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Turkey, Istanbul
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Abitur is offered in two language streams: German-language classes and Turkish-language classes. In Abitur, German and English are among the required subjects, together with Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. In 2025, 14 students completed Abitur in the German-language track and 115 in the Turkish-language track.
The school is a private high school with the status of teaching some subjects in a foreign language. In Abitur, German and English are among the subjects students are required to take, alongside Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. There are German-language Abitur classes and Turkish-language Abitur classes.
Deutsche Schule Istanbul is a private German high school that is part of Germany's Auslandsschulen network and operates two divisions under one roof: Özel Alman Lisesi and Botschaftsschule (German Embassy School). About 750 students are taught by over 80 teachers. The school runs a three-tier Bildungsgang (Gymnasium, Realschule, Hauptschule) with Abitur as the goal; Turkish students receive the Turkish Lise Diploma while many pursue the German International Abitur (DIA) and the KMK Sprachdiplom DSD II. A Hazırlık preparatory program provides 20 hours of German per week. In upper-secondary phase (grades 11–12) Abitur is taken in six compulsory subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, German and English, plus Turkish culture. The DIA is offered, and Turkish students may externally earn the DSD II at C1. MINT orientation is emphasized to foster scientific competence. The school supports German-Turkish intercultural encounter through its streams and governance, with project groups and a student council.
