Atatürk High School of Science, Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul Atatürk Fen Lisesi) is the second high school of science in Turkey, which was founded by a presidential directive and under the legislation of the High School of Science Project in 1982. Atatürk High School of Science is a co-educational, boarding high school located in Kuyubaşı, Kadıköy, Istanbul next to the Marmara University. Since its first alumni graduated in 1985, İAFL has been an institution that has made significant contributions in building up Turkey's future. İAFL alumni are all over the world as well as Turkey having distinguished themselves in various fields, such as engineering, medical, basic and social sciences. Immedietally after its establishment, İAFL has become one of the most reputable high schools in Turkey with its confident, socially active graduates in line with Atatürk's ideals, who possess exceptional skills and received excellent education in the fields of basic sciences and mathematics. İAFL's main aim is to educate students who will fulfill Turkey's need for scientists, engineers and medical doctors in Turkey. To achieve this goal, İAFL successfully preserved its foundations and created a model for other Turkish high schools to follow. One measure of İAFL's success is its students' accomplishments in national (e.g. Ulusal Bilim Olimpiyatları) and international competitions (e.g. International Mathematical Olympiad, International Physics Olympiad) in science, mathematics and informatics. Every year, IAFL graduates 96 ambitious students who are not only successful in academics, but who have learned how to participate in all areas of life. The graduates' success in Turkey and around the world has been and will continue to be the proof of the school's high quality.