Nişancı Şehit Eyüp Beyazıt Primary School

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Construction Year:

1929

Location:

Eyüpsultan, İstanbul

Ordered By:

Ministry of National Education

Architect:

Mimar Yahya Efendi

Changes After Construction:
  • The building was constructed on a plot donated by the Sufi Reisü’l-Küttap Lali Efendi.
  • The historic structure was designed with four floors, including two basement levels, due to the sloping terrain.
  • Still in use for educational purposes today, the building is situated within a 3,200 m² campus.
Prominent Features:
  • The school, with historical roots in Eyüp 38th Primary School, currently continues its educational activities under the name Nişancı Eyüp Beyazıt Primary School.
  • Eyüp Beyazıt, who gives his name to the school, was a soldier martyred in Hakkari in 1996.
  • The building was constructed with a symmetrical façade and masonry technique.
  • The land on which the school stands was donated by Lalizade Abdülbaki Efendi, a state official responsible for foreign affairs before the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Ottoman Empire.