox Armenians from Eastern Provinces, Turks from the Karaman etc... Gül Baba says overall, he is happy with the city, and his rose garden and the reign of the Sultan, but that he would be a very happy man, if an institution were established which allowed people with all these diverse backgrounds to get educated under one roof, to raise wise men to serve this great Empire. He also says that he would be proud to serve as a teacher there and lecture these kids with his wisdom and create a generation of valuable subjects to the Empire. Bayezit II, listens the old wise man with interest and weeks later he returns back to Gül Baba to give him the news and show him the edict, which establishes the Ottoman Emperial School, on the grounds next to the rose garden, and that announces Gül Baba as the head of the school.
That year the school is built, Gül Baba becomes the head of the school and runs the school for many years. He dies during the Ottoman raid to Hungary and his tomb is near Budapest.
[edit] Gul Baba
Cem went to the Budin War on Kanunî Sultan Süleyman's invitation. In the Ottoman period, when the army went to the war, dervishes and minstrels also accompanied them to boost their morale; when the army was resting, it was time for prayers and epics. Dervishes and minstrels used to arm themselves and join the war when necessary Gül Baba was one of these dervishes who joined the wars. Janissaries were fond of the dervishes of the Bektashi order since they regarded Hacı Bektaş as their convent's chief.
German Thedor Menzel explains that Gül Baba's name could be a nickname because he might have carried a rose attached to his turban; where a rose is a sign of being a sheik of a Bektashi lodge.
[edit] Interim Period (1830-1868)
Galata Palace Imperial School continued, with various changes as an educational institution for about 350 years, until the 1830's, when, with the movement of reform and reorganization , Ottoman Empire's old institutions were gradually abolished. In the place of the Galata Palace Imperial School, Sultan Mahmud II (1808-1839) opened the Ottoman Medical School made up of French professors and the courses being taught in French. The Medical School functioned at Galata Palace buildings for some thirty years.
[edit] Modern Period (1868-1923)
Sultan Abdülaziz (1861-1876) was the first sultan to travel to Europe. Invited by Napoleon III, in June-July 1867 he attended the World Exhibition in Paris. He then visited Queen Victoria in London, Wilhem I in Prussia, Franz Joseph I in Vienna. Sultan Abdülaziz was impressed by the French educational system during his visit, and as soon as he came back to the country he announced the Edict of Public Education where a modern free compulsory education system was established for all children until the age of twelve. In September 1868, influenced by the French Lycee, a school was established under the name "Lycée Impérial Ottoman de Galata-Sérai" (in Turkish: Galatasaray Mekteb-i Sultanisi). French was the main language of instruction, most of the teachers were foreign, and the student body included members of all religious and ethnic communities from around the Empire : Turks, Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Jews, Levantines, Bulgarians, Albanians etc...
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Many of the graduates of this period of some 55 years, coming from various communities, became prominent statesmen, educators, bureaucrats, writers etc... in Turkey as well as in their home provinces. Some even served as the first statesmen in their newly founded countries in Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia.
The influence of Galatasaray, on modern Turkey, which was on the rise, has also been enormous. As the need for administrators, diplomats, and others with a modern education and capacity to handle Western administrative apparatus became more and more pressing, the graduates of Galatasaray came to play these preponderant roles in the politics of the Ottoman Empire and, after it, of the Republic of Turkey.
Lycée de Galatasaray, with its contributions to the Westernization of the "East", came to be considered the "Window to the West".
Since this period, the district where this institution stands has been known as and called Galatasaray. In 1905, in one of Galatasaray's classrooms, the Galatasaray Soccer Club was founded.
[edit] Republic of Turkey Period (1923-1992)
With the abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate and the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, the name of the school was changed to "Galatasaray Lisesi" (Lycée de Galatasaray).
Ataturk, visited Galatasaray 3 times, once on December 2nd, 1930; a second time on January 28th, 1932; and a third time on July 1st 1933.
Education continued to be in the French language and the school comprised of a Primary school (5 years) and a Lycée (7 years) where French Language and Literature, Philosophy, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English, and German were taught selectively in the last four years.
The school became co-educational in 1965 where the female students constituted 40% of the student body.
One of the Feriye Sarayi (Ottoman Palace's Summer Residence's Harem building) was also dedicated to Galatasaray when it needed more room for expansion.
