Founder Muhittin Sadak | ||
The Istanbul University State Conservatory (Turkish: İstanbul Üniversitesi Devlet Konservatuarı), until 1986 the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory (Turkish: İstanbul Belediye Konservatuarı), is a major national music school in Istanbul and part of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.
It was first founded as the Ottoman Dârülelhan in 1917 as a counterpart to the Darülbedayi founded 1914. It is distinct from the Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory (founded in 1935).
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Istanbul Municipal Conservatory Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA