Fatih Public Education Center
Changes After Construction:
- It was constructed in 1914 as a soup kitchen; after the First World War, it was allocated for a period to migrants.
- In the Republican period, it was allocated to the Ministry of National Education and used with the function of a primary school; among the public, it was known by the name “Taş School.”
- During the British occupation, it was used as a police station; after the occupation, it remained vacant in different periods, was used with the function of a school in the 1960s, and was used as lodging in the 1970s.
- In 1983, it began to be used as a non-formal education institution; service continued through repair and renewal in the interior while preserving the exterior facade.
- Today, it is used as an e-exam centre with an examination function.
Prominent Features:
- Its name among the public is “Taş (Stone) School.”
- With its rubble stone building character, it gives a historic appearance from the outside; it has been stated that original historic traces in the interior are limited.
- It gained continuity through refunctionalizations for educational purposes; it evolved from a primary school to non-formal education, and today to an examination function.
