Liceo Italiano di Istanbul

What Liceo Italiano di Istanbul does

Liceo Italiano di Istanbul (operating as Liceo Italiano IMI, legal name Özel İtalyan Lisesi) is a private educational institution located in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, that delivers bilingual Italian-Turkish secondary education under a dual-regulatory framework. It is recognized simultaneously as a foreign private school under Turkey's Ministry of National Education and as an Italian state liceo scientifico under Italy's educational system, overseen by Italian diplomatic authorities. The school operates two academic segments: a Scuola Media (Italian middle school, grades 6-8) and a Liceo (upper-secondary, grades 9-13), with instruction primarily in Italian and a scientific track (indirizzo scientifico) as the core curriculum. Students who complete the liceo earn both a Turkish High School Diploma and an Italian State Diploma (Diploma di Maturità Scientifica), gaining access to university systems in Turkey, Italy, and the broader EU. Students are required to have sat Turkey's central national exam (LGS/Merkezi sınav) and meet minimum score thresholds for admission.

The school's core technology is its dual-curriculum pedagogical architecture, integrating the Italian liceo scientifico framework with Turkish national curriculum requirements, supported by iPad-based digital learning, a Didattica 4.0 multimedia laboratory, an internal library (Biblioteca IMI), and digital pedagogy infrastructure. Auxiliary services include a psychological counseling and career orientation center (Servizio di Consulenza Psicologica e Orientamento), after-school clubs (Club Pomeridiani) covering topics from Italian language and gastronomy to MUN, debate, and theater, PCTO work-experience programming, Erasmus+ exchanges, and university orientation services with documented annual placements at Politecnico di Milano, Bocconi, Sapienza Università di Roma, Università di Bologna, Ca' Foscari Venezia, Politecnico di Torino, Università di Padova, and international universities including Northeastern University London, Bournemouth University, Ringling College of Art and Design, and Reichman University.

The business model is tuition-driven: as a private foreign school, revenue is generated primarily through recurring annual tuition fees (not publicly disclosed), with ancillary income from a mandatory €15.13 diploma retrieval fee payable to Italy's Agenzia delle Entrate and supplementary sponsor-funded scholarships. A scholarship program administered by an internal commission covers approximately 3% of enrolled students per Turkish law. The go-to-market is direct enrollment at the campus, with prospective families guided through pre-registration, placement list ranking, and in-person registration based on LGS performance. Marketing channels are centered on the bilingual official website (liceoitaliano.net), Instagram (@liceoitaliano.imi), annual Open Day events, and cultural-event participation (Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo, Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo). The geographic footprint is a single Istanbul campus with no boarding, and the school does not disclose headcount, revenue, or tuition publicly.

Name

Liceo Italiano di Istanbul

Legal name

Liceo Italiano IMI (Özel İtalyan Lisesi)

Website

https://liceoitaliano.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Liceo Italiano di Istanbul (Liceo Italiano IMI) is a private bilingual Italian-Turkish secondary school in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, operating under both Turkish MEB and Italian state frameworks. It serves Italian and Turkish families seeking dual-diploma pathways (Turkish High School Diploma plus Italian Diploma di Maturità Scientifica) with university placements across Italy, Turkey, and the EU.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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PRIMARYEDAJABAG

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Private & Independent K–12 Schools

Keywords

• Italian secondary education
• Bilingual schooling
• Dual diploma program
• Scientific liceo
• International school Istanbul

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and School Fees: As a private school (Özel İtalyan Lisesi), the school generates revenue through tuition payments from enrolled students. Additional fees include the mandatory diploma retrieval fee of €15.13 payable to the Italian tax authority.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Liceo Italiano di Istanbul is a private Italian-Turkish bilingual secondary school in Istanbul that operates under both the Italian and Turkish educational systems. It offers a Scuola Media (middle school) and an upper secondary scientific liceo (indirizzo scientifico) whose graduates receive both an Italian State Diploma (Diploma di Maturità Scientifica) and a Turkish High School Diploma, providing direct access to universities in Turkey, Italy, and across the EU. The school is also known as Liceo Italiano IMI and Özel İtalyan Lisesi, and is located in Beyoğlu.

