Changes After Construction
In 1939, the Ministry of Education’s Construction Office built the school on the plot previously occupied by Mehmed Redif Pasha’s mansion.
In 2000, the campus was expanded with the addition of a new eight-classroom building.
In 2021, the historic building was demolished due to earthquake risk, and the Istanbul Governorship constructed the current 23-classroom building.
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The school’s historical educational roots trace back to the Mahmudiye Secondary School (Rüştiye) built in 1873 by Pertevniyal Sultan, mother of Sultan Abdulaziz.
Alumni of Mahmudiye Rüştiyesi include Tevfik Fikret, Abdullah Suphi Tanrıöver, Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar, and Mehmed Cevat Çobanlı.
Later serving as Aksaray 45th and 72nd Primary Schools, the institution adopted its current name, Aksaray Mahmudiye Secondary School, on its 100th anniversary.
The mansion on the plot where the school was built belonged to Mehmed Redif Pasha, a statesman who served as Chief of the General Staff during the reign of Sultan Abdulhamid II.
