“Eyüboğlu Educational Institutions, which we founded with the awareness of the enormous responsibility to educate, in the best way possible, the young people who have been entrusted to our understanding of education, have now left behind 34 years of academic endeavors. Our graduates who are still continuing their education in various parts of the world and those who have completed their education and have gone on to start careers in various positions without ever compromising on the principle of serving humanity as their top priority, are a source of pride and hope for us.

Cherishing Atatürk’s principles, these creative and self-confident young people, endowed with up-to-date knowledge and able to think and act appropriately, deem it an honor to work for the future of their people and country and as such, they have become role models for all Eyüboğlu students. Despite all the difficulties in the art of education which is based on working with the most difficult of raw materials, i.e. humans, Eyüboğlu Educational Institutions are committed to raising young people to serve humanity as innovative, modern and successful individuals who cherish Atatürk’s principles.”

Dr. Rüstem Eyüboğlu   
Founder, Eyüboğlu Schools   

Dr. Rüstem Eyüboğlu

Dr. Rüstem Eyüboğlu was born in Çayeli district of Rize in 1940. After finishing the local elementary school, he completed junior high within one year and went on to Vefa High School from which he graduated in 1961. In 1968 Dr. Eyüboğlu qualified as an electrical engineer at Istanbul Technical University. He worked at Türkiye Elektrik Kurumu (Turkey’s National Electricity Institution) until March 1969.

During military service, Dr. Eyüboğlu worked as the Principal of the power plant at Taşkızak Shipyard. Between 1970 and 1973 he worked as the electrical supervisor at Istinye shipyard. In 1974 Dr. Eyüboğlu started his academic work at Yıldız Technical University in Istanbul and consequently earned a Ph.D. degree in 1976. In 1980 he completed his doctoral studies successfully. He also studied at Sheffield University in the UK as part of his doctoral studies. After working as an academician until 1985, he left his position at Yıldız Technical University to lay the foundations of Eyüboğlu Educational Institutions by establishing Arı Cram School.

Besides his work at Eyüboğlu Schools, Dr. Eyüboğlu is the principal of Eyüboğlu Education, Culture and Social Services Foundation and of the Eyüboğlu Education and Scientific Research Foundation. He is a former President and a founding member of Vefa Foundation. Dr. Rüstem Eyüboğlu is also a member of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, of The Turkish Coronary Foundation, of The Association of Electrical Engineers and of the Rize Foundation, as well as being a founding member of the Çayeli Foundation (Çayeli being the small town where he was born). He has served as the General Director of Eyüboğlu Institutions until 1999.

Dr. Rüstem and Burçak Eyüboğlu have two sons. Mr. Mert Eyüboğlu is the vice chairman of the board and Mr. Cenk Eyüboğlu is the General Manager and board member.