List of missionary schools in Turkey

Last updated August 21, 2025

The following is a list of missionary schools founded in Turkey, during the Ottoman Empire. The schools listed are either closed or currently following a secular education model, according to the Constitution of Turkey, which previously outlawed religious education.^{[ citation needed ]}.

American schools

Robert College of Istanbul RobertCollegeGouldHall1.jpg — Robert College of Istanbul

Euphrates College in Harput (1852)
Robert College of Istanbul (1863)
Talas American College in Kayseri (1871)
Central Turkey College in Gaziantep (1874)
Üsküdar American Academy in Istanbul (1876) (Formerly American Academy for Girls)
American Collegiate Institute in İzmir (1878)
Adana American College for Girls (1880)

Üsküdar American Academy
Anatolia College in Merzifon in Amasya (1886)
Tarsus American College in Mersin (1888) (Formerly St. Paul's College in Tarsus)
International College in İzmir (1891) (Currently used as NATO Allied LANDCOM HQ in Izmir)^[1]

Austrian schools

St. George's Austrian High School in Istanbul (1882)

German schools

Deutsche Schule Istanbul in Istanbul (1868)

French schools

Lycee Francais Notre Dame de Sion LyceeNotreDameDeSionIstanbul.JPG — Lycée Français Notre Dame de Sion

Lycée Français Notre Dame de Sion in Istanbul (1856)
Lycée Français Saint Joseph d'Istanbul, (1870)
Lycée Français Saint-Michel in Istanbul (1886)
Lycée Français Sainte-Euphémie in Istanbul (1895) (Currently Kadıköy Kemal Atatürk Lisesi)
Lycée Français Sainte Pulchérie in Istanbul (1846)
Lycée Saint Benoît d'Istanbul (1783)
Lycée Saint-Joseph d'Izmir (1880)

Italian schools

Liceo Scientifico Italiano I.M.I. in Istanbul (1861)
Liceo Scientifico Galileo Galilei in Istanbul (1870)

References

↑ "TIMELINES – International College History" . Retrieved 2025-01-13.

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[1] "TIMELINES – International College History" . Retrieved 2025-01-13.

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