Naci Özgüç (born 1964 in Ankara) is a Turkish conductor. He is chief conductor of the Ankara State Opera and Ballet Orchestra of the

Turkish State Opera and Ballet The State Opera and Ballet () is the national directorate of opera and ballet companies of Turkey, with venues in Ankara, Istanbul, İzmir, Mersin, Antalya and Samsun. The directorate is bound to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. As of January ...

. His mother is the soprano and voice instructor at the State Conservatory Müfide Özgüç."Naci Özgüç"
turkishculture.org He premiered

Fazıl Say Fazıl Say (; born 14 January 1970) is a Turkish pianist and composer who has worked internationally. Life and career Say was born in Ankara in 1970. His father, Ahmet Say, was an author and musicologist. His mother, Gürgün Say, was a pharm ...

's ''Nazım'' and Turgay Erdener's operettas ''İstanbulname'' and ''Mi'den Dört Bölüm''. His discography includes a recording of

Ahmet Adnan Saygun Ahmet Adnan Saygun (; 7 September 1907 – 6 January 1991) was a Turkish composer, musicologist and writer on music. One of a group of composers known as the Turkish Five who pioneered western classical music in Turkey, his works show a maste ...

's '' Yunus Emre Oratorio'' with and the for the Dreyer Gaido label in 2011.

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