Gölcük Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi
Gölcük Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi
| Gölcük Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Kavaklı Sahil C. 41650 [6] Gölcük, KocaeliTurkey | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Sun After Storm Post tempestas sol solis! |
| Established | 1958 |
| School district | Gölcük |
| Principal | Mehmet Toluç |
| Enrollment | 541 Total Students |
| Color(s) | Yellow, Black |
| Mascot | Paşa |
| Newspaper | BarSayfa |
| Information | +90 (262) 413 12 30 |
| Website | www.gbhl.k12.tr [7] |
Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi (Lycée), is a public high school in Gölcük, Kocaeli, Turkey. The school is named after Ottoman admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa.
Short form of the school name is GBHL. Formed in 1958 as "Gölcük Lisesi" (GL), the high school named as "Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi" in 1970 when it moved to its own building from the provisional location.
The colors of the school are black (symbolizing the deadly ferry accident on 1 March 1958 in which hundreds of high school students died in Gulf of İzmit) and yellow (symbolizing the sun/GBHL rising after this disaster).
In the devastating earthquake epicentered in Gölcük on 17 August 1999, GBHL lost many of its students and faculty residing in Gölcük and surrounding towns.
The buildings of the high school has been damaged, however later been repaired by the efforts of its alumni association and some international relief organizations.
| Gölcük Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Kavaklı Sahil C. 41650 [6] Gölcük, KocaeliTurkey | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Sun After Storm Post tempestas sol solis! |
| Established | 1958 |
| School district | Gölcük |
| Principal | Mehmet Toluç |
| Enrollment | 541 Total Students |
| Color(s) | Yellow, Black |
| Mascot | Paşa |
| Newspaper | BarSayfa |
| Information | +90 (262) 413 12 30 |
| Website | www.gbhl.k12.tr [7] |
Notable graduates
Hikmet Karaman / Football manager
Ayhan Bölükbaşı / Journalist
Erdoğan Arıkan / TV presenter
Şengül Balıksırtı / Journalist
Demet Akalın / Pop singer
Sefa Sirmen / Politician
Haluk Kaplanoğlu / Warner Bross Turkey, CEO
İlker Yasin* / TV presenter
Ahmet Özhan* / Turkish court music singer
Toygar Işıklı* / Composer
Sister schools
Robert College, Istanbul
Koç Lisesi, Istanbul
Het Bredero College, Amsterdam[1]