Fatih Gelenbevi Anatolian High School
Changes After Construction:
- In the 1913–1914 academic year, the school was upgraded to “sultani” status; a wooden additional floor was added to the building as needed, making it three stories high.
- During World War I, the building was used as a hospital and also served as a munitions production site.
- The building was burned in the Fatih fire on 31 March 1919 and remained in ruins.
- The ruined building was repaired in 1922 and reduced to two stories; it reopened for education as a two-story building in the 1924–1925 academic year.
- Due to increasing needs, a 16-classroom annex was constructed in the side garden and opened in the 1996–1997 academic year.
- In the 2005–2006 academic year, the school was converted to an Anatolian High School.
Prominent Features:
- The school is also known by the names “Gelenbevi İdadi,” “Gelenbevi Sultani,” “Gelenbevi Middle School,” “Gelenbevi High School,” and “Fatih Gelenbevi Anatolian High School.”
- The land was purchased by the Ministry of Education, and the school was registered under the name “Gelenbevi İdadi.”
- The decree assigning the school name is dated 29 January 1911 and belongs to Sultan Mehmed Reşad.
- The land was also known as “Gelenbevi’s Garden”; sources indicate that there were two water wells on the site.
