İzmir Atatürk Lisesi
İzmir Atatürk Lisesi (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
- Poets
- Necati Cumalı
- Salah Birsel
- Attila İlhan
- Musicians
- Ahmed Adnan Saygun
- Ali Kocatepe
- Chief of the General Staff
- Kazım Orbay
- Ilhami Sancar
- Civil servants
- Dr. Behcet Uz (Mayor)
- Hayri Kozakçıoğlu (Province governor)
- Sculptor
- Sadi Calik
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