Gölcük Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi
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Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi (Lycée), is a public high school in Gölcük, Kocaeli, Turkey
. The school is named after Ottoman
admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa.
Short form of the school name is GBHL. Formed in 1958 as "Gölcük Lisesi" (GL), the high school named as "Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi" in 1970 when it moved to its own building from the provisional location.
The colors of the school are black (symbolizing the deadly ferry accident on 1 March 1958 in which hundreds of high school students died in Gulf of İzmit) and yellow (symbolizing the sun/GBHL rising after this disaster).
In the devastating earthquake epicentered in Gölcük on 17 August 1999, GBHL lost many of its students and faculty residing in Gölcük and surrounding towns.
The buildings of the high school has been damaged, however later been repaired by the efforts of its alumni association and some international relief organizations.
Turkey
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. The school is named after Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa.
Short form of the school name is GBHL. Formed in 1958 as "Gölcük Lisesi" (GL), the high school named as "Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi" in 1970 when it moved to its own building from the provisional location.
The colors of the school are black (symbolizing the deadly ferry accident on 1 March 1958 in which hundreds of high school students died in Gulf of İzmit) and yellow (symbolizing the sun/GBHL rising after this disaster).
In the devastating earthquake epicentered in Gölcük on 17 August 1999, GBHL lost many of its students and faculty residing in Gölcük and surrounding towns.
The buildings of the high school has been damaged, however later been repaired by the efforts of its alumni association and some international relief organizations.
Notable graduates
- Hikmet KaramanHikmet KaramanHikmet Karaman has managed many Turkish football teams. First, he worked as an assistant coach for managers like Reinhard Saftig, Mustafa Denizli, Holger Osieck. Then as a manager he worked with Galatasaray, Kocaelispor, Caykur Rizespor, Adanaspor, Erzurumspor, Kayserispor, Ankaragucu, Ankaraspor...
/ Football manager - Ayhan Bölükbaşı / Journalist
- Erdoğan Arıkan / TV presenter
- Şengül Balıksırtı / Journalist
- Demet AkalınDemet AkalinDemet Akalın is a famous Turkish pop singer, former model and actress.- Professional career :Akalın studied at Gölcük Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi and initially wanted to become a journalist or a teacher. She won the 'Miss Mayo' beauty competition organized by Yaşar Alptekin...
/ Pop singer - Sefa Sirmen / Politician
- Haluk Kaplanoğlu / Warner Bross Turkey, CEO
- İlker Yasin* / TV presenter
- Ahmet ÖzhanAhmet ÖzhanAhmet Özhan is a prominent Turkish classic music singer, conductor and actor.- Biography :He started singing in Turkish clubs when he was about 18...
* / Turkish court music singer - Toygar Işıklı* / Composer
Sister schools
- Robert CollegeRobert CollegeRobert College of Istanbul , is one of the most selective independent private high schools in Turkey. Robert College is a co-educational, boarding school with a wooded campus on the European side of Istanbul between the two bridges on the Bosphorus, with the Arnavutköy district to the east, and...
, Istanbul - Koç Lisesi, Istanbul
- Het Bredero College, Amsterdam