Deutsche Schule Istanbul

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Deutsche Schule Istanbul

Established	1868
Type	Private Coeducational
Director	Richard Reinhold
Teaching staff	54 German , 27 Turkish
Students	740
Grades	Prep, 9, 10, 11, 12
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue, White
Website	ds-istanbul.de
The view of Galata Tower from the school

Deutsche Schule Istanbul, also known as Özel Alman Lisesi ("German High School Istanbul", in English) is one of the most prestigious high schools in Turkey. It was established in May 1868 for the children of German traders, artists, engineers and diplomats living in Istanbul. Because of the increasing number of students and the destruction of the building due to the 1894 earthquake in Istanbul, the school moved to its present building at Şahkulu Bostani Street in Beyoğlu. The school had a lot of troubles during the World War I, however, once the war was over, the school started to educate both German and Turkish students according to the German high school system from Kindergarten through high school.

Today, Turkish students have to take a highly competitive examination in Turkey in order to attend the school. Deutsche Schule Istanbul offers its students German Abitur, and graduates go to the most prestigious universities in Turkey, Germany and the USA. Among the alumni are a number of very famous Turkish artists, scientists and politicians.

Deutsche Schule Istanbul has a view of the old Istanbul and the Bosphorus.

1 Notable faculty
2 Notable alumni
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Notable faculty

Paul Lange, Music, moved from the American College for Girls to Alman Lisesi, later was as "Lange Bey" Master of the Sultan's Music for the last two Ottoman sultans starting in 1908. Died 1920 in Istanbul. For his son Hans Lange, see below.
Friedrich Schrader, first at Robert College, moved from an Armenian lycée to Alman Lisesi. Later deputy editor in chief of the French German daily newspaper Osmanischer Lloyd.

[edit] Notable alumni

Hans Lange, musician, conductor, assistant of Arturo Toscanini in New York, later conductor at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, son of Paul Lange
Bülent Eczacıbaşı, businessman, CEO of Eczacıbaşı Holding
Sinan Tara, businessman, CEO of ENKA Holding
Cem Uzan, businessman
Cuneyt Zapsu, consultant of the Prime Minister
Atil Kutoglu, fashion designer
Melih Kibar, pop music composer
Erkin Koray, rock musician
Cem Koksal, rock musician, guitarist
Harun Tekin, rock musician, singer of Turkish rock band Mor ve Ötesi
Kerem Kabadayı, rock musician, drummer of Turkish rock band Mor ve Ötesi
Meral Tamer, journalist
Deniz Gokce, economist, journalist
Yalcin Dogan, journalist
Sahnaz Cakiralp, actress
Kenan Kalav, actor
Haluk Kurosman, producer, GRGDN Music Production