Product overview

Liceo Italiano IMI is a private Italian high school (Liceo) in Istanbul operating under both the Italian and Turkish educational systems. The institution offers two diploma programs: the Italian State Diploma (recognized in Italy and the EU) and the Turkish High School Diploma. The school provides a scientific track (indirizzo scientifico) as its primary curriculum, with instruction primarily in Italian. The institution comprises a Scuola Media (middle school) and an upper-secondary Liceo (high school), along with student support services including psychological counseling, career/orientation services, and various extracurricular clubs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scuola Media (Middle School)
• Liceo Scientifico (Upper Secondary)
• After-School Activities and Clubs
• Sports Programs
• Servizio Orientamento (University Orientation Service)

Quantifiable outcome

• Students reach B2 Italian language proficiency by end of preparatory year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Liceo Da Vinci – Civitanova Marche (Erasmus+ Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Erasmus+ student exchange program between IMI Istanbul and Liceo Da Vinci in Civitanova Marche, involving mutual cooperation and cultural exchange.
• Liceo M.L. King – Genova (Erasmus+ Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Cultural exchange program with Liceo M.L. King in Genoa. The exchange program began in Istanbul in November and continued with the return phase in Genoa.
• Politecnico di MilanocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Strong university pathway partnership. Multiple IMI graduates are admitted annually to Politecnico di Milano's engineering programs (mechanical, biomedical, aerospace, civil, automation, electronics, industrial engineering, and management engineering), demonstrating an established track record of successful placements.
• Università BocconicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Regular placement of IMI graduates at Bocconi University's economics and management programs (Economia aziendale e management, Economics and social sciences). Bocconi is one of Italy's top private universities.
• Sapienza Università di RomacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Annual placements of IMI graduates to Sapienza, including Global humanities, Economics and finance, Applied computer science and AI, Odontoiatria, and Giurisprudenza programs. School hosts open days for Sapienza.
• Università di Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Regular pathway to Bologna University programs including engineering, medicine, political science, and marketing management. The school participated in Bologna's online orientation days.
• Università La SapienzacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Active university partnership. La Sapienza open days held at IMI school premises. Students regularly admitted to various Sapienza programs.
• Università Ca' Foscari VeneziaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Annual placements of IMI graduates to Ca' Foscari's business administration, management, and economics programs.
• Politecnico di TorinominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Regular admissions for IMI graduates to Politecnico di Torino programs in biomedical, mechanical, management, and industrial engineering.
• Istituto Italiano di Cultura Istanbul (IIC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership for Italian language and cultural events. Co-organization of SLIM 2023 (Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo) Calvino 100 conference and other cultural activities.
• Università di PadovaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Pathway university for IMI graduates, with placements in psychology, economics, and other programs.
• Siena University for Foreigners (Università per Stranieri di Siena)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Annual summer school program organized in collaboration with Siena University for Foreigners. Preparatory and first-year students participate in educational trips to Siena.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lycée Français de Galatasaray: Historic French-medium secondary school in Istanbul operating under bilateral French-Turkish agreement, awarding the French baccalauréat alongside the Turkish diploma. Directly comparable to IMI as another foreign-curriculum state school embedded in the Turkish education system.
• Istanbul International Community School: English-medium IB school in Istanbul serving expatriate and Turkish families seeking international credentials. Comparable as an alternative international school option for Istanbul families weighing curriculum choices.
• MEF International School: International school in Istanbul offering IB and national curricula. Comparable as a bilingual/multilingual private school competing for the same premium Istanbul student segment.
• British International School Istanbul: Premium English-medium international school in Istanbul offering IGCSE/A-Level programs. Comparable as a high-fee, internationally-credentialed private school competing for the same affluent Istanbul families seeking global university access.
• Tarabya British Schools: British-curriculum private school group in Istanbul offering IGCSE/A-Level programs. Comparable as a premium international school competing in the Istanbul market for families seeking non-Turkish curriculum pathways.
• Deutsche Schule Istanbul: German curriculum school in Istanbul offering the German Abitur under a similar bilateral agreement model. Comparable to IMI as a foreign curriculum school awarding both local and home-country credentials to bicultural students.
• Üsküdar American Academy: Historic American-curriculum secondary school in Istanbul serving bilingual Turkish/English students and feeding top international universities. Comparable as a prestigious Istanbul private school focused on university placement outcomes.

Broad incumbents

• Robert College: Largest and most established American-curriculum private school in Istanbul with a long university placement track record. Comparable as a top-tier international school in Istanbul but operates at much larger scale and offers a broader curriculum.
• Koç School: Top-tier Turkish private school offering national curriculum with strong university placement record. Comparable as a premium Istanbul private school competing for high-achieving Turkish families, though it lacks a foreign dual-diploma structure.

Others

• Istituto Italiano di Cultura Istanbul: Italian cultural institute operating under MAECI, actively partnering with IMI for cultural and linguistic programming. Comparable as an Italian-government-affiliated institution in Istanbul that supports Italian-language education and cultural diplomacy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/liceoitaliano.imi/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/liceo-italiano-di-istanbul

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