| Deutsche Schule Istanbul Özel Alman Lisesi | |
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Şahkulu Bostanı Sk. 8 34420 Beyoğlu Turkey | |
| Coordinates | 41°01′40″N 28°58′32″E / 41.02778°N 28.97556°E |
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| School type | Private international high school |
| Established | 1 May 1868 |
| Principal | German: Georg Leber Turkish: Melek Yıldırım |
| Teaching staff | 51 German, 36 Turkish |
| Enrollment | 640 |
| Color(s) | Blue-White |
| Website | ds-istanbul.net |
Deutsche Schule Istanbul (English: German School of Istanbul, shortened as DSI), with formal Turkish name Özel Alman Lisesi (English: Private German High School) or İstanbul Alman Lisesi (English: German High School of Istanbul) or simply Alman Lisesi (English: German High School) is a private international high school in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey.[1] It is responsible to both the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany and the Ministry of National Education of Turkey.
It was established in 1868 as German and Swiss Citizens School Based upon Equality Principle, to serve to the German-speaking community in the city. In 1871, a building near Galata Tower was built for the school. The building took serious damage during the 1894 Istanbul earthquake, therefore, in 1897, the school moved to another building which is still being used by the school. After a few years, the school also started to accept Turkish speaking students also. In 1918, after World War I, the school was closed and the building was used by the occupation forces. After the declaration of the Republic on Turkey in 1923, the school was opened again in 1924. In 1925, it moved back to its actual building. It was closed once again in 1945 because of Turkey's political position against Germany during World War II, and the building was used by Beyoğlu High School for Girls. In 1953, the building was given back to Deutsche Schule Istanbul and the school has used the same building since then.
Every alumni of the school gets an opportunity to take a matriculation exam to get an Abitur diploma. Alumni with the Abitur diploma are able to apply for any university in Austria, Germany or Switzerland. Deutsche Schule Istanbul is one of the two educational institutes in Turkey that has rights to give this diploma, along with the Istanbul High School.
- ^ "Kontakt". Deutsche Schule Istanbul. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
Özel Alman Lisesi Şahkulu Mahallesi, Şahkulu Bostanı Sok. No:8 İstanbul – Türkiye