educational excellence to provide an inspirational model for schools both within Turkey and throughout the international educational community. The first high school graduating class was the class of 2008. Since opening in September 1996, with just over 200 students, ENKA Schools rapidly expanded its main campus on the Sadi Gülçelik Sports Site in Istinye. There are currently 1250 students from Pre-School to grade 12. Immediately after the earthquake on August 17, 1999, ENKA Foundation joined the nation's collective effort to provide relief to victims by building schools as quickly as possible; the Adapazarı ENKA School is one of them. Governance The Board of Directors of ENKA Schools includes the following members: Alparslan Tansuğ (Board Chair and Founder's Representative), Dr. Esra Tara and Onur Kaya of Enka İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş. Board Chair and Founder's Representative, Alparslan Tansuğ has a BS degree from the department of Business Administration of Middle East Technical University. Doctor of Neuroscience, Esra Tara is the granddaughter of the founder of Enka İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş., Şarık Tara. Onur Kaya holds a BSc degree in Civil Engineering from Middle East Technical University and a MSc degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Stuttgart. Campus and Facilities The campus is situated on Istanbul's European side on 16 acres within the ENKA Sports Complex. The range of facilities demonstrates the importance ENKA places on contemporary education, sports, and the arts. The school's campus includes three full science labs, 3 libraries totaling 40,000 volumes, computer labs, a multimedia room, and contemporary purpose-built classrooms. In addition to these, it has a theater/auditorium, an amphitheater, an art gallery, 2 indoor pools, an outdoor Olympic sized pool, 12 tennis courts, a full gymnasium, a fitness center, and a tartan track and field ring. Faculty and Student Body Over 10% of students are dual citizens with 100% of students continuing on to higher education. Approximately 75% attend universities abroad. Nearly 25% of High School students are recipients of academic scholarships. All successful 2018 academic scholarship candidates scored in the top 1.3% for the nation in Turkey's High School Entrance Exam. The teaching faculty are a mix of national and international educators. Foreign teachers from 13 nations account for 40% of the faculty. Recent Academic Distinctions 2019- 1st place (Girls U17), and 3rd Place (Boys U17) European Chess Championship for Schools 2018- 3rd place in Turkey and Most Original Design Award- NASA’s