ÖKMP Anarat Hığutyun Armenian Schools
Changes After Construction:
- The first phase of the school began with the conversion of a building purchased in 1868 into a school. This first building was wooden and in a worn condition.
- When the first building proved inadequate, the present building was constructed in 1922 and began to be used in 1926.
- The building served only as a primary school in 1926. A kindergarten class was added in 1931, and it was converted into a secondary school in the 1960-1961 academic year. The secondary section was closed at the end of the 1982-1983 academic year.
- The educational use of the building entered a new phase in 1985 with the transition to coeducation.
- With compulsory education being extended to eight years in 1998, the school building was gradually adapted to the eight-year primary education system.
Prominent Features:
- The building is also referred to in institutional records as “Private Kocamustafapaşa Anarat Hığutyun Armenian Primary School” and “Private Kocamustafapaşa Anarat Hığutyun Armenian Secondary School.”
- It is one of the oldest girls’ schools in Istanbul.
- Although the history of the institution goes back to 1868, its present building dated 1922 represents a distinct construction phase extending from the late Ottoman period into the early Republican period.
