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'''TED Ankara College Foundation Schools''' is a group of [[private schools]] in Turkey. College consists of kindergarten, elementary, middle and high schools. TED Ankara College Foundation Schools Incek Campus is located in [[Ankara]], [[Turkey]].
'''TED Ankara College Foundation Schools''' is a group of [[private schools]] in Turkey. It consists of kindergarten, elementary, middle and high schools. Its [[İncek]] Campus, considered sizeable with 141,000 square meters of enclosed and over 309,000 square meters of open area, is located in [[Ankara]], [[Turkey]], and is host to 6,000 students and over 700 teachers and support staff.<ref name=offhist>{{cite web | url = https://www.tedankara.k12.tr/index.php/about-us/history | title = History | publisher = TED Ankara Koleji | access-date = 21 March 2024}}</ref> TED Ankara College delivers both the Turkish curriculum and the [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB) in Turkish and English, while French and German are taught as additional languages. Entrance is competitive.


== History ==
== History ==
In line with the directives of [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]], the [[Turkish Education Association]] (Turkish: Türk Eğitim Derneği, abbreviated TED) was founded in 1928 and led the establishment of qualified Turkish schools.


TED Ankara College was founded in 1930 as the first school established by [[Turkish Education Association|TED]], and was the first private Turkish school instituted after the foundation of Republic of Turkey to instruct in [[English language|English]]. In 1931, the primary school, in 1933, the middle school, in 1936 the high school were established. In 1963, the school's administration was handed over to the TED Ankara College Foundation. In 2000, the foundation started the construction of the campus in İncek. In 2003-2004 the establishments were moved from the [[Kolej]] district, which was named after the College, to İncek and the old buildings were later reutilized as a new university.
With the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, education was one of the areas initially emphasised by [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]]. In this framework, at [[Atatürk]]'s request and with his guidance, the [[Turkish Education Association]] (TED - Türk Eğitim Derneği) was founded in 1928 and lead the establishment of qualified Turkish schools.


The logo of the schools is derived from the emblem of the TED association.
The first chairman of the [[Turkish Education Association|TED]] was [[İsmet İnönü]], the second president of Turkey. The emblem of [[Turkish Education Association|TED]] got its crescent from the [[Flag of Turkey|Turkish national flag]], its torch, which is the symbol of [[education]], from the goal of association and its stars from the aim of immortalizing the respect and the kindness towards the five administrative committee members.


==Notable alumni==
TED Ankara College was founded in 1930 as the first school established by [[Turkish Education Association|TED]], and was the first private Turkish school established after the foundation of Republic of Turkey to instruct in [[English language|English]] (The first private Turkish school to instruct in English is [[FMV Işık Lisesi]], founded in the Ottoman era). In 1931, the primary school, in 1933, the middle school, in 1936 the high school were established. In 1963, the school's administration was handed over to TED Ankara College Foundation. In 2000, the foundation started to build a campus in [[İncek]], [[Ankara]]. In 2003-2004 education year, they moved their establishments from [[Kolej]], [[Ankara]] to this campus. The name ''Kolej'', the district where TED Ankara College Foundation Schools were located, is coming from the name of the college. The emblem of the schools is coming from the emblem of the association.
As one of the oldest schools founded after the birth of the modern Turkish Republic, TED Ankara College has over 35,000 alumni.<ref name=offhist /> Some of the notable alumni are listed below in alphabetical order of family names.


* [[Muazzez Abacı]] - Singer<ref name=aksiyon>{{cite magazine | url = http://aksiyon.com.tr/aksiyon/haber-8071-ankaranin-da-tedi-var.html | first=Harun |last=Odabaşı | magazine= Aksiyon| date = 2001-08-11 | archive-date=2014-02-22 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222004251/http://aksiyon.com.tr/aksiyon/haber-8071-ankaranin-da-tedi-var.html | url-status=dead | language=tr | title = Ankara'nın da TED'i var}}</ref>
TED Ankara College currently has more than 5,000 students, 500 teachers, 220 employees and 26,000 alumni, including many important Turkish people, such as engineers, politicians, famous actors, artists, lawyers and businessmen.

