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TED Istanbul College
TED Istanbul College in Beykoz, Acarkent. Turkish + IB.
Curriculum
IB, British, American
Fees, annual
TRY 1069–1187k
Ages
3 to 18
Pupils
~1,800
Founded
1998
Fees
| Fee | Age | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaokulu / Kindergarten | 5 | Annual | TRY 1,100,988 |
| İlkokul 1. Sınıf / Grade 1 | 6 | Annual | TRY 1,068,606 |
| Ortaokul 5. Sınıf / Grade 5 | 10 | Annual | TRY 1,127,973 |
| Lise Hazırlık & 9. Sınıf / Prep & Grade 9 | 14 | Annual | TRY 1,187,340 |
| Meal Fee (annual, VAT incl.) | One-time | TRY 205,779 |
Reviews
- TED Istanbul College is part of the Türk Eğitim Derneği group of private Turkish schools, founded in Istanbul in 1998, following the Turkish national curriculum with IB and AP options.
- Independent parent voice on the open web is thin; the school does not surface in forum threads under its own name. The wider TED group is occasionally mentioned in Turkey threads as a recognisable private brand alongside Bahçeşehir Koleji.
- The longest piece of independent commentary on TED Istanbul comes from an International Schools Review extract that describes a beautiful campus in a wealthy gated Bosphorus community with strong technology provision, but the review then moves into critique that is paywalled.
- One older Reddit comment from a teacher who taught at a TED Koleji elsewhere in Istanbul described pay and life as good but student behaviour as challenging because of family wealth dynamics.
- Parent activity around school events, theme presentations, athletics, drama and MUN is a recurring positive on listings.
- Accreditation is national rather than international: budget control sits with Turkish administrators and the school operates under the Turkish Ministry of Education.
- Treat positive signal as listing-aligned and structural; independent parent voice is too thin to anchor a stronger summary.
Head of school
Füsun Ersoy
Esra Öztermiyeci has been the Principal of TED Istanbul College since September 2022. Her extensive career at the institution began in 2002 as a science teacher, progressing through roles such as Science Department Head, AP Coordinator, and International Programs Coordinator/Vice Principal. She holds a Master's degree in Educational Management and IB Advanced Leadership from Maltepe University and is a graduate of Boğaziçi University. Under her leadership, the school maintains its focus on international programs including AP and IGCSE.
Accreditations
- Council of International Schools 01
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges 02
- COBIS Patron's Accreditation and Compliance 03
- British Schools Overseas (DfE) 04
- British Schools in the Middle East accreditation 05
Academic results
- IB Diploma 2024 average 38 points
- A* / A at A Level 2024 52%