Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory

The Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory, the first conservatory to be founded in the Republic of Turkey, was established in 1936 by a directive of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The conservatory is part of Hacettepe University. History School of Music Teachers (1924–1936) The roots of the Ankara State Conservatory goes to the School of Music Teachers, which was established in Ankara by the order of President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk under the Ministry of Education to train music teachers for secondary schools in 1924 right after the proclamation of the Republic. The students were educated in besides music and French language also in other lessons such as Turkish language, history and biology. The teachers were member of the Presidential Symphony Orchestra, later named ). Starting from 1925, students such as Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Ahmet Adnan Saygun and Necil Kazım Akses, who were sent to Europe on state schlorship for music education, served as faculty at the school after their return home. Inıtially, a hotel in Cebeci quarter of ANkaraconsisting of three houses built of mudbricks was used as the school building.