 The school was founded in 1997 by former journalist Atilla Yusuf Guleker of the Turkish daily "Zaman".It began as a single purpose-converted building on street 71 off Mao Tse Tung Boulevard near the junction with Monivong Boulevard.From a school that catered for 20 children when it opened, it has grown to educate over 1,100 students across three campuses, all of which are in the city.