Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi

Istanbul Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi, located in Cağaloğlu, İstanbul, is one of the oldest and internationally renowned high schools of Turkey. Istanbul Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi is considered to be an elite public high school in Turkey. The primary languages of instruction are Turkish and German. The secondary foreign language of instruction is English. Germany recognizes the school as a "Deutsche Auslandsschule" (German International school).

Education is four years after one prep year. Enrollment capacity is 180. The total number of students is 804 in 34 classes with an average class size of 8 to 30. As of December 2012, the high school has five administrative staff and 70 teaching staff. Enrollment is for German language education, nine teachers from Germany are tasked along with eleven experienced Turkish teachers. Graduates obtain a diploma "Deutsches Sprachdiplom" (DSD-A2/B1 or B2/C1), which proves German language proficiency required for entry to a college or to study at a university in Germany respectively.

Cağaloğlu

Cağaloğlu is a neighbourhood located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. Much of the publishing industry in Istanbul is located in Cağaloğlu. It is also famous for its ancient hamam, or Turkish bath, known as the Cağaloğlu Hamam.

Name

The neighbourhood gets its name from Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha (Turkish: Cağaloğlu Yusuf Sinan Paşa; c. 1545–1605), an Ottoman admiral and statesman of Genoese descent, as well as a member of the influential Cicala family of Genoa. The original name Cigalaoğlu (meaning "of the Cigala (Cicala) family", or literally "Cigala-son" as a Turkified surname) eventually turned into Cağaloğlu through the course of centuries.

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Coordinates: 41°00′46″N 28°58′31″E / 41.01278°N 28.97528°E / 41.01278; 28.97528