Getronagan Armenian High School

Getronagan is an Armenian minority high school in the Karaköy district of Istanbul, Turkey, The school is attached to the Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church.

Establishment


With the sponsorship of Archbishop Nerses Varjabetyan, Getronagan High School opened its doors on September 1, 1886. The Catholicos of All Armenians (the religious leader of all Armenians), Magar, and Harutyun Archbishop Vehabetyan, the Patriarch of Armenians in İstanbul, 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 and literature and religion classes. English (compulsory), French and Spanish (both optional) are taught as foreign languages.

Notable alumni

 * Hrachia Adjarian - linguist
 * Vazken Andréassian - engineer
 * Şahan Arzruni - pianist
 * Hayko Cepkin - singer
 * Onnik Chifte-Saraf - writer
 * Arshag Chobanian - writer
 * Ara Guler - photographer
 * Aram Haigaz - writer
 * Karekin II Kazanjian - patriarch
 * Mıgırdiç Margosyan - writer, Principal of Surp Haç
 * Misak Metsarents - poet
 * Sarkis Minassian - journalist
 * Kegham Parseghian - writer
 * Nigoghos Sarafian - writer, poet
 * Levon Shant - writer, poet
 * Soghomon Tehlirian - assassin of Talaat Pasha
 * Léon Arthur Tutundjian - painter
 * Harutyun Varpurciyan - architect
 * Nishan Yaubyan - architect
 * Yerukhan - writer

Notable teachers and faculty

 * Yeghia Demirjibashian - poet
 * Melkon Giurdjian - writer
 * Hovhannes Hintliyan - educator (principal)
 * Zareh Kalfayan - painter
 * Kegham Kavafyan - architect (principal)
 * Vahan Tekeyan - writer, poet (principal)
 * Tovmas Terzian - writer, playwright