İzmir Atatürk High School (; est. 1886) is a high school in İzmir, Turkey.
History
İzmir Atatürk High School (İAL) was established in 1886 as a 5-year preparatory school. The school was subsequently converted to a 7-year preparatory school in 1890 and became a high school in 1910. Serving more than a hundred years as a day and boarding school for boys, the school started admitting girls in the year 1998.
Currently, the school employs 98 full-time teachers serving the needs of more than 1500 students.
Notable alumni
Prime ministers Şükrü Saracoğlu (6th Prime Minister of Turkey) Şemsettin Günaltay (9th Prime Minister of Turkey)
Ministers Vasıf Çınar, educator, politician, journalist and diplomat. Mustafa Necati, statesman Reşit Galip Metin Bostancıoğlu İlhami Sancar Hilmi Uran Şerif Tüten Sırrı Day Sümer Oral
Mayors Ahmet Akın, Mayor of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality
Writers Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil Ahmet Haşim Mehmet Emin Yurdakul Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
Poets Necati Cumali Attilâ İlhan
Musicians Ahmed Adnan Saygun Levent Fırat
Chiefs of the general staff Kazım Orbay Memduh Tağmaç
Civil servants Behçet Uz, physician and Mayor of İzmir Hayri Kozakçıoğlu (Province governor) Ahmet Piriştina Mayor of İzmir
Journalists Fatih Portakal
Sportspeople Hüseyin Beşok, part of 2001 European Silver Medalist Basketball Team Mahmut Özgener, footballer, president of Turkish Football Federation
Businesspeople Selim Gökdemir, businessman
Sculptors Sadi Çalık
Academicians/scientists/engineers Kazım Çeçen Sefaattin Tongay (Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Arizona, USA)
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