Doğa Schools
Doğa Schools or legally İTÜ ETA Foundation Doğa Schools after the 2020 acquisition is a chain of private educational institutions in Turkey that offers education from kindergarten through high school. The chain owns nearly 100 schools, over 20 of which are in Istanbul. [1]
| Doğa Schools | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, coeducational, |
| Established | 2002 |
| Number of students | 60,000 |
| Color(s) | Orange and green |
| Website | https://www.dogakoleji.k12.tr/ |
History
The first Doğa School was opened in 2002 in Beykoz, a forested area on the northeastern outskirts of Istanbul. The founders, led by former chemistry teacher, Fethi Şimsek.
Fetih Şimsek had a background in running chains of preparatory schools for high school and university entrance exams, and English Time, a chain of English language courses.[2]
Controversies
In 2019, the teachers that worked in several different Doğa Schools protested because of the upper management having delayed paying the teachers salaries for amounts of time varying from one month to up to five.[3]
The ownership at the time had mismanaged the finances of the company and no longer had the money to keep the schools running, as a result of this in 2020, Istanbul Technical University bought the school chain for 12 million TL. The school chain would later include the Istanbul Technical University ownership status in its advertising.[1]
References and notes
- Servisi, Ekonomi. "Doğa resmen İTÜ'lü oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2020-01-19. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- "Hak gasplarıyla bilinen Doğa Koleji'nin tarihçesi" [The history of Doğa Koleji, known for its usurpation of rights]. soL (in Turkish). 2021-01-11. Archived from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- "Doğa Koleji'nde öğretmenler maaş alamadıkları için derslere girmiyor". BBC News Turkish (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-10-25.