TED Ankara College Foundation High School is accredited to give IB Diploma Program by [[International Baccalaureate Organization]] - (IBO) and is one of the [[List of International Baccalaureate schools|IB Schools]] in Turkey.

== Campus life ==

TED Ankara College Foundation [[İncek]] campus <ref>[https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=39%C2%B049%2733.41%22N,+32%C2%B046%2743.85%22E&ie=UTF8&ll=39.841232,32.818909&spn=0.054172,0.171661&t=k&om=1 ''Location of the campus at Google Maps'']</ref> is a model education facility model not only in [[Turkey]] but also abroad for its student capacity and facilities. With its contemporary education site with 141,000 square meters of enclosed area and over 309,000 square meters of open area - the largest combined area among high schools in Europe,and the largest in the world in category of middle and elementary schools. This facility provides the best education environment for its students, helps the new generations to improve their imagination, creativity and makes life and learning more enjoyable.

The campus is located east of Taşpınar village on Yumrubel in [[İncek]], which is in the south part of the capital city, [[Ankara]].

The classrooms form clusters, clusters form class groups, and class groups lead to the formation of schools. In this formation all features have been planned to keep up with the pace of the contemporary education. The premises of the new campus can accommodate altogether 6,000 people. School sections consist of:

* [[Kindergarten]], with a capacity of 450 students
* [[Primary school]] for grades 1–5 with a capacity of 2,050 students
* [[Middle school]] for grades 6–8 with a capacity of 1,800 students
* [[High school]] with a capacity of 1,920 students including 120 prep-grade students.

The campus plans include many facilities such as:

* A sports hall with a capacity of 3,000 people,
* 2 halls for sports training
* An art center with 9 studios for various purposes
* A spacious theatre-auditorium for 800 people
* A catering center
* A social club with a restaurant, a café bar, recreation centers, an outdoor swimming pool and tennis courts (Under Construction)

However, due to the current overpopulation, some of the listed facilities were recently turned into classrooms.

== College library ==
TED Ankara College Library is situated in the TED Ankara College Campus. The library is divided into four buildings in the campus. The primary school library is in the north building complex, the secondary school and lycee libraries are in the east building complexes and there is another section in the administration building which is situated in the middle. The lyce library also contains an additional research library inside.

Each library has a specific level of content according to where it is located (i.e. primary school, secondary school, or lyce library). All four libraries use Dewey Classification system and all the books except the ones in the research library are available to borrow.

Library also hosts a website which the books can be found online, there are also some additional online content in the library's website.<ref>http://library.tedankara.k12.tr/</ref>

==International affiliations==
* ECIS: ''The European Council of International Schools''
* CIS: ''Council of International Schools''
* MA: ''Mathematical Association''
* IATEFL: ''International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language''
* ICASE: ''International Council of Association for Science Educators''
* IASL: ''International Association of School Librarianship''
* ASE: ''The Association for Science Education''
* GLOBE: "Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment"
* IBO: ''International Baccalaureate Organization''

