Getronagan Armenian High School Explained

Getronagan Armenian High School
Established:1886
Type:Private
Students:182 (2001)
Location:Karaköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Principal:Silva Kuyumciyan

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

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), Magar, and Harutyun Archbishop Vehabetyan, the Patriarch of Armenians in İstanbul, conducted the opening commencement. Minas Cheraz became its first principal.[2]

Today

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

Notable alumni

Notable teachers and faculty

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Getronagan Armenian High School. Getronagan Armenian High School: Official Website. 11 December 2012.
  2. Book: J. Young, Pamela. Knowledge, nation, and the curriculum: Ottoman Armenian education (1853-1915).. 2001. University of Michigan. 11 December 2012. 143. 9780493097527.
  3. Web site: Ermeni Okullarında 3530 Öğrenci Var. 11 December 2012.
  4. http://www.getronagan.k12.tr/uploads/9_A.pdf
  5. Web site: Talaat Pasha was assassinated in Berlin on March 15, 1921 . Horizon Weekly. 2015-03-13. 2019-06-15. He went to the Getronagan Armenian High School in Istanbul and[...].
  6. Web site: AGMI received rare photos of Soghomon Tehlirian. The Armenian Genocide Museum-institute. 12 December 2012. [...]afterwards graduated in the Kedronakan (Central) college of Constantinople. .