Getronagan Armenian High School
Getronagan Armenian High School Getronagan Ermeni Lisesi Ազգային Կեդրոնական Վարժարան | |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1886 |
Principal | Silva Kuyumciyan |
Number of students | 182 (2001) |
Website | www |
Getronagan is an Armenian minority high school in the Karaköy district of Istanbul, Turkey,[1] The school is attached to the Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church.
Establishment[]
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With the sponsorship of Archbishop Nerses Varjabetyan, Getronagan High School opened its doors on September 1, 1886. The Catholicos of All Armenians (the religious leader of all Armenians), , and , the Patriarch of Armenians in İstanbul, conducted the opening commencement.[1] Minas Cheraz became its first principal.[2]
Today[]
As of 2014 Getronagan teaches both sexes. In 2001, the school had 182 students.[3] The school teaches mainly in Turkish, but it also has Armenian language and literature classes. English (compulsory), French and Spanish (both optional) are taught as foreign languages.[4]
Notable alumni[]
- Hrachia Adjarian - linguist
- Vazken Andréassian - engineer
- Şahan Arzruni - pianist
- Hayko Cepkin - singer
- - writer
- Arshag Chobanian - writer
- Ara Guler - photographer
- Aram Haigaz - writer
- Karekin II Kazanjian - patriarch
- Mıgırdiç Margosyan - writer, Principal of Surp Haç
- Misak Metsarents - poet
- Sarkis Minassian - journalist
- Kegham Parseghian - writer
- Nigoghos Sarafian - writer, poet
- Levon Shant - writer, poet
- Soghomon Tehlirian - assassin of Talaat Pasha[5][6]
- Léon Arthur Tutundjian - painter
- Harutyun Varpurciyan - architect
- Nishan Yaubyan - architect
- Yerukhan - writer
Notable teachers and faculty[]
- - poet
- Melkon Giurdjian - writer
- Hovhannes Hintliyan - educator (principal)
- Zareh Kalfayan - painter
- Kegham Kavafyan - architect (principal)
- Vahan Tekeyan - writer, poet (principal)
- Tovmas Terzian - writer, playwright
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Getronagan Armenian High School". Getronagan Armenian High School: Official Website. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ J. Young, Pamela (2001). Knowledge, nation, and the curriculum: Ottoman Armenian education (1853-1915). University of Michigan. p. 143. ISBN 9780493097527. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Ermeni Okullarında 3530 Öğrenci Var". Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ http://www.getronagan.k12.tr/uploads/9_A.pdf
- ^ "Talaat Pasha was assassinated in Berlin on March 15, 1921". Horizon Weekly. 2015-03-13. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
He went to the Getronagan Armenian High School in Istanbul and[...]
- ^ "AGMI received rare photos of Soghomon Tehlirian". The Armenian Genocide Museum-institute. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
[...]afterwards graduated in the Kedronakan (Central) college of Constantinople.
Coordinates: 41°01′32″N 28°58′42″E / 41.02556°N 28.97833°E
- High schools in Istanbul
- Armenian schools
- Educational institutions established in 1886
- 1886 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
- Beyoğlu
- Armenian buildings in Turkey