The Latin Church of the Catholic Church has several dispersed populations of members in the Middle East, notably in Turkey, Cyprus and the Levant. Latin Catholics employ the Latin liturgical rites, in contrast to Eastern Catholics who fall under their respective church's patriarchs and employ distinct Eastern Catholic liturgies, while being in full communion with the worldwide Catholic Church. Latin Catholics in the Middle East are often of European descent, particularly from the medieval Crusader era and later the 20th-century colonial period.
Beyoğlu is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 9 km2, and its population is 225,920 (2022). It is on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, separated from the old city by the Golden Horn. It was known as the region of Pera surrounding the ancient coastal town Galata which faced Constantinople across the Horn. Beyoğlu continued to be named Pera during the Middle Ages and, in western languages, into the early 20th century.
Sarıyer is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 177 km2 and its population is 350,454 (2022). It is on the northeastern part of Istanbul's European side. Sarıyer also administers the Black Sea coast to the west of the mouth of the Bosphorus, including the neighbourhood of Kilyos. It borders Eyüpsultan to the northwest, Beşiktaş to the south and Kağıthane to the west. The mayor is Mustafa Oktay Aksu of the Republican People's Party (CHP).
Üsküdar American Academy often abbreviated as Üsküdar American or UAA, is a private coeducational high school located in Üsküdar borough of Istanbul, Turkey.
The Liceo Italiano Statale Istanbul or the Istituti Medi Italiani (I.M.I.), popularly known as Liceo Italiano in Italian and İtalyan Lisesi in Turkish, is under legislation a private school which is situated in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey. Although considered a private school under Turkish law, the Liceo Italiano receives financial support and teachers from Italy.
Talas American College often abbreviated as Talas American or TAO was a highly selective, independent, all-boys, boarding school located in Talas, Kayseri.
The Anatolia College in Merzifon or American College of Mersovan was a 4-year college, high school, theological seminary, orphanage and hospital located in the town of Merzifon in the Sivas Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. Classes were offered to both male and female students. Established by American missionaries, the college existed from 1886 to 1924. The college was essentially destroyed by the Armenian genocide in 1915. Closed until 1919, it was subsequently relocated to Thessaloniki, Greece, and still operates as Anatolia College.
Tarabya is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 17,852 (2022). It is located on the European shoreline of the Bosphorus strait, between the neighbourhoods of Yeniköy and Kireçburnu. It is famous for its coastal fish restaurants. Lycée Français Pierre Loti d'Istanbul and Tarabya British Schools both have high school campuses in Tarabya.
Lycée Saint-Joseph is a private high school located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is a French school founded in 1870. Classes are taught in Turkish, French, and English. Fenerbahçe S.K. was formed by students of this high school.
Lycée Français Pierre Loti d'Istanbul is an international French school located in Istanbul. It was formerly known as "Papillon" and later took its name from the French writer Pierre Loti, who lived in Istanbul for a period of time. The school provides education from preschool to the final year of high school. It has two campuses, one in Tarabya and the other in Beyoğlu. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, due to the earthquake risk associated with the building in Beyoğlu, the middle school and high school were relocated to Tarabya, while continuing their educational activities. The preschool and primary school, however, remained in Beyoğlu.
Lycée Notre Dame de Sion Istanbul is a French private high school located in the Harbiye, Şişli neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey. It was founded in 1856.
In the Ottoman Empire each, and every millet established a schooling system serving its members. Education, therefore, was largely divided on ethnic and religious lines: few non-Muslims attended schools for Muslim students and vice versa. Most institutions that did serve all ethnic and religious groups taught in French or in other languages.
Here are lists of schools which only admit girls, or those which only admit girls at certain levels/years/grades, or those which separate students by gender at certain points, by country.
There were multiple newspapers published in the Ottoman Empire.
Latife Bekir Çeyrekbaşı (1901-1952) was a Turkish educator, politician, suffragist and women's rights activist.
Lycée Français Saint-Michel is an international French school located in Istanbul. It is one of the three Lasallian schools in Turkey along with Lycée Saint-Joseph in Istanbul and Lycée Saint-Joseph in Izmir. The Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE) does not include the school in its list of French international schools in Turkey.
Private Galileo Galilei Italian High School is a private foreign high school in Beyoğlu district of İstanbul, Türkiye. It is a bilingual Turkish-Italian school that uses both Turkish and Italian curriculums.
