Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...
minority high school in the
Karaköy
Karaköy (), the modern name for the old Galata, is a commercial quarter in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, located at the northern part of the Golden Horn mouth on the European side of Bosphorus.
Karaköy is one of the oldest and mo ...
district of
Istanbul
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,
Turkey
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With the sponsorship of Archbishop Nerses Varjabetyan, Getronagan High School opened its doors on September 1, 1886. The
Catholicos of All Armenians
The Catholicos of All Armenians () is the chief bishop and spiritual leader of Armenia's national church, the Armenian Apostolic Church, and the worldwide Armenian diaspora. The Armenian Catholicos (plural Catholicoi) is also known as the Armenian ...
(the religious leader of all Armenians), Magar, and Harutyun Archbishop Vehabetyan, the Patriarch of Armenians in Ä°stanbul, conducted the opening commencement. Minas Cheraz became its first principal.
Today
Getronagan teaches both genders. In 2001, the school had 182 students. The school teaches mainly in Turkish, but it also has
Armenian language
Armenian (endonym: , , ) is an Indo-European languages, Indo-European language and the sole member of the independent branch of the Armenian language family. It is the native language of the Armenians, Armenian people and the official language of ...
and
literature
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and
religion
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classes.
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Culture, language and peoples
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
* ''English'', an Amish ter ...
(compulsory),
French
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Arts and media
* The French (band), ...
and
Spanish
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**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
(both optional) are taught as foreign languages.
Notable alumni
*
Hrachia Adjarian
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Åžahan Arzruni
Şahan Arzruni (; born 8 June 1943) is a New York–based Armenian-American classical pianist, ethnomusicologist, lecturer, composer, writer and producer.
Early life and education
Arzruni (also transliterated as Artsruni), whose family name bel ...
- pianist
*
Hayko Cepkin
Hayko Cepkin (born 11 March 1978) is a Turkish musician of Armenian descent.
Beginnings
Hayko Cepkin has shared the stage with the likes of Kurban, Öztürk, Birol Namoğlu, Ogün Sanlısoy, Aylin Aslım, Koray Candemir and Demir Demirkan. ...
Arshag Chobanian
Arshag Chobanian (, also Tchobanian; 15 July 1872 – 9 June 1954) was an Armenian short story writer, journalist, editor, poet, translator, literary critic, playwright, philologist, and novelist.
Biography
His father was a respected goldsmith. ...
- writer
*
Ara Guler
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Biology
* ''Ara'' (bird), a genus of parrots
* Ara (fish) (''Niphon spinosus''), a species of fish
* L-arabinose operon, also known as ara
Places
* Ara (mountain), a mountain in Armenia
* Ara, Armenia, a village in Armenia
...
Misak Metsarents
Misak Metsarents or Medzarents (; 18 January 1886 – 5 July 1908) was a leading Ottoman Armenian neo-romantic poet.
Biography
Misak Metsarents was born Misak Metsaturian in January 1886 in the village of /Benka, near Agn in the Harput Vil ...
Kegham Parseghian
Kegham Parseghian (Ô³Õ¥Õ²Õ¡Õ´ Ô²Õ¡Ö€Õ½Õ¥Õ²Õ¥Õ¡Õ¶) (1883 – 1915), was an Armenian writer, teacher, editor, and journalist.
Biography
Kegham Parseghian was born in the Gedik PaÅŸa district of Constantinople. He attended the local Mesrobian ...
- writer
*
Nigoghos Sarafian
Nigoghos Sarafian (, April 14, 1902 in Varna, Bulgaria, Varna, Principality of Bulgaria - December 16, 1972 in Paris, France), was an Armenians, Armenian writer, poet, editor, and journalist.
Biography
Nigoghos Sarafian was born on a boat th ...
- writer, poet
*
Levon Shant
Levon Shant (; born Levon Nahashbedian, then changed to Levon Seghposian; 6 April 1869 – 29 November 1951) was an Armenian playwright, novelist, poet and founder of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society.
Biography
He was ...
- writer, poet
*
Soghomon Tehlirian
Soghomon Tehlirian (; April 2, 1896 – May 23, 1960) was an Armenian revolutionary and soldier who assassinated Talaat Pasha, the former Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, in Berlin on March 15, 1921. He was entrusted to carry out the assas ...
- assassin of
Talaat Pasha
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Harutyun Varpurciyan
Harutyun Vapurciyan is a Turkish architect of Armenian origin.
One of his most important of the designs that he implemented alongside architects such as Greek architect Avyerinos Andonyadis, Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Arme ...
- architect
*
Nishan Yaubyan NiÅŸan Yaubyan or Nishan Yaubyan (born Istanbul, Turkey) is a prominent Turkish-Armenian architect and lecturer.
Life
Of Armenian descent, Yaubyan graduated from the Getronagan Armenian High School in the Karaköy district of Istanbul. After stu ...
- architect
*
Yerukhan
Yervant Srmakeshkhanlian (; 1870 – 1915), known by his pen name Erukhan () or Yerukhan, was an Armenian writer of late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was killed during the Armenian genocide.
Life
Erukhan was born in 1870 in the city of ...
Hovhannes Hintliyan
Hovhannes Hintliyan (; 1866 in Üsküdar, Ottoman Empire – March 16, 1950, in Istanbul) was an Armenian teacher, pedagogue, publisher, and educator. He was the founder of Nor Tbrots (New School), a prestigious Armenian school in the Pangalti dis ...
- educator (principal)
*
Zareh Kalfayan
Zareh Kalfayan (; 1887 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire – 1939 in Paris, France) was an Ottoman painter of Armenian descent.
Life
Zareh Kalfayan was born in Constantinople to Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a ...
Vahan Tekeyan
Vahan Tekeyan (; January 21, 1878 – April 4, 1945) was an Armenian poet and public activist. In his lifetime he was the most famous poet of the Armenian diaspora, and he remains a significant symbol of Armenian identity and cultural heritage.
...
- writer, poet (principal)
*
Tovmas Terzian
Tovmas Terzian (; October 21, 1840 – February 8, 1909) was an Ottoman Armenian poet, playwright, and teacher.
Biography
Tovmas Terzian was born in the Pera district of Constantinople on October 21, 1840. His father, Hagop Rossi, was a C ...
- writer, playwright
See also
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Armenians in Istanbul
Armenians in Istanbul (; ) are a major part of the Turkish Armenian community and historically one of the largest ethnic minorities of Istanbul, Turkey. The city is often referred to as Bolis (ÕŠÕ¸Õ¬Õ«Õ½) by Armenians, which is derived from the ...