ENKA Schools Istanbul

Sadi Gülçelik Spor Sitesi Istinye 34460 Istanbul, Turkey. Istinye is on the European side of Istanbul. ENKA Schools Istanbul campus houses Pre-School, Primary School, Middle School, and High School on site.

Pre-School; Primary School; Middle School; High School.

Turkey

Gürsel Turizm provides transportation for the 2025-2026 academic year. The service uses 32 vehicles and drivers, 31 hostesses, and 32 routes. Vehicles are equipped with seatbelts and GPS tracking and operate under ISO 9001, ISO 10002, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, OHSAS 18001, and TSE standards. Contacts: Samet Sarıer (samet.sarier@gurseltur.com.tr); Zeynep Düzgün (gurseltasimacilik@enka.k12.tr); Muratcan Bıyık (murat.biyik@gurseltur.com.tr).

ENKA Istanbul is an IB World School offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the IB Diploma Programme (DP). The Middle School is an MYP Candidate school, and its Turkish program integrates the Ministry of Education curriculum with the MYP. The language of instruction is English, with German and French offered as Modern Foreign Languages, and Turkish Language & Literature taught in Grades 9–12 as part of the national curriculum. In Grades 9–10, Cambridge IGCSE First Language English is studied, and in Grades 11–12 students study the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) with English as the DP subject for English. The Turkish-national curriculum is maintained in Turkish-language subjects, and the SBS Turkish Social Sciences elective within the DP complements the program; English-language instruction extends across core subjects.

In 2025, overseas university acceptances include New York University, Johns Hopkins University, Duke University, and multiple University of California campuses (e.g., Irvine, Los Angeles, Davis). UK destinations include Imperial College London, University College London, King's College London, and the University of Oxford. In 2024, acceptances included the University of Michigan, Northeastern University, UCLA, and the University of Toronto, among others.

Graduates pursue higher education at universities worldwide, with documented overseas acceptances to institutions across the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and other regions, including NYU, Johns Hopkins, Duke, UC campuses, Imperial College London, UCL, and Oxford among many others. This demonstrates a broad international progression pathway for ENKA Istanbul graduates.

Appointments: Prospective parents can request an information appointment with the Admissions Office. The Admissions Office also liaises with administrators to arrange meetings. Personal data: When applying for registration, data including name, address, telephone, e-mail, nationality, family status, and information from tests and observations is collected and processed under the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK). Data is kept for the period required by law; if the child is not admitted, data is kept for six months after the admissions process is completed and then discarded. Forms: For enrolled and new students, a Consent Form and a Financial Aid Application Form are used; for enrolled students the Financial Aid Application Form is titled (For Enrolled Students) and for new students it is titled (For New Students). Financial aid processing may involve additional documents such as proof of residence, income, assets, and health information for assessment; data may be shared with authorized departments for this purpose.

ENKA İstanbul Schools can provide financial aid to eligible enrolled students. Financial aid applications for the 2026-2027 school year will be accepted between January 5 and February 6, 2026. The MY evaluation process ends on April 17, 2026. For enrolled students, the required forms are the Consent Form and Financial Aid Application Form (For Enrolled Students). For new students, the required form is the Financial Aid Application Form (For New Students) plus the Consent Form. Contact Hilal Melikoğlu, Admissions & Registration Coordinator, directly at +90 (212) 705 6713 / 6714 or admissions@enka.k12.tr for questions.