Sultanahmet Suphi Paşa Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School

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Construction Year:

1883

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered By:

Abdüllatif Suphi Pasha, Minister of Commerce

Architect:

Unknown

Changes After Construction:
  • The school was separated from its affiliated structure in 1944 and moved to its current building, continuing education under the name Istanbul Trade High School.
  • Since there was a primary school in the same building during the move, education continued as double-shift schooling within the same structure for a while.
  • Due to increased demand and a rising number of students in the 1944-1955 academic year, the rooms on the ground floor of the building were converted into classrooms.
Prominent Features:
  • The school has also been referred to by the names Hamidiye Trade School, Mekteb-i Ticareti Hamidi Nam-i Alisi, Istanbul Trade High School, and Sultanahmet 1st Trade High School.
  • The school is defined as the first vocational trade high school in Turkey.
  • Institutional records state that the campus contains 14 classrooms, 1 conference hall, and 1 library.