[edit] Integrated Education System (1992-present)
In 1990s, Galatasaray entered another period of transformation. The signing of Turkish- French Bilateral Agreement of 1992 led to the foundation of Galatasaray University , which essentially grew out of the Lycée. With the addition of a new primary education school, the three units have emerged as autonomous components of an integrated education system under the aegis of the University.
The admission to the Lycée is by selective exams. Turkish primary school graduates take a very competitive centralized exam if they wish to be enrolled in a limited number of elite public highschools. Galatasaray admits 100 students generally from within the top 750 of about 600,000 candidates. Galatasaray primary education school graduates are also admitted to the Lycée, subject to examination. Lycée graduates may continue their higher education in Galatasaray University, where 25 percent of the enrollment quota is reserved for them, also subject to examination
Until 1997, Lycée de Galatasaray was an 8 year school, which, for graduates of 5 year compulsory primary school, involved 2 years of prep, 3 years of junior high, and 3 years of senior highschool education. Since then, with the introduction of 8 year compulsory primary education in Turkey, Galatasaray has become a 5 year senior highschool, including 1 year prep starting from 2003-2004 schoolyear.
Galatasaray being a boarding school, the student body is richly diverse, with boys and girls coming from every corner of the country.
The current curriculum consists of a blend of Turkish and French curricula plus a number of additional language and elective courses. Courses on Turkish literature, Geography, History, Ethics, and Art are taught in Turkish. French Literature, Philosophy, Sociology, Mathematics, and Science courses use French as the language of instruction. In addition English is taught from the primary school's sixth grade on, Italian and Latin in the Lycée grades.
The students set up an English club in 1997, where members are participating to the Harvard Model United Nations Conferances since that year.
Lycée de Galatasaray diploma is equivalent to the French Baccalaureate, and graduates of Galatasaray are admitted to universities in France without further examinations. Moreover they have no difficulty in enrolling in best universities in Turkey and abroad. After obtaining University degrees, many join the Civil and Diplomatic Services as befitting their Enderun and later, Imperial school traditions.
During 80 years of the Republican Period, there were two prime ministers, eight foreign ministers, scores of other cabinet ministers and undersecretaries in the State Administration among the graduates of the Lycée. Apart from these, many academicians, judges, educators, writers, doctors, architects, engineers, journalists, artists, film directors, poets, painters etc...constitute illustrious alumni of this exceptional institution.
A special place should be reserved to Galatasaray alumni who join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They constitute an important body in the Diplomatic Corps and the number of those that have reached the Ambassadorial rank exceeds one hundred.
Today Lycée de Galatasaray graduates continue to occupy high ranking political , industrial and business positions within and outside Turkey. They are represented all around the globe by 17 Alumni Associations, 9 in Turkey, 8 in Europe and in North America and South Africa.
[edit] Galatasaray Sports
[edit] Galatasaray Extracurricular Activities
GSL Press Club
GSL Culture and Literature Club
[edit] GSL French Theatre Club
[edit] GSL Theatre Club
[edit] GSL Music Club
GSL Arts Club
Social Science Club
[edit] GSL Folklore Club
[edit] GSL English Club
Founded by students Onur Gunday, Emir Kisagun & Mustafa Yazici in 1996, the club's goal was to create real-life activities for students to increase their practice of English. Thanks to the GSL English Club, in 1997, Galatasaray became the first high school and first institution whose primary language of education that was not English, to get accepted to the Harvard National Model United Nations Conference. In 1998, the English Club also published the first English language newspaper in Galatasaray's history. The creation of the English Club, was considered revolutionary in a traditionally "French" school, where the influence of globalization and importance of English had finally expressed itself with the creation of a club. Another thing that makes the English club unique is that the English club is a uniquely student managed and alumni-funded club, where the members are responsible of funding the Harvard MUN Conference through the donations they gather from the alumni. Since 1997, every year, GSL English Club has sent an increasing number of students to the HMUN conference.
In 2005, the club reconstructed its member selection system and internal regulation thanks to the efforts of president Onur Surgit, who is now continuing his higher education in the United States. The efforts which have been put on by Mr.Surgit has paid off as the club started to show serious progress in international conferences. The new presidents hope to build on the success which has been created by Onur Surgit and make the club progress even further.
The most significant success of the GSL English Club came when co-president Onur Çetintürk had won the most outstanding delegate award in 2006 MUNTR. Since then, the members of the club are very determined to turn to homeland with an award from the prestigious Harvard National Model United Nations Conference.
