Message from the Director

"The artist is the person in society who, after long work and effort, is the first to feel the light on their forehead."

M. Kemal Atatürk

BAU Conservatory is an institution of arts education whose vision is the innovative claim it puts forward in music and performing arts, and which carries the cultural heritage it inherits from tradition into the future. Following the current developments of the 21st century in the field and realizing pioneering goals in music technology as well, BAU Conservatory has adopted the mission of keeping many different musical cultures alive together, and bears the responsibility of educating you, our valued artist candidates, within a diverse musical ecosystem ranging from Classical European Music to Traditional Turkish Music, and from Jazz to World Music.

In the field of performing arts, BAU Conservatory has an innovative approach that, with the responsibility of a tradition extending from Dârülbedâyi to the present day, closely follows all national and international developments in theater, performance arts and acting education. With its academic staff, our institution serves almost as a center of communication between science and the arts, and continues to renew itself in order to educate artist candidates who are well-equipped in every respect.

Our activities, carried out in a historic atmosphere at the Pera campus, host our vision of being a world university in the heart of Istanbul in the field of the arts.

With my respect and warm regards to every member who contributes to the exponential growth and enrichment of BAU Conservatory, in whose founding administration and academic staff I am always honored to take part, with every new artist candidate and graduate who joins our family...

Assist. Prof. Dr. İsmet Aydın

Director, BAU Conservatory