Sisli District Directorate of National Education (SISLI ILCE MILLI EGITIM MUDURLUGU)(SISLIMEM) was established in 1985 and it is affiliated to Ministry of National Education of Turkish Republic. It is responsible to Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education in terms of duties and services. It is a public body that is responsible for administrative affairs of formal and non-formal education including primary, secondary, vocational and technical education, special education, school counselling services and life long learning in Sisli District, Istanbul.

The responsibilities of Sisli District Directorate of National Education is to plan, program, implement, monitor and control education and training services targeted at teachers and students in the educational institutions at all levels in Sisli district. The activities of the directorate are policy making, monitoring the implementation of educational policies; monitoring and evaluation of educational environments, programs, materials, student affairs and social activities; making research, planning and developing projects to meet the educational needs in Sisli District, Istanbul. The activities are in line with the national educational policy developed by the Ministry of National Education of Turkish Republic which is consistent with the European Union policy in the education and training domains.
It promotes a high-quality education service for 47.000 pupils in 263 institutions including public and private institutions in total. In order to improve education quality and students' learning outcomes in Sisli District, we support activities and projects which meet at the needs of teachers and students in formal and non-formal institutions. Therefore, we attach importance to professional development of teachers. We organize in-service training courses for teachers to develop the knowledge and skills they need to address students' learning challenges. We organize information meetings about ERASMUS+ Program which provide valuable life skills and international experience and develop personally, professionally and academically for both teachers and students. Also, our public education center organizes many courses for adults, special needs kids, gifted students, migrants, minority communities including Syrian people such as literacy courses, vocational and technical courses and cultural courses.