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Private school
Getronagan Armenian High School
Getronagan Ermeni Lisesi
Ազգային Կեդրոնական Վարժարան
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TypePrivate
Established1886
Principal
Silva Kuyumciyan
Enrollment182 (2001)
Websitewww.getronagan.k12.tr

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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Class of 1923 with principal Kegham Kavafyan; Nigoghos Sarafian is on his left)

Getronagan High School opened its doors on September 1, 1886. The Catholicos (the leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church) and the Armenian Patriarch of İstanbul helped lead the opening commencement.[1] Minas Cheraz was its first principal.[2]

21st century

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As of 2014[update] Getronagan teaches both genders. In 2001 the school had 182 students.[3] The school teaches mainly in Turkish and also has classes in Armenian language, literature and religion. English (compulsory), French and Spanish are taught as foreign languages.[4]

Notable alumni

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Notable teachers and faculty

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See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Getronagan Armenian High School". Getronagan Armenian High School: Official Website. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  2. 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.
  3. "Ermeni Okullarında 3530 Öğrenci Var". Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  4. "Sinifi haftalik ders programi" [Class weekly lesson schedule] (PDF). www.getronagan.k12.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  5. "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[...]
  6. "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.

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