Doğa Schools, or Arı İnovasyon ve Bilim Eğitim Hizmetleri Anonim Şirketi, 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 | |
|---|---|
 Doga College in Ankara | |
| Location | |
| Information | |
| Other name | Doğa College |
| Type | Private, coeducational, |
| Established | 2002 |
| Number of students | 60,000 |
| Color(s) | Orange and green |
| Website | https://www.dogakoleji.k12.tr/ |
History
editFethi Şimsek opened the first Doğa School in 2002 in Beykoz. 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]
Financial problems
editIn 2019, the teachers in several different Doğa Schools protested because upper management had delayed paying their salaries one to five months.[3] The ownership no longer had the money to keep the schools running. As a result, in 2020 Istanbul Technical University bought the chain for 12 million TL. The chain was later purchased by Can Education Group, which also owns the private Istanbul Bilgi University, in 2022.[1][4][5]
2022 data leak
editIn February 2022, the official website of the Turkish Data Protection Authority announced a massive data leak for Doğa Schools.[6]
References and notes
edit- ^ a b 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 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "Doğa Koleji Can Eğitim Grubu'na satıldı". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ "Doğa Koleji el değiştirdi! Yeni sahipleri Can Eğitim grubu oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ "Kamuoyu Duyurusu (Veri İhlali Bildirimi) – Arı İnovasyon ve Bilim Eğitim Hizmetleri Anonim Şirketi (İTÜ ETA Vakfı Doğa Koleji)".
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