In 1932, he was commissioned by the Turkish Republic to harmonize and orchestrate the melody created by Zeki Üngör.
Osman Zeki Üngör (1880–1958) was a Turkish composer, violin virtuoso and lyricist, who served as the first conductor of the Presidential Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Turkey.
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He subsequently became the first conductor of the newly established Presidential Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Turkey, relocating to Ankara around 1924 in the process.