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Tulip International College

A K to 12 American-curriculum school in Beylikdüzü serving mainly Arab and Turkish families, following California Common Core standards and teaching English alongside Arabic and Turkish.



A K to 12 American-curriculum school in Beylikdüzü serving mainly Arab and Turkish families, following California Common Core standards and teaching English alongside Arabic and Turkish.

Tulip opened in 2018 and is part of a broader Tulip schools group with roots in the Nigerian Tulip International Colleges network. The Istanbul campus has around 35 classrooms, four playgrounds, and two libraries, and has educated over 800 children to date. Instruction is in English, with structured Arabic and Turkish across the school day.

Public review volume is very low. The handful of parent voices that exist praise the director, the management team, and the way teaching held up through the pandemic. Without a deeper bench of reviews, families considering Tulip tend to lean on a campus visit, conversations with current Arab-community parents, and a close look at how the high school stream supports university applications.


  • The available parent comments are strongly positive, with praise for attentive teachers, responsive management, clean facilities, and children being happy at school.
  • The signal is small and old, so it supports a cautious positive read rather than a broad reputation claim.

Gamze Sk. No:3-5, Yenibosna Merkez Mahallesi, Bahçelievler, Yenibosna Merkez, 34197 Yenibosna/İstanbul, Türkiye

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