İzmir Atatürk Lisesi

İzmir Atatürk Lisesi[1] (est. 1888) is a prominent K-12 educational institution in İzmir, Turkey.

History

İzmir Atatürk Lisesi (İAL) was established in 1888 as a 5-year preparatory school. The school was subsequently converted to a 7-year preparatory school in 1890 and became a high school in 1910. Serving more than a hundred years as a day and boarding school for boys, the school started admitting girls in the year 2000.

Presently, the school employs 98 full-time teachers serving the needs of more than 1500 students.

Notable alumni

Prime Ministers:

• Şükrü Saracoğlu (6th Prime Minister of Turkey)
• Şemsettin Günaltay (9th Prime Minister of Turkey)

Ministers:

• Vasıf Çınar (Education)
• Mustafa Necati (Education)
• Metin Bostancioglu (Education)
• Sumer Oral (Finance)

Writers:

• Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil
• Ahmet Haşim
• Mehmet Emin Yurdakul
• Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu

Poets:

• Necati Cumalı
• Salah Birsel

Musicians:

• Ahmed Adnan Saygun
• Ali Kocatepe

Chief of the General Staff:

• Kazım Orbay
• Ilhami Sancar

Public Servants:

• Dr. Behcet Uz (Mayor)
• Hayri Kozakcioglu (Governor)

Sculptor:

• Sadi Calik