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.Notable attendees Evelyn Baghtcheban Samin Baghtcheban İlhan Baran Carl Ebert Paul Hindemith İstemihan Taviloğlu Can Atilla