Robert College
Robert College of Istanbul (Turkish: T.C Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı İstanbul Özel Amerikan Robert Lisesi) is an independent private high school in Turkey. Robert College is a co-educational, boarding school with a 65-acre (260,000 m2) wooded campus on the European side of Istanbul between the two bridges on the Bosphorus, with the Arnavutköy district to the east, and the upscale Ulus district to the west.
The 149-year-old institution is the oldest American school still in existence in its original location outside the United States. Robert College is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools.
Robert College has a long list of notable alumni, including entrepreneurs, politicians, journalists, artists, two Turkish Prime Ministers, three Turkish members of cabinet and one Nobel Prize recipient, Orhan Pamuk. The School is a member of the G20 Schools group.
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