Central Turkey College
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Central Turkey College (sometimes called Aintab College) was a Christian college founded in 1874 (or 1876?) by the American Mission Board in Aintab, Ottoman Empire
(now Gaziantep
, Turkey
). It was on a site west of the city, and also had a branch for girls in town. It was burned down in 1891, but was rebuilt.
Its students were largely Armenian
Protestants, but non-Armenians and non-Protestants also attended. One of its most famous graduates, for example, was Ashur Yousif
, a member of the Syrian Orthodox Church and a future instructor at Euphrates College
in Harput.
In 1924, the college's president, John E. Merrill (1898–1937), transferred it to Aleppo
in French controlled Syria, where it became Aleppo College and functioned as a high school
.
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
(now Gaziantep
Gaziantep
Gaziantep , Ottoman Turkish: Ayintab) previously and still informally called Antep; ʻayn tāb is a city in southeast Turkey and amongst the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. The city is located 185 kilometres northeast of Adana and 127 kilometres by road north of Aleppo, Syria...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
). It was on a site west of the city, and also had a branch for girls in town. It was burned down in 1891, but was rebuilt.
Its students were largely Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
Protestants, but non-Armenians and non-Protestants also attended. One of its most famous graduates, for example, was Ashur Yousif
Ashur Yousif
Ashur Yusef Efendi was a professor and an Assyrian nationalist leader prior to World War I and the Assyrian Genocide. Ashur was raised in Tur Abdin and like many in the area, was part of the Syriac Orthodox Church...
, a member of the Syrian Orthodox Church and a future instructor at Euphrates College
Euphrates College
Euphrates College was a coeducational high school in Harput , a town in the eastern Turkey, founded and directed by American missionaries for mostly the Armenian community in the region....
in Harput.
In 1924, the college's president, John E. Merrill (1898–1937), transferred it to Aleppo
Aleppo
Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
in French controlled Syria, where it became Aleppo College and functioned as a high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
.