Right after the intercommunal fighting between the Turks and Greeks in December 1963, the School was originally founded on 27th January 1964 by late Mr. Hasan Nevzat and two devoted teachers; Mr. Behzat Gürsel and Mr. Mahmut Islamoglu, all teaching members at the English School on the Greek side. The School was established as a "private school" in a rented house in the Kösklüçiftlik area and later extended into a ruined church with four classrooms.

The school was primarily set up as an English medium school designed on its model on the Greek side, preparing students for the London GCE examinations. It was then called Kösklüçiftlik English School. Eventually, the school moved to the Victoria Girls High School near the Atatürk Square and then transferred to the old Commercial Lycee next to the Haydarpasa Mosque. In 1968 it was turned over to the Turkish Education Office and its name was changed to the English College.

Until 1973, the School did not award a diploma to its graduates. Due to the changes made in the entrance to Turkish Universities, the school's name was re-changed to Turk Maarif Koleji ( 1973) and the School was authorised to also award high school diplomas to its graduates.

The school moved to the present building after 1974 and continued to progress and flavorish in many ways. After 1991, the secondary school part (first forms, second forms and third forms) moved to another building (as a separate school - called Bayraktar Turk Maarif Koleji) and only the high school part (fourth, fifth and sixth forms) were present. In 2009-2010 academic year, the secondary school, once again, has moved to the main premises and currently 6th, 7th, 8 th , 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades are being educated in the same building. The secondary school part (6th, 7th and 8th grades) and the high school part (9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades) are at the current building at Okullar Yolu Street.