Euphrates College

Euphrates College (Turkish: Fırat Koleji, Armenian: Եփրատ Քոլեջ) was a coeducational high school in Harput (today Elazığ), a town in the eastern Turkey, founded and directed by American missionaries for mostly the Armenian community in the region. The American Board of Foreign Missions established 1852 a theological seminary in Harput to educate clergymen for the Armenian Evangelical Church, and expanded it 1859 to "American Harput Missionary College". To meet the growing demand for general education in English language, the school's program was extended in 1878, and it was renamed "Armenia College". However, after 10 years, the Ottoman authorities urged to change the school's name, which became finally "Euphrates College". For the...