Principal Conductors of Presidential Symphony Orchestra
- Zeki Üngör (1924–1934)
- Ahmet Adnan Saygun (1934–1935)
- Dr. Ernst Praetorious (1935–1946)
- Hasan Ferit Alnar (1946–1957)
- Robert Lawrance (1957–1959)
- Hikmet Simsek (1959–2001)
- Bruno Bogo (1960–1962)
- Otto Matzerath (1962–1963)
- Prof. Gotthold E. Lessing (1963–1971)
- Jean Perrison (1971–1977)
- Tadeusz Strugala (1977-19??)
- Gürer Aykal (1988-)
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