Ankara Atatürk Lisesi


Ankara Atatürk Lisesi, is an Anatolian High School located near Sıhhiye district of Çankaya, Ankara.

History

It is first established in 1886 as Ankara İdadisi. The school changed its name several times through its history: respectively it was known as Ankara İdadisi, Ankara Sultanisi, Ankara Erkek Lisesi, and Ankara Atatürk Lisesi. It is also known with the name Taş Mektep.
The school was rebuilt in 1937–38 by the German architects Bruno Taut and Franz Hillinger.
The high school selects its students with the standardized test of National Anatolian High Schools Examination.

Alumni

The high school is considered by the local press as an alma mater of Turkish leaders.
Among its leading alumni can be remembered: