[2] The roots of the Ankara State Conservatory goes to the School of Music Teachers (Ottoman Turkish: Mûsikî Mu'allim Mektebi), 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.

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.

[3] In 1933, a bill was prepared on the "National Music and Theatre" by a commission consisting of the school principal Osman Zeki Üngör (1880–1958) and teachers led by the Minister of Education Hikmet Bayur (1891–1980).

It was envisaged that this institution would be structured as an academy consisting of the Music Teachers School, the Presidential Philharmonic Orchestra and the Theatre Department.

Thereupon, the students' inspector of the Turkish Government in Berlin, Germany was tasked to find an expert to consult during the implementation of the project.

[3] Hindemith went to Turkey several times intermittently between 1935 and 1937, prepared a detailed report consisting of sixteen chapters, and oversaw the implementation of his proposals and designs.

[3] The law on foundation of the State Conservatory, proposed by Minister of Education Hasan Âli Yücel, was enacted on 20 May 1940.

Although included in the foundation law, Ankara State Conservatory formed in the beginning no ballet branch.

In this context, Ankara State Conservatory was transferred to Hacettepe University's Faculty of Fine Arts on 20 July 20, 1982.

[3] On 3 December 1984, the Conservatory was granted faculty authority to pave the way for its development, affiliated directly to the office of the Rector, and thus gained the right of representation in the university senate.

The Ethnomusicology and Folklore Department, founded by İstemihan Taviloğlu, İlhan Baran, Ertuğrul Bayraktarkatal and Halil Erdoğan Cengiz, started education in 1988.

[3] The youngest of the eight branches of the conservatory is the Jazz Department, which was initiated by Emre Kartari, Erol Erdinç, Bige Bediz Kınıklı and American saxophonist George "Skip" Gailes, started education in 2010.