==Notable alumni==
in alphabetical order of family names
* [[Muazzez Abacı]] - Singer <ref name=aksiyon>[http://aksiyon.com.tr/aksiyon/haber-8071-ankaranin-da-tedi-var.html Ankara'nın da TED'i var], Harun Odabaşı, Aksiyon, 2001-08-11, last accessed 2014-02-14.</ref>
* [[Filiz Akın]] - Actress
* [[Filiz Akın]] - Actress
* [[Derya Akkaynak]] - Oceanographer<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Su Altından Çıkan Su'suz Fotoğraflar| last=Niğdelioğlu | first=Ayfer|magazine=TED Ankara Kolejliler|language=Turkish|date=December 2019|url=https://kolej360.com/assets/pdf/magazines/59.pdf|pages=6–7| access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref>
* [[Deniz Arman Gelenbe]] - Pianist, Head of Faculty at the Trinity College of Music, London
* [[Mustafa Altıoklar]] - Famous Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter.
* [[Mustafa Altıoklar]] - Famous Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter.
* [[Oğuz Atay]] - Famous Turkish author, pioneer of novel writing in Turkey<ref>{{cite web | language=tr| url=https://www.facebook.com/TEDAnkaraKoleji1931/posts/2148171021993319/ | title = 1951 mezunumuz yazar Oğuz Atay'ı doğumunun 86. yılında saygı ve sevgiyle anıyoruz. | website=[[Facebook]] | accessdate = 11 June 2022 | date = 11 October 2020}}</ref>
* [[Melis Arslan]] - Engineer
* [[Ali Babacan]] (1985) - Politician, former Minister of Economics, Minister of Foreign Affairs<ref>{{cite news | url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=322843 | language=tr | title = Kolej yıllığında bile yazılı çok iyi alışverişçidir Ali Babacan | author=Faruk Bildirici | publisher=[[Hürriyet]] | date = 29 May 2005 | access-date = 7 February 2024}}</ref>
* [[Oğuz Atay]] - Famous Turkish author, pioneer of novel writing in Turkey
* [[Nilüfer Gürsoy|Nilüfer Bayar Gürsoy]] (1939) - Daughter of former President of Turkey, Celal Bayar, politician, memoirist<ref>{{cite web |url=https://baglam.com/images/samples/icimin-renkleri.pdf?v=5E83866D-11D5-4062-8EF9-679E4315A5B0 |publisher=Bağlam Yayıncılık |title=İçimin Renkleri |language=tr |accessdate=6 February 2024 }}</ref>
* [[Ali Babacan]] (1985) - Politician, former Minister of Economics, Minister of Foreign Affairs <ref>[http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=322843 Kolej yıllığında bile yazılı çok iyi alışverişçidir Ali Babacan], Faruk Bildirici, Hürriyet, 2005-02-29, last accessed 2014-02-14.</ref>
* [[Mithat Bereket]] (1966) - Journalist<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pusula.tv/mithatbereket/ |title=Mithat Bereket's bio on the website of Pusula |access-date=2010-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401080521/http://www.pusula.tv/mithatbereket/ |archive-date=2010-04-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Nur Batur]] - Journalist
* [[Hüsamettin Cindoruk]] - Politician, former Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey<ref name=aksiyon />
* [[Aydın Baydar]] - Minister of Health{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
* [[Emin Çölaşan]] - Journalist<ref name=aksiyon />
* [[Mithat Bereket]] (1966) - Journalist <ref>[http://www.pusula.tv/mithatbereket/ Mithat Bereket's bio on the website of Pusula]</ref>
* [[Hüsamettin Cindoruk]] - Politician, former Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey <ref name=aksiyon />
* [[Ali Doğramacı]] - President, [[Bilkent University]]<ref name=aksiyon />
* [[Can Dündar]] - Author, journalist
* [[Can Çinici]] (1979) - Architect <ref>[http://v2.arkiv.com.tr/m42-can-cinici.html Arkiv website]</ref>
* [[Timuçin Esen]] - Actor
* [[Emin Çölaşan]] - Journalist <ref name=aksiyon />
* [[Erol Gelenbe]] (1962) - Computer scientist, Professor at Imperial College, London, Member of the French National Academy of Engineering, Member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences, and Member of Academia Europaea<ref>{{cite book | chapter-url=https://doi.org/10.1007%2F11569596_98 | doi=10.1007/11569596_98 | chapter=Erol Gelenbe's Career and Contributions | title=Computer and Information Sciences - ISCIS 2005 | series=Lecture Notes in Computer Science | year=2005 | last1=Çaglayan | first1=Professor Ufuk | volume=3733 | pages=966–970 | isbn=978-3-540-29414-6 }}</ref>
* [[Ali Doğramacı]] - President, Bilkent University <ref name=aksiyon />
* [[Faruk Gül]] - Professor of Economics at [[Princeton University]]
* [[Can Dündar]] - Author, Journalist
