The club was founded in Ankara following the order of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on July 18, 1920.

[1] The club was founded under the name Muhafız Alayı by first chairman Mülazım İsmail Hakkı Bey.

[2] Muhafızgücü was active in football, basketball, athletics, equestrianism, cycling, polo, and volleyball.

Winning the Turkish Football Championship in 1927 and the Basketball Super League in the 1973–74 season can be regarded as their biggest achievement.

Muhafızgücü is one of three sports clubs in Turkey who have won national championships in football, basketball, and volleyball.