Yunus Emre Secondary School

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Construction Year:

1875

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered By:

Teres the Engineer

Architect:

Unknown

Changes After Construction:
  • The structure was used for the education of foreign students under the name “German School” following its construction, and later under the name “French School.”
  • In 1934, the Ministry of Education purchased the building; the structure was put into service as a Turkish primary school.
  • The students of the three-grade primary school, which provided education in the building named Yağhane in Kocamustafapaşa, moved to this building in 1934 under the name “52nd Primary School.”
  • Construction of a new 9-classroom building in the school garden began in 2013 and was completed in April 2015.
  • The restoration of the old historical building is ongoing.
  • Institutional records state that as of 2018, full-day education continues with both the new additional building and the historical building.
  • Education is carried out in the Yedikule Middle School building as double-shift schooling (afternoon session).
Prominent Features:
  • The structure has also been referred to by the names “German School” and “French School.”
  • The school was opened to serve the children of the Rumelia Railways employees.
  • It is stated that it was registered under the name “École allemande à Yédi-Koulé” in the 1902 list of German institutions.
  • The building is associated with the eclectic style and symmetrical facade composition that became widespread during the late Ottoman period; it features a corridor-oriented, discipline-based “city school” plan scheme.
  • The structure is two stories high; it consists of three large and six small rooms and covers an area of 225 m².
  • The historical building and the additional building are used together on the campus.