* [[Erol Gelenbe]] (1962) - Computer Scientist, Professor at Imperial College, London, Member of the French National Academy of Engineering, Member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences, and Member of Academia Europaea <ref>[http://www.springerlink.com/content/p400355mgh55m327/ Erol Gelenbe's Carrier and Contributions, by Ufuk Caglayan]</ref>
* [[Faruk Gül]] - Chair of the Department of Economics, Princeton University
* [[Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu]] (1955) - President, Union of Chambers and Commercial Exchanges of Turkey
* [[Erman Ilıcak]] - Chairman of Rönesans Construction
* [[Erman Ilıcak]] - Chairman of Rönesans Construction
* [[Tamer Karadağlı]] - Actor
* [[Cenk Koray]] - Talk show host <ref name=aksiyon />
* [[Zülfü Livaneli]] - Musician
* [[Nur Koçak]] - Artist
* [[Zülfü Livaneli]] - Musician<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/magazin/zulfu-livaneli-ben-yerli-mali-giyiyorum-41928772|language=tr| title = Zülfü Livaneli: Ben yerli malı giyiyorum | date = 31 October 2021 | publisher = [[Hürriyet]] |access-date= 7 February 2024}}</ref>
* [[Reha Muhtar]] - Anchorman <ref>[http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2006/07/08/gny/yaz1585-200-114-20060708-200.html]</ref>
* [[Reha Muhtar]] - Anchorman<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2006/07/08/gny/yaz1585-200-114-20060708-200.html|title = SABAH - 08/07/2006 - Reha Muhtar}}</ref>
* [[Aras Onur]] - Author, poet
* [[Aras Onur]] (2006) - Author, poet<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.tedankara.k12.tr/index.php/kampuste-yasam/haberler/item/1789-mezunumuz-sair-ve-yazar-aras-onur-06-lise-kismimiza-konuk-oldu| title = Mezunumuz, Şair ve Yazar Aras Onur (’06) Lise Kısmımıza Konuk Oldu | language=tr | access-date= 7 April 2024 | date=24 May 2017}}</ref>
* [[Beren Saat]] - Actress
* [[Beren Saat]] (2002) - Actress<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.kolej.org/wp-content/uploads/90.say%C4%B1.pdf | pages=42-43 |language=tr | title = Beren Saat '02: "Hep Sezgilerimi Dinleyerek Yaşadım. Beni Hiç Yanıltmadılar |magazine=TED Ankara Kolejliler | issue=90 | date =September 2007 | access-date=7 February 2024}}</ref>
* [[Güler Sabancı]] (1955)- Chairwoman of [[Sabancı Holding]] <ref>[https://www.sabanci.com/tr/basin-odasi/basin-bultenleri-arsiv/haci-omer-sabanci-holding-a-s-nin-yeni-yonetim-kurulu-baskani-guler-sabanci/i-1146 Sabanci Holding Basın Açıklaması]</ref>
* [[Güler Sabancı]] (1955)- Chairwoman of [[Sabancı Holding]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.sabanci.com/tr/basin-odasi/basin-bultenleri-arsiv/haci-omer-sabanci-holding-a-s-nin-yeni-yonetim-kurulu-baskani-guler-sabanci/i-1146 | title = Sabanci Holding Basın Açıklaması | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914031904/http://www.sabanci.com/tr/basin-odasi/basin-bultenleri-arsiv/haci-omer-sabanci-holding-a-s-nin-yeni-yonetim-kurulu-baskani-guler-sabanci/i-1146 |archive-date=2013-09-14 | language=tr}}</ref>
* [[Oktay Sinanoğlu]] - Professor of Physics
* [[Oktay Sinanoğlu]] - Professor of Physics
* [[Kartal Tibet]] - Actor <ref name=aksiyon />
* [[Kartal Tibet]] - Actor<ref name=aksiyon />
* [[Alper Uçar]] (2003) - Turkey's first Olympian (along with partner [[Alisa Agafonova]]) in [[ice dance]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Alper UÇAR’03 Türkiye’nin Gururu Oldu| magazine=TED Ankara Kolejliler|language=Turkish|date=March 2011|issue=105|url=https://www.kolej.org/wp-content/uploads/105.say%C4%B1.pdf|page=17| access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref>
* [[Serdar Turgut]] - Journalist <ref name=aksiyon />
* [[Murat Vargı]] - Founder, [[Turkcell]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Mv Holdi̇ng |url=http://www.mvholding.com.tr/english/about_us_founder.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202042349/http://www.mvholding.com.tr/english/about_us_founder.asp |archive-date=2007-02-02 |website=mvholding Turkey}}</ref>
* [[Alper Uçar]] (2003) - Turkey's first Olympian (along with partner [[Alisa Agafonova]]) in [[ice dance]] <ref>[http://kolej.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/sayi_105.pdf Kolejliler], issue 105, March 2011, URL last accessed 2014-02-17.</ref>
* [[Utku Ufukoğlu]] - Top Model{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
* [[Murat Vargı]] - Founder, [[Turkcell]] <ref>[http://www.mvholding.com.tr/english/about_us_founder.asp]</ref>
* [[Timucin Esen]] - Actor


