Located in the Göktürk district of Istanbul, Hisar School (known locally as Hisar Okulları) is a leading coeducational day school serving students from early years through to senior school. What sets the school apart is its seamless integration of the Turkish national education system with an American curriculum framework, providing students with the opportunity to pursue rigorous Advanced Placement (AP) coursework. This dual approach uniquely equips learners with a strong national foundation while delivering internationally recognized academic credentials for higher education worldwide.
What teachers and parents say
Positives
- Strong international pathways: Highly regarded for rigorous English bilingual instruction, AP course offerings, and high placement rates into top universities abroad.
- Modern campus and extracurricular facilities: Extensive, well-equipped infrastructure for robotics, maker spaces, performing arts, and athletics (including Hisar Akademi).
- Progressive, secular school climate: Valued by parents and staff for an open-minded foundation model that fosters student autonomy and broad intellectual development.
Negatives
- Student entitlement and lack of disciplinary backing: Teachers commonly cite issues with spoiled student behavior and an administration that frequently caters to wealthy parents over staff.
- Suburban isolation and long commutes: Located far outside central Istanbul in Göktürk, causing burdensome daily commutes for staff and families not living locally.
- Address
- Göktürk Merkez Mahallesi Istanbul Caddesi No:3 EyüpIstanbul, 34077Turkey
- Phone
- Turkey (+90) 212 364 0000
- System
- American
- National education system
- Turkey
- Curriculum
- AP
- Levels
- Early years, Primary, Middle school, Senior school
- Enrollment
- 1,732
- Faculty
- 259
- Students
- Coeducational