In the year of 2006 GSL English club will be led by co-presidents Onur Cetinturk and Kerim Can Ipek.
GSL Firestoppers Club
GSL Travel Club
GSL Sports Club
GSL Science & Technology Club
GSL Photography Club
GSL Civil Protection Club
GSL Cinema Club
GSL Natural Sports Club
GSL Philosophy Club
GSL Ecology Club
[edit] GSL Computer Group
http:www.gsl.gsu.edu.tr/gslbt
GSL Chess Club
[edit] Galatasaray Traditions
[edit] Fraternity: Agabey-Abla Tradition
At Galatasaray there is a tradition of respecting the elder brothers and sisters. The elders protect the younger brothers/sisters while the younger ones respecting the elders, creating a relationship of fraternal hierarchy and ranks among the student body. After graduation, this fraternity continues regardless of age, status or geographic location.
[edit] Being the Window to the West
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[edit] Habit of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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[edit] Galatasaray Alumni
During 75 years of the Republican Period, there were two Prime ministers, eight Foreign ministers, scores of other Cabinet ministers and Under-secretaries in the state administration. Apart from these, many academicians, judges, educators, writers, doctors, architects, engineers, journalists, artists, stage artists, film directors, poets, painters etc. constitute illustrious alumni of this exceptional institution.
[edit] Notable diplomats
Below are the names of Galatasaray alumni, who represented the Republic of Turkey as ambassadors to the United States, Canada and the United Nations.
United States:
- Ahmet Muhtar (GS. 1883) 1927-1934
- Feridun Cemal Erkin (GS. 1920) 1948-1955
- Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (GS. 1924) 1957-1960
- Bülent Uşakligil (GS. 1923) 1960-1962
- Melih Esenbel (GS. 1933) 1967-1979
- Şükrü Elekdağ (GS. 1943) 1979-1989
- Nüzhet Kandemir (GS. 1953) 1989-1998
Canada:
- Taha Çarim (GS. 1936) 1961-1965
- Mehmet Baydur (GS. 1937) 1965-1968
- Tahir Şentürk (GS. 1946) 1975-1980
- Coşkun Kırca (GS. 1945) 1985-1986
- Ömer Ersun (GS. 1956) 1995-1998
United Nations:
- İlter Türkmen (GS. 1945) 1975-1980 and 1985-1988
- Coşkun Kırca (GS. 1945) 1980-1985
[edit] Notable graduates
- Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu, journalist
- Daron Acemoğlu, economist
- Candan Erçetin, pop musician
- Ulvi Cemal Erkin, composer
- Feza Gürsey, mathematician
- Abdi İpekçi, journalist
- Barış Manço, pop musician
- Turgay Şeren, soccer player
- Fikret Kizilok, musician
- Stoyan Mihaylovski, Bulgarian writer (1872 graduate)
- Simeon Radev, eminent Bulgarian diplomat and historian
- Nikola Milev, Bulgarian historian
- Todor Kableshkov, Bulgarian national activist
[edit] Famous writers and poets
- Tevfik Fikret
- Ahmet Haşim
- Nazim Hikmet Ran
[edit] Famous world leaders and presidents
- Zog of Albania, King of Albania (1928-1939)
- Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, 2nd President of Israel
- Mehmet Ali El-Abid, President of Syria (1932)
- Moshe Shertok, Prime minister of Israel (1953-1955)
- Suphi Bereket, Prime minister of Syria
[edit] Turkish Prime ministers and Ottoman Grand Viziers
- Çorlulu Ali Paşa, Grans Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
- Melek Ahmet Paşa, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
- Keçecizade Fuat Paşa, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
- Suat Hayri Ürgüplü, Prime minister of Turkey
- Nihat Erim, Prime minister of Turkey
[edit] Foreign ministers
- Savarof, Secretary of War of Bulgaria
- Konstantin Velichkov, Minister of Education of Bulgaria and writer (1874 graduate)
- Mirza Sadık Khan, Minister of Internal Affairs of Iran (1885 graduate)
- İzzeddine, Secretary of State of Egypt
- Mehmet Ali El-Abid, Ambassador of Syria to the United States in Washington D.C. (1890 graduate)
[edit] Turkish and Ottoman Ministers
- Mehmet Sait Paşa, Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
- Abdurrahman Abdi Paşa, Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