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.ted.org.tr Türk Eğitim Derneği - Turkish Education Association]
*[http://www.tedankara.k12.tr TED Ankara College Website]
*[http://www.tedankara.k12.tr TED Ankara College Website]
*[http://www.ibo.org International Baccalaureate Organization]


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TED Ankara College Foundation Schools Emblem

TED Ankara College Foundation Schools is a group of private schools in Turkey. It consists of kindergarten, elementary, middle and high schools. Its İncek Campus, considered sizeable with 141,000 square meters of enclosed and over 309,000 square meters of open area, is located in Ankara, Turkey, and is host to 6,000 students and over 700 teachers and support staff.[1] TED Ankara College delivers both the Turkish curriculum and the International Baccalaureate (IB) in Turkish and English, while French and German are taught as additional languages. Entrance is competitive.

History[edit]

In line with the directives of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Turkish Education Association (Turkish: Türk Eğitim Derneği, abbreviated TED) was founded in 1928 and led the establishment of qualified Turkish schools.

TED Ankara College was founded in 1930 as the first school established by TED, and was the first private Turkish school instituted after the foundation of Republic of Turkey to instruct in English. In 1931, the primary school, in 1933, the middle school, in 1936 the high school were established. In 1963, the school's administration was handed over to the TED Ankara College Foundation. In 2000, the foundation started the construction of the campus in İncek. In 2003-2004 the establishments were moved from the Kolej district, which was named after the College, to İncek and the old buildings were later reutilized as a new university.

The logo of the schools is derived from the emblem of the TED association.

Notable alumni[edit]

As one of the oldest schools founded after the birth of the modern Turkish Republic, TED Ankara College has over 35,000 alumni.[1] Some of the notable alumni are listed below in alphabetical order of family names.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "History". TED Ankara Koleji. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Odabaşı, Harun (2001-08-11). "Ankara'nın da TED'i var". Aksiyon (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
  3. ^ Niğdelioğlu, Ayfer (December 2019). "Su Altından Çıkan Su'suz Fotoğraflar" (PDF). TED Ankara Kolejliler (in Turkish). pp. 6–7. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. ^ "1951 mezunumuz yazar Oğuz Atay'ı doğumunun 86. yılında saygı ve sevgiyle anıyoruz". Facebook (in Turkish). 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ^ Faruk Bildirici (29 May 2005). "Kolej yıllığında bile yazılı çok iyi alışverişçidir Ali Babacan" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  6. ^ "İçimin Renkleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Bağlam Yayıncılık. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Mithat Bereket's bio on the website of Pusula". Archived from the original on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  8. ^ Çaglayan, Professor Ufuk (2005). "Erol Gelenbe's Career and Contributions". Computer and Information Sciences - ISCIS 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 3733. pp. 966–970. doi:10.1007/11569596_98. ISBN 978-3-540-29414-6.
  9. ^ "Zülfü Livaneli: Ben yerli malı giyiyorum" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  10. ^ "SABAH - 08/07/2006 - Reha Muhtar".
  11. ^ "Mezunumuz, Şair ve Yazar Aras Onur ('06) Lise Kısmımıza Konuk Oldu" (in Turkish). 24 May 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Beren Saat '02: "Hep Sezgilerimi Dinleyerek Yaşadım. Beni Hiç Yanıltmadılar" (PDF). TED Ankara Kolejliler (in Turkish). No. 90. September 2007. pp. 42–43. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Sabanci Holding Basın Açıklaması" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2013-09-14.
  14. ^ "Alper UÇAR'03 Türkiye'nin Gururu Oldu" (PDF). TED Ankara Kolejliler (in Turkish). No. 105. March 2011. p. 17. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Mv Holdi̇ng". mvholding Turkey. Archived from the original on 2007-02-02.

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