About Us

MEF International School (MEFIS) is a private international school in the Ortaköy[1] district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was established in 1998 by Dr. Ibrahim Arikan. The enrollment is approximately 461 students of 52 nationalities from Preschool to Grade 12.

The MEFIS curriculum is centered mainly around the Cambridge and IB Diploma Program. MEFIS has an English program for students who come to the school with limited or no English skills.

MEFIS was founded in 1998 by Dr. Ibrahim Arikan,[3] a Turkish entrepreneur and businessman who heads various companies grouped under Arikanli Holding Inc.

MEFIS was created to provide English language education at the Pre-school, Elementary school, Middle school and High school levels for the International Community based in Istanbul.