Mavi Boncuk |
Turkey’s last Armenian schools Turkey has never banned the Armenian schools that teach the community’s language and culture. But its support is marginal and the schools, like the language, are losing their place.
"The school is in Ortaköy, near the Bosphorus Bridge that links Istanbul’s two halves. Ortaköy used to be one of the most cosmopolitan districts of the Ottoman Empire’s capital, and was home to many Jews, Greeks and Armenians. There are two mosques, four Christian churches and two synagogues. Today Kurds have replaced the Armenians, and only a few Armenian families remain. The school’s 500 pupils are ferried here by minibus from all over the city."
There are 16 Armenian schools in Turkey, five of them secondary schools, with around 3,000 pupils in all. They are all in Istanbul, where most of Turkey’s 60,000 Armenians live. The only admission requirement is that pupils must have at least one parent of Armenian origin. READ MORE
Schools
Adana: 25 schools, 1,947 boys, 808 girls, 2755 students, 40 male, 29 female, 69 teachers
Akhtamar: 32 schools, 1,106 boys, 132 girls, 1238 students, 36 male teachers
Amasya-Merzifon: 9 schools, 1,524 boys, 814 girls, 2,338 students, 54 teachers
Ankara: 7 schools, 895 boys, 395 girls, 1,290 students, 20 male, 9 female, 29 teachers
Antakya; 10 schools, 440 boys, 47 girls, 487 students, 10 male teachers
Antep: 9 schools, 898 boys, 798 girls, 1606 students, 31 male, 27 female, 58 teachers
Arapkir: 18 schools, 713 boys, 223 girls, 936 students, 23 male, 2 female, 25 teachers
Armash: 2 schools, 190 boys, 110 girls, 300 students, 5 male, 1 female, 6 teachers
Bandirma: 8 schools, 700 boys, 644 girls, 1,344 students, 22 male, 13 female, 35 teachers
Bayburt: 9 schools, 645 boys, 199 girls, 844 students, 27 male, 5 female, 32 teachers
Beyazit: 6 schools, 338 boys, 54 girls, 392 students, 11 male, 2 female, 13 teachers
Bilecik: 10 schools, 1,120 boys, 143 girls, 1,263 students, 18 male, 3 female, 21 teachers
Bitlis; 12 schools, 571 boys, 63 girls, 634 students, 20 male teachers
Bursa: 16 schools, 1345 boys, 733 girls, 2078 students, 34 male, 20 female, 54 teachers
Charsancak: 12 schools, 617 boys, 189 girls, 806 students, 16 male, 2 female, 18 teachers
Chemishgezek: 12 schools, 456 boys, 272 girls, 728 students, 14 male, 1 female, 15 teachers
Cyprus: 3 schools, 63 boys, 37 girls, 100 students, 8 male, 1 female, 9 teachers
Darende: 2 schools, 260 boys, 70 girls, 330 students, 4 male, 1 female, 5 teachers
Divrigi: 10 schools, 757 boys, 100 girls, 857 students, 18 male, 2 female, 20 teachers
Diyarbakir: 4 schools, 660 boys, 324 girls, 1014 students, 18 male, 9 female, 27 teachers
Egin: 4 schools, 541 boys, 215 girls, 756 students, 13 male, 9 female, 22 teachers
Erzincan: 22 schools, 1389 boys, 475 girls, 1864 students, 54 male, 9 female, 63 teachers
Erzurum: 12 schools, 485 boys, 10 girls, 495 students, 12 male teachers
Erzurum: 27 schools, 1,956 boys, 1,178 girls, 3134 students, 44 male, 41 female, 85 teachers
Gurun: 12 schools, 736 boys, 78 girls, 814 students, 18 male, 2 female, 20 teachers
Harput: 27 schools, 2,058 boys, 496 girls, 2,554 students, 49 male, 9 female, 58 teachers
Hinis: 8 schools, 352 boys, 15 girls, 367 students, 11 male, 1 female, 12 teachers
Ispir (artvin): 3 schools, 80 boys, 3 male teachers
Istanbul: 40 schools, 3,316 boys, 2,327 girls, 5,643 students.
Izmir: 27 schools, 1,640 boys, 1,295 girls, 2,935 students, 55 male, 54 female, 109 teachers
Izmit: 38 schools, 5,900 boys, 3,385 girls, 9,285 students, 142 male, 82 female, 224 teachers
Kastamonu; 3 schools, 110 boys, 50 girls, 160 students, 2 male teachers
Kayseri: 42 schools, 3,795 boys, 1140 girls, 4,935 students, 107 male, 18 female, 125 teachers
Kemah: 13 schools, 646 boys, 28 girls, 674 students, 16 male teachers
Kighi: 9 schools, 645 boys, 199 girls, 844 students, 27 male, 5 female, 32 teachers
Konya; 3 schools, 213 boys, 137 girls, 350 students, 6 male, 6 female, 12 teachers
Kutahya: 5 schools, 825 boys, 349 girls, 1174 students, 16 male, 7 female, 23 teaches
Lim and Gduts Islands, Van: 3 schools, 203 boys, 56 girls, 259 students, 5 male, 1 female 6 teachers
Malatya; 9 schools, 872 boys, 230 girls, 1,137 students, 16 male, 3 female, 19 teachers
Marash: 23 schools, 1,261 boys, 378 girls, 1,669 students, 34 male, 10 female, 44 teachers
Mush: 23 schools, 1,034 boys, 284 girls, 1318 students, 31 male, 4 female, 35 teachers
Palu: 8 schools, 505 boys, 50 girls, 555 students, 14 male, 1 female, 15 teachers
Pasen: 7 schools, 315 boys, 7 male teachers
Samsun (Canik): 27 schools, 1,361 boys, 344 girls, 1,705 students, 44 male, 15 female, 59 teachers
Shebinkarahisar: 27 schools, 2,040 boys, 105 girls, 2,145 students, 38 male, 4 female, 42 teachers
Siirt: 3 schools, 163 boys, 84 girls, 247 students, 9 male, 2 female, 11 teachers
Sis/Cilicia: 7 schools, 476 boys, 165 girls, 641 students, 15 male, 4 female, 19 teachers
Sivas: 46 schools, 4,072 boys, 459 girls, 4,531 students, 62 male, 11 female, 73 teachers
Tokat: 11 schools, 1,408 boys, 558 girls, 1,966 students, 37 male, 13 female, 50 teachers
Trabzon: 47 schools, 2,184 boys, 718 girls, 2,902 students, 72 male, 13 female, 85 teachers
Urfa: 8 schools, 1,091 boys, 571 girls, 1,662 students, 19 male, 7 female, 26 teachers
Van: 21 schools, 1,323 boys, 554 girls, 1,877 students, 47 male, 12 female, 59 teachers
Yozgat: 12 schools, 1,179 boys, 557 girls, 1,736 students, 30 male, 13 female, 43 teachers
Zeytun: 10 schools, 605 boys, 85 girls, 690 students, 14 male, 1 female, 15 teachers