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Deutsche Schule Istanbul or Özel Istanbul Alman Lisesi or simply Alman Lisesi is a German international school in Beyoğlu, Istanbul.It is one of the most prestigious high schools in Turkey. It was established in May 1868 for the children of German traders, artists, engineers and diplomats living in Istanbul. Because of the increasing number of students and the destruction of the building during the 1894 Istanbul earthquake, the school moved to its present building at Şahkulu Bostani Street in Beyoğlu. With the foundation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 it was incorporated into the new Turkish educational system and since then, it has been known all over the country for its highly esteemed trilingual education.The German High School - largely financed by the German Government - has a dual structure. The school is responsible to both the German and Turkish Ministries of Education. Situated near the "Golden Horn" and overlooking the "Bosphorus", the school building, which has belonged to the German government for over one hundred years, is located in the cultural center of Istanbul. After a seven-hour school day of intensive education, students have the opportunity of either taking part in one of the extracurricular activities or experiencing the mystic spirit of Beyoğlu, which has been the heart of Istanbul for over two hundred years.