Robert College facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Robert College |
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| Kuruçeşme Cad. No. 87 Arnavutköy, Beşiktaş Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Type | Independent, boarding |
| Established | 1863 |
| Founder | Christopher Robert and Cyrus Hamlin |
| Grades | Prep, 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1045 190 boarding 276 on scholarship |
| Campus | Urban (65 acres / 27 ha) |
| Houses | Gould Hall, Mitchell Hall, Woods Hall, Sage Hall, Bingham Hall, Feyyaz Berker Hall, Suna Kıraç Hall, Nejat Eczacıbaşı Hall |
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| Mascot | Bobcat |
| Team name | Bobcats |
| Average SAT scores | Math: 774 Critical Reading: 652 Writing: 675 |
| Newspaper | Bosphorus Chronicle |
| Yearbook | Record |
Robert College, also called RC is an American high school in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the most prestigious, private high school in Turkey. The institution was founded by Cyrus Hamlin, with the financial help of Christopher Rhinelander Robert, in 1863 (during the Ottoman Empire). Robert College is also the first American educational institution founded outside the United States. It was founded as a boys' college for Christian minority of the empire. Later the girls section was opened as American College for Girls. Then the Muslims were allowed to be educated in the schools. Hüseyin Pektaş became the first Muslim boy to graduate from college. In 19th century, many additions were made to college including, middle school and high school.
After the foundation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, the school continued to educate young people, who later became the leaders of the country. Prime ministers Bülent Ecevit and Tansu Çiller are among the school's graduates.
In 1971, Robert College donated one of its two campuses (Boys' campus or Bebek campus) to the Republic of Turkey. A new, public university was founded on this campus. The other campus (Girls' campus or Arnavutköy campus) has since been serving the society as a coeducational high school.
Images for kids
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Picture of the college printed in Ambassador Morgenthau's Story (1918)
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Anderson Hall, Boğaziçi University
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Robert College Gould Hall
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Robert College Plateau
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A view of the Bosphorus from Robert College Plateau
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RC Reviews March 2005 Issue
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The Robert College Basketball Team on their way to the championship in the Traditional FMV Işık Schools Tournament.
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Aerial view of Robert College Gould Hall
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Bingham Hall
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Mitchell Hall in summer, covered in ivy.
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Aerial view of Robert College
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Students in the forum
