 The school was not able to find a suitable building for a long time, and some students continued their education in different buildings, sometimes in different schools.Nonetheless, the faculty was still very strong and many of the teachers, such as Hasan Ali Yücel, Mazhar Nedim, Memduh Şevket Esendal, would become the prominent figures and/or leaders that contributed to the shaping of the society, ideological basis, and the governance of the Republic of Turkey.Some of the students and many alumni would join Atatürk in his struggle for independence at very early stages, and some would lose their lives during the battles.