- Mahmut Muhtar Paşa, Minister of Navy of the Ottoman Empire (1886 graduate)
- Keçecizade Fuat Paşa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ottoman Empire
- Abdurrahman Şeref, Minister of Education of the Ottoman Empire
- Osman Nizami Paşa, Minister of Construction of the Ottoman Empire (1876 graduate)
- Şemsettin Paşa, Minister of Documents of the Ottoman Empire (1878 graduate)
- Mustafa Reşit Paşa, Minister of the Ottoman Empire between 1912-1920
- Ali Paşa
- Dr. Cemil Topuzlu, Minister of Construction of the Ottoman Empire
- Sabahattin Tanman, Minister of Customs and Monopoly of the Ottoman Empire
- Prof. Yusuf Hikmet Bayur, Minister of Education of the Ottoman Empire (1909 graduate)
- Necmeddin Sadak, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1910 graduate)
- İ. Hakkı Baban, Minister of Education
- Hamdullah Suphi Tanrıöver, Minister of Education
- Şükrü Kaya, Minister of Agriculture, Interior and Foreign Affairs
- Hikmet Bayur, Minister of Education
- Feridun Cemal Erkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Suat Hayri Ürgüplü, Minister of Customs and Monopoly
- Fatin Rüştü Zorlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Kasım Gülek, Minister of Construction, Transport and State
- Cihad Baban, Minister of Culture and Tourism
- Prof. Dr. Nihat Erim, Minister of Construction, Deputy Prime minister
- Turan Güneş, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Orhan Eyüpoğlu, Minister of State
- Prof. Dr. Orhan Dikmen, Minister of Agriculture
- Mehmet Baydur, Minister of Trade
- Malik Yolaç, Minister of Youth and Sports
- Necmettin Cevheri, Minister of State
- İlter Türkmen, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Prof. Dr. Turhan Feyzioğlu, Deputy Prime minister
- Şahap Kocatopçu, Minister of Industry and Trade
- Hasan Esat Işık, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Ali Tanrıyar, Minister of Interior
- Mükerrem Taşçıoğlu, Minister of Culture and Tourism
- Coşkun Kırca, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- İlhan Evliyaoğlu, Minister of Culture and Tourism
- Prof. Dr. Mümtaz Soysal, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Fikri Sağlar, Minister of Culture
[edit] Ottoman and Turkish Governors
- Serasker Mehmet Sait Paşa
- Vizier Mustafa Paşa
- İsmail Paşa, Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Abdülkerim Tabipzade (1883 graduate)
- Osman Galip, Governor of Aleppo, Syria
- Mehmet Galip (1883 graduate)
- Hüseyin Ragıp Ural
- Rebii Karatekin
- Nevzat Hakkı Baykal
- Ragıp Gerçekler
- Tahir Fikret Aslan
- Rebii Karatekin
- Mukadder Öztekin
- Çelik Çetin Birmek
- Ahmet Elbeyli
[edit] Galatasaray Alumni Pilav Day
Galatasaray alumni gather on the grounds of the Lycée every year, on the first Sunday of June, to enjoy the traditional Pilav day, a day of reunion and feast for all the Galatasaraylis, where a special Pilav (rice) and meat is served in the school's cafeterias as in the old school days. Many schools have copied this tradition and now hold their reunions and call them "Pilav Days".
[edit] Global Alumni Associations of Galatasaraylis
- Galatasaraylılar Derneği [1]
- Galatasaray Eğitim Vakfı [2]
- Galatasaray İşbirliği Kurulu [3]
- Galatasaray Spor Kulübü [4]
- Ankara Galatasaraylılar Birliği [5]
- Bursa Galatasaray Liseliler Derneği [6]
- Amicale de Galatasaray in France [7]
- Alumni of Galatasaray in USA [8]
- Les Anciens de Galatasaray en Belgique [9]
- Galatasaray Üniversitesi Mezunları Derneği [10]
- Galatasaray Lisesi Chat Grubu [11]
- Cimbom France [12]
[edit] Galatasaray alumni groups by year
- 106th term graduates website [13]
- 108th term graduates website [14]
- 109th term graduates website [15]
- 110th term graduates website [16]
- 112th term graduates website [17]
- 113th term graduates website [18]
- 115th term graduates website [19]
- 116th term graduates website [20]
- 121st term graduates website [21]
- 127th term graduates website [22]
- 137th term graduates website [23]
- 138th term graduates website [24]
- 139th term website [25]
