Ziya Gökalp Anatolian High School (Turkish: Ziya Gökalp Anadolu Lisesi) is a co-educational Anatolian High School located in the Yenişehir district of Diyarbakır, Turkey.[1] The school is named after Turkish intellectual Mehmet Ziya Gökalp, a prominent nationalist writer and sociologist.
| Ziya Gökalp Anatolian High School Ziya Gökalp Anadolu Lisesi | |
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| Coordinates | 37°55′00″N 40°13′50″E / 37.916754°N 40.230475°E |
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| School type | Anatolian High School |
| Established | 1892/1893 |
| Principal | Mehmet Salih Eren[1] |
| Number of students | 1230 [1] |
| Language | Turkish, English, German |
| Website | zgal |
Ziya Gökalp Anatolian High School is among the oldest 100 high schools in Turkey[2] and has a reputation for producing bureaucrats, politicians and poets.[3][4] The high school admits students without examination and teaches English and German as foreign languages.
History edit
Ziya Gökalp Anatolian High School was originally founded as Diyarbekir High School (Turkish: Diyarbekir İdâdîsi), which began operating in the academic year 1891-1892.[5] The İdâdî had 5 years of schooling in 1893-1898 and 1901-1910, and 7 years in 1898-1901 and 1910-1913.[6] In 1913, idâdî institutions were closed, and the school became a sultânî on November 16, 1913. Ottoman participation in the First World War and the reliance on conscripts meant that the institution closed its schooling for higher years until 1921.[7] The institution was known as "Diyarbakır Lisesi" after July 1923, but officially closed again as a result of the Sheikh Said rebellion in 1925, though still providing an education under the name "Diyarbakır Erkek Orta Mektebi" from 1926 to 1932.[5]
During his visit to the city on October 1, 1932, Prime Minister İsmet İnönü dined in the People's House where its president and members requested a high school. After İnönü promised to reopen the high school, the institution started educating in the academic year 1932-1933.[7]
The present school building was completed in 1946 and the name was changed to Ziya Gökalp High School in 1953. In the 1990-1991 academic year, the secondary was closed and the school became an Anatolian High School.[6]
Notable alumni edit
Politicians
- Ayla Akat Ata (Born 1976)[3] — BDP MP for Batman in the 23rd and 24th Parliament of Turkey
- Abdülkadir Aksu (Born 1944)[3] — Minister of the Interior in the 58th and 59th cabinet of Turkey
- Yusuf Azizoğlu (Born 1917)[3] — Minister of Health and Social Welfare in the 27th government of Turkey
- Osman Baydemir (Born 1971)[3] — Former Mayor of Diyarbakır
- Feridun Çelik (Born 1966)[3] — Former Mayor of Diyarbakır
- Mehdi Eker (Born 1956)[3] — Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock in the 59th, 60th, 61st and 58th
- Salim Ensarioğlu (Born 1955)[3] — Former Minister of State
- Cuma İçten (Born 1973)[3] — AKP MP for Diyarbakır in the 24th Parliament of Turkey
Artists
- Ahmed Arif (Born 1927)[3] — Poet
- Orhan Asena (Born 1922)[8] — Playwright
- Erol Demiröz (Born 1940)[9] — Actor
- Mustafa Keser (Born 1945)[10] — "Türk Sanat Müziği" Artist
- Mıgırdiç Margosyan (Born 1938)[8] — Writer
- Güler Basu Şen (Born 1957)[11] — Vocal Artist
- Bülent Tekin — Poet
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Okulumuz Hakkında". 15 January 2024.
- ^ "MİLLİ EĞİTİM BAKANIMIZ SAYIN PROF. DR. ZİYA SELÇUK, ZİYA GÖKALP ANADOLU LİSESİNİ ZİYARET ETTİ". 4 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Devlet Adamı Şair ve Siyasetçiler Yetiştiren Lise". 28 October 2013.
- ^ "'Deli Mevlo' lakaplı öğretmen Mevlüde Tütenk hayatını kaybetti". 18 February 2020.
- ^ a b Bozan, Oktay. Yıldız, Hatip (2019). Tanzimat'tan Günümüze Diyarbakır. Manas Yayıncılık. p.5
- ^ a b "Okulun Tarihçesi". 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b Beysanoğlu, Şevket (2001). Anıtlar ve Kitâbeler ile Diyarbakır Tarihi. Diyarbakır Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kültür ve Sanat Yayınları. p.1038
- ^ a b "Bir Lise, Bir Şehir, Bir Tarih (Ziya Gökalp Lisesi)". 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-29.
- ^ "biyografi.com". 15 January 2024.
- ^ "biyografi.com". 15 January 2024.
- ^ "biyografi.com". 15 January 2024.