“Galatasaray High School is an establishment that served as the basis for my education and ideas. I came to firmly believe that social sciences should be studied mathematically and first began to think more methodically and intelligently about such topics when I was studying there,” Acemoğlu said in his speech after receiving the «Galatasaray Award» for his work in economics in 2011.

The 57-year-old Nobel laureate graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1986. Since 1993, he has been pursuing his academic career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), after earning his undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees in Britain.

This path to success has inspired scores of Galatasaray students and graduates, conveying that they can also achieve similar milestones in various fields.

“Daron Acemoğlu’s winning Nobel Prize inspired us to pursue our objectives with greater assurance and made us extremely proud,” said Bengisu Bakırdere, one of the top scorers in the 2022 high school entrance exam.