Robert College Graduates and Famous Graduates
Journal Title: Turkish History Education Journal - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Robert College started education with only four students at the hills of Bebek in İstanbul in 1863. It was the first missionary school established outside the United States, beyond the Atlantic. Many people doubted that it would be successful. However, best administration and the selection of the best teachers made the college and its graduate’s best among its peers. The number of College graduates increased rapidly and they contributed in many fields to the life and well being of the society in which they lived. In this article, firstly, information will be given on the College, its registered students and its graduates followed by the information on the education given at the College. Finally, Turkish graduates of the College are studied on the basis of various fields that they contributed to the society in which they were living. The findings of the study are that the College has been successful thanks mainly to its education that was organized around the principle that education is best instrument to change people and thus the society. Its students equipped with the best knowledge and learned the best moral and religious values that made them ready for future. These qualities distinguished them among their peers and gave them knowledge and courage to contribute to their society. Robert College, thus, become the best and the oldest educational institution established outside the United States
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Fatma Acun
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