Hoca İshak Efendi İmam Hatip High School
Changes After Construction:
- It was built in 1891 as the residence of Yeğya Şahbazyan, an Armenian industrialist from the local community.
- At the very beginning of the 20th century, it passed to the Treasury.
- The building, transferred to the Treasury, became Hoca İshak Efendi Zükur Numune School in 1912.
- The building, which suffered severe damage in the fires of 1982 and 1984, was repaired shortly afterward and continued its educational life.
- The historic building underwent a comprehensive restoration process in 2019.
Prominent Features:
- Since 2012, the building has been used as an Imam Hatip Secondary School, and it also served under the names Beyoğlu 1st School and Hoca İshak Efendi Primary School.
- Overlooking the Golden Horn from an elevated point, the building has a masonry structure. On its upper floor, there are two balconies, and at its entrance, there is a double-flight staircase and a columned support arrangement.
- In front of the historic building, there is a cistern one metre wide.
