Kadıköy Anadolu Lisesi

History

The original building, which unfortunately exists no more, dates back to before World War I and was built by the Franciscan Capuchin Order. The building was inhabited by the followers of this sect for many years. After the National Ministry of Education decided to open a high school in the Kadikoy district, negotiations that lasted many years took place between the ministry and the Capuchins. In 1955 the school opened as Kadıköy Maarif. In 1968 a second building was added to the school which served as a dormitory. In 1976 and 1977 two more buildings were added. For many years it was ranked as the biggest highschool in the Balkans.

After a new education structure was established by the Ministry of Education, the School's name changed from Kadıköy Maarif Koleji to its present name, Kadıköy Anadolu Lisesi (KAL). Like Galatasaray High School and Istanbul High School, it used to have a 2-year English preparation period with a following independent curriculum, but in 2006 KAL adopted the regular 4-year lycee education following a 1-year prep period. With over 1500 students, and a 94.1% university entrance ratio, it is, and always has been one of the most important high schools in Turkey.

Publications

Notable alumni

Politicians

•Mehmet Ufuk Uras •Sertaç Bucak

Ambassadors

•Ahmet Ökçün •Alev Kılıç •Atilla Günay •Gürcan Türkoğlu •Lale Tek Ülker •Mehmet Gücük •Mehmet Babür Hızlan •Oğuz Özge •Selahattin Alpar •Yusuf Buluç •Ünal Çeviköz •Uğur Ergun •Vakur Gökdenizler

United Nations

•L.Candan Göksenin

Scientists/Scholars

•Esat Atikkan •Engin Umut Akkaya •Ahmet Demir •Ali Murat Erkorkmaz •Aslı Deniz Helvacıoğlu •Metin Arık •Sinan Goker •Türker Armaner •Utkan Demirci •Yavuz Selim Karakışla •Türker Sandallı •Turgut Gür •Bilgin Kısakürek •Murat Tekalp •Murat Tuzcu •Güven Güzeldere •Nur Ahmet Erözenci •Levent Akın •Serdar Erdine •Veysel Batmaz •Hasan İlkova •Naz Çavuşoğlu •Ahmet Çalışkan •Şükrü Yarcan •Engin Sezer •Umur Talaslı •Süha Oğuzertem

Artists

•Acun Ilıcalı •Altan Erkekli •Can Gürzap •Cenk Durmazel •Ceyda Düvenci •Eriş Akman •Ezgi Özsöyüt •Ersin Pertan •Mehmet Birkiye •Murat Erton •Oyku Akgurgen •Özge Ersu •Savaş Karakaş •Tunçel Gülsoy

Journalists

•Acar Yavuz

Writers

•Alev Ilıcalı •Ali Hikmet •Billur Kalkavan •Cem Şancı •Deniz Spatar •Emre Aköz •Erinç Yeldan •Kutlukhan Kutlu •Leman Aygün •Nilgun Marmara •Orhan Kahyaoğlu •Özer Bal •Özer Yelçe •Pınar Sümer •Refik Algan •Seyhan Erözçelik •Solmaz Kamuran •Tarık Günersel •Tolga Gümüşay •Ünal Özüak •Mahir Öztaş

Musicians

•Arın Kuşaksızoğlu •Bülent Ortaçgil •Faruk Kavi •Hasret Gültekin •İlker Baliç •İpek Tüter •Mazhar Alanson •Mert Koral •Mert Yücel •Ozan Çolakoğlu •Önder Focan •Seden Gürel •Selim Öztürk •Tolga Futacı •Özün Usta •Ali Baran Özcan

Painters and Caricaturists

•Ali Güleç •Cem Dinlenmiş •Erdil Yaşaroğlu

Photographers

•Bikem Ekberzade •Atıl Yalkut •Nihat Odabasi •Arda Guldogan

Business People

•Abdullah Tecdelioğlu •Akın Özkan •Arif Obdan •Ateş Buldur •Bahadır Yasa •Berat Faruk Onur •Bülent YILMAZ •Cahit Alıravcı •Çiçekten Becel •Elif Şimşek •Erkan Kilimci •Görgün Taner •Hulusi Taşkıran •Ümit Hergüner •Ferhan Tinli •Gökhan Kıpçak •Halim Çün •Haluk Maga •Kaan Başaran •Murat Tacir •Süreyya Ciliv •Serdar Gençer •Levent İlgün •Vedat Akgiray •Ertugrul Karaoglu

Sportsmen

•Canan Açıkgoz (Football) •Derya Büyükuncu (Swimming)