Kabatas High School is one of the oldest and internationally renowned high schools of Turkey. The school has committed itself to excellence in education and service to students, their families, and the community.
Graduates of this school since 1908 have included two Prime Ministers, many cabinet Ministers, parliamentarians and undersecretaries. Apart from these, the alumni of this institution have become academicians, judges, educators, writers, doctors, architects, engineers, journalists, artists, film directors, poets, and painters, and have entered other professions.
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Adnan Kahveci – politician former Minister of Finance
Ahmet Taner Kışlalı – politician, former Minister of Culture, writer
Ahmet Yalçınkaya – poet and writer
Ali Akansu – Professor, electrical and computer engineering
Ali Bayramoğlu – businessman
Ali İhsan Göğüş (tr) – Former Tourism Minister
Ali Uras – Former President of Galatasaray S.K. and Turkish Football Federation
Can Tabakoğlu - Mayor of Şile
Ergican Saydam – pianist
Erol Çevikçe – former Minister of Environment and City Planning
Fahri Kasırga – former Minister of Justice, the current Secretary General of the Presidency of Turkey
Feyyaz Tokar - businessman
Feridun Karakaya – actor
Gülhan Şen – television presenter
Hasan Gemici – former Minister of State
Hikmet Sami Türk – former Minister of Justice
İsmet Giritli (tr) – lawyer, journalist, writer
Kemal Kafalı (tr) – former president of Istanbul Technical University
Küçük İskender (tr) – writer, poet
Naim Talu – former Prime Minister
Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush – former prime minister of Libya
Murat Soygeniş – architect, professor
Namık Gedik (tr) – former Minister of the Interior
Nahit Menteşe – former deputy prime minister and Minister of the Interior
Necati Çelim – former MP for Aydın Province and gynecologist
Nusret Fişek – former Minister of Health
Ömer Kavur – film director
Özdemir Asaf (tr) – poet
Süleyman Seba – former president and honorary president of Beşiktaş J.K.
Sanlı Sarıalioğlu – former player for Beşiktaş J.K. and the Turkey national football team
Şeref Has – former player for Fenerbahçe S.K. and the Turkey national football team
Şükrü Genç – mayor of Sarıyer
UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT RESULTS OF KABATAS HIGH SCHOOL 2016 GRADUATES
According to the university exam results, Kabatas High School has been one of the most successful high schools around Turkey.
Science and technology are the main drivers of industrial, economic and social development, and high school-industry linkages are vital to this process. The graduates of our school enrol prominent universities of Turkey.
Interaction is crucial for strenghtening the ties between Turkey and East Asia countries. We aim to establish high school - industry collaboration with Korean, Japanese and Chinese companies operating in Turkey. We believe that the companies will offer internships to our graduates after the first year of their university.