Sharur Turkish High School

Sharur Turkish High School Şərur Türk Liseyi
Location
Sharur Azerbaijan
Information
Type	Private High School
Established	1994
Closed	2014
Language	English, Azerbaijani, Turkish

Sharur Turkish High School (Az: Şərur Türk Liseyi, also abbreviated as ŞTL) is a former privately owned boy's secondary/high school in Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1994 and was located in the city of Sharur, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. In its later years it was named after Ac. Ahmad Mahmudov [az] (Az: Ak. Əhməd Mahmudov Adına Şərur Türk Liseyi). The school closed in 2014.

Origin

Sharur Turkish High School was established by Zaman Educational Institution (tr:Zaman Eğitim-Öğretim Şirketi) in 1994 as one of three Nakhchivan Turkish High Schools. Zaman Educational Institution was established in 1992 as the first of a number of structured institutions to be established worldwide.[1]

Admissions and education

Sharur Turkish High School's main building

The admissions were taken from 6th grade students according to examination results. Education was in Azerbaijani, English, and Turkish. Accommodation and lunch were preferably provided by school. Achievements included numerous medals in international and nationwide olympiads and higher than 90% university acceptance rate, each year.[2][3] Graduates continued their studies at universities worldwide, mostly in Turkey.

Dissolution

The Zaman Educational Institution Schools including ŞTL produced their last graduates in 2014 and were shut down as a result of political debates in Turkey.[4] In 2015 a bust of Ac. Ahmad Mahmudov in front of the defunct school's old building was disputatiously taken down for political issues which had wide media coverage.[5][6][7]

References

1. ÇEVİKALP, MESUT (7 February 2015). "Gov't's pressure for closure of Turkish schools abroad yields no result". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
2. "Şərur türk liseyi -Ə.Mahmudov adına Bolgə: Naxçıvan MR Şərur ray. Məktəb məzunlarının göstəricilərinin dinamikasının təhlili (1995-2014-cü illərdə keçirilmiş qəbul kampaniyalarının nəticələri əsasında)". MƏNİM MƏKTƏBİM. AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASININ TƏLƏBƏ QƏBULU ÜZRƏ DÖVLƏT KOMİSSİYASI. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
3. "Nahçıvan Eğitim Bakanı Nağıyev: "Türk okulları yarışı hep önde götürüyor"". CİHAN HABER AJANSI. 22 April 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
4. Əhmədov, Hafiz (2 July 2014). "Vasif Talıbov da Gülən məktəblərini bağladı". ANS PRESS. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
5. TV, Meydan. "Sabiq nazirin atasının heykəlini sökdülər". Meydan TV - Alternativ və Azad Media Kanalı. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
6. "Sabiq nazirin atasının heykəlini sökdülər | Meydan TV - Alternativ və Azad Media Kanalı". 2015-10-30. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
7. "Eldar Mahmudovun atasının heykəli uçuruldu... - FOTOLAR". 2015-10-30. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-19.

External links

• Official Page of The Nakhchivan Turkish High Schools