Rakatanga muna 1868 seGerman and Swiss Citizens School Based on Equality Principle, kuti ishandire vanhu vanotaura chiGerman muguta racho. Muna 1871, chivako chiri pedyo neGalata Tower chakavakirwa chikoro chacho. Chivako chacho chakakuvadzwa zvakanyanya panguva yekudengenyeka kwenyika kweIstanbul muna 1894, saka, muna 1897, chikoro chakatamira kune chimwe chivakwa icho chichiri kushandiswa nechikoro. Pashure pemakore mashomanene, chikoro chacho chakatangawo kugamuchira vadzidzi vanotaura chiTurkey. Muna 1918, pashure peHondo Yenyika I, chikoro chacho chakavharwa uye chivako chacho chakashandiswa nehurumende yaidzora
masimba. Pashure pokuziviswa kweRepublic yeTurkey muna 1923, chikoro chacho chakavhurwazve muna 1924. Muna 1925, yakadzokera kuchivako chayo chaichoicho. Yakavharwa zvakare muna 1945 nekuda kwenzvimbo yeTurkey yezvematongerwo enyika inopesana neGerman panguva yeHondo Yenyika II, uye chivakwa chakashandiswa neBeyoğlu High Chikoro cheVasikana. Muna 1953, chivako chakadzoserwa kuDeutsche Schule Istanbul uye chikoro chiri kushandisa chivakwa chimwe chete kubvira ipapo.