Tolga Eti Primary School

AUDIO NARRATION:

CONSTRUCTION YEAR:

1895

LOCATION:

Arnavutköy, İstanbul

ORDERED BY:

Sultan Abdulhamid II

ARCHITECT:

Unknown

Changes After Construction:
  • The building was constructed in 1895 as a military barracks, and in 1928 it was opened for education as a three-classroom school.
  • In 1974, comprehensive repair and renovation were carried out.
Prominent Features:
  • The campus consists of two buildings; the old building dated 1895 is the main element that carries the historical layer of the school.
  • The “barracks” origin of the old building is a distinctive historical layer showing that the structure had a different public use before its educational function.