About Us

Samsun Anadolu Lisesi, founded on December 8, 1955, in Samsun, is a prominent high school in Turkey. It began its education under the name Samsun College in accordance with the decision of the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Turkey to establish Ministry of Education Colleges nationwide that would provide education in foreign languages. Later in 1975, it was renamed Anadolu Lisesi (Anatolian High School) and became one of the first six Anatolian High Schools in Turkey.

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Starting its educational journey with 26 boarding students in the former Samsun Museum, which has unfortunately been demolished today, the school later operated in the buildings of the former Girls' Art Institute and the Central Secondary School.

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The school graduated its first students in the academic year 1961-1962, and in the academic year 1964-1965, it admitted its first 12 female day students. The current school buildings, situated on a 30-acre campus, were moved to in the academic year 1971-1972. It is known as one of the high schools with the largest land area in Turkey.