Phanar Greek Orthodox College

Phanar Greek Orthodox College (Great School of the Nation) Μεγάλη του Γένους Σχολή
Location
Istanbul Turkey
Coordinates	41°01′44″N 28°56′56″E / 41.029°N 28.949°E / 41.029; 28.949
Information
Former name	Ecumenical Patriarchal School (4th–6th centuries) Great Step Mega Vima (6th-8th centuries) Patriarchal Academy (9th–13th centuries) Patriarchal School (14th century – 1804) Patriarchal School of Ksirokrini (1804–1849) Great School of the Nation (1849–present)
Type	Private school
Established	1597; 427 years ago (1597)
Status	Open
School district	Fener
Principal	Dimitri Zotos
Student Union/Association	Megaloscholites' Association

Phanar Greek Orthodox College or Phanar Roman Orthodox Lyceum (Turkish: Özel Fener Rum Lisesi), known in Greek as the Great School of the Nation and Patriarchal Academy of Constantinople (Greek: Μεγάλη του Γένους Σχολή, Megáli toú Genous Scholí), is the oldest surviving and most prestigious Greek Orthodox school in Istanbul, Turkey. The school, like all minority educational institutions in Turkey, is secular.