Erzurum Türk Telekom Nurettin Topçu Social Sciences High School

Erzurum Türk Telekom Nurettin Topçu Social Sciences High School is a secondary education institution operating under the authority of the Ministry of National Education of Türkiye, located in the Palandöken district of Erzurum. The school provides academic education in the field of social sciences and houses separate dormitories for male and female students.^【1】

^{Okul İçi} (Erzurum Türk Telekom Nurettin Topçu Sosyal Bilimler Lisesi)

The school was established on 30 July 2004 with the approval of the General Directorate of Secondary Education of the Ministry of National Education under the name Erzurum Nurettin Topçu Social Sciences High School. During the 2004-2005 academic year, it began operations on the third floor of the Ibrahim Hakkı Science High School service building, with two classrooms and 48 students.

From the second term of the 2006-2007 academic year until November 2009, the school provided education in the Erzurum Congress Building. In accordance with the Erzurum Governorate’s approval dated 16 October 2009 and numbered 31134, it moved to its current building constructed under the Turkish Telekom “Full Support for Education” campaign. With this relocation, the institution’s name was changed to Erzurum Türk Telekom Nurettin Topçu Social Sciences High School.^【2】

The school is a public institution under the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Türkiye. Its vision is to cultivate highly qualified individuals endowed with love for homeland and nation, capable of shaping the future. Its mission is to educate generations with strong academic foundations in Turkish as a language of science and with advanced proficiency in two foreign languages.^【3】

^{Okul İçi} (Erzurum Türk Telekom Nurettin Topçu Sosyal Bilimler Lisesi)

The school follows a standard curriculum with classes held between 08:20 and 15:50. The language of instruction is Turkish, and English is taught as the first foreign language. The institution’s academic success rate is recorded at 68 percent, and its student placement rate through examinations is 60 percent.^【4】

Each year, 120 student slots are allocated to the school. According to 2022 data, the minimum score required for admission to the social sciences high school program without a preparatory class was 386.4931, while for the program with a preparatory class it was 391.6608.^【5】

The school campus is located in the Yıldızkent neighborhood of Palandöken district, Erzurum, on Haznedar Street in Hüseyin Avni Ulaş Mahallesi. The physical facilities include 21 classrooms, one physics laboratory, one music classroom, one assembly hall, and one sports hall. The institution has two libraries with a combined capacity of 6,050 books, three cafeterias, and two infirmaries. Heating is provided by a natural gas and radiator system, and internet access is delivered through the Fatih Project fiber infrastructure. Transportation is facilitated by city bus lines (G7, G9, G6) and 16/A minibuses, and a private shuttle service is also offered under the supervision of the School Family Union.^【6】

The school currently has a total of 342 enrolled students. Dormitory services are provided for both male and female students under the boarding program; the current dormitory building began operations in the 2017-2018 academic year.^【7】

Sports activities include volleyball, basketball, table tennis, curling, and football. The music classroom and sports hall are actively utilized to support students’ social and cultural development.^【8】

The institution participates in scientific and technological projects under the TÜBİTAK 4006 and TÜBİTAK 2204 programs. It also implements international collaboration initiatives under the E-TWİNNİNG framework and holds a valid “Bronze eSafety Label” certificate, effective until August 2024.^【9】