Melike Çalkap – ISTANBUL Despite holding a diploma that grants them direct access to European universities, nine of 2024 graduates from a prestigious Istanbul high school chose to remain in Türkiye to pursue their aspired career paths, while the vast majority opted to continue their education abroad. Istanbul Boys’ High School, a coeducational public high school founded 141 years ago, is known for admitting Türkiye’s top-performing students through the national high school entrance exam .