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| Getronagan Armenian High School | |
|---|---|
Getronagan Ermeni Lisesi Ազգային Կեդրոնական Վարժարան | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1886 |
Principal | Silva Kuyumciyan |
| Enrollment | 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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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
[edit]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
[edit]- Hrachia Adjarian - linguist
- Vazken Andréassian - engineer
- Şahan Arzruni - pianist
- Hayko Cepkin - singer
- Arshag Chobanian - writer
- Ara Güler - 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "Sinifi haftalik ders programi" [Class weekly lesson schedule] (PDF). www.getronagan.k12.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
- ↑ "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.
41°01′32″N 28°58′42″E / 41.02556°N 28.97833°E / 41.02556; 28.97833
