The Liceo Italiano Statale Istanbul (Turkish: Özel İtalyan Lisesi) or the Istituti Medi Italiani (I.M.I.), popularly known as Liceo Italiano in Italian and İtalyan Lisesi in Turkish, is under legislation a private school which is situated in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey.[1] Although considered a private school under Turkish law, the Liceo Italiano receives financial support and teachers from Italy.
^Italian: "Storia dell’I.M.I." Liceo Italiano di Istanbul. Retrieved on 2 June 2019. "Per questo il 1888 è considerato l’anno di fondazione della prima scuola italiana statale di Istanbul."
Schools with "statale" in their name are owned and operated by the Italian government. Others are private schools. Schools with asterisks (*) are not recognised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Italian schools.