Ali Rifat Çağatay

He was born in Istanbul in 1867. He graduated from Kocamustafapaşa Junior High School in 1886. He started his career as a civil servant in the State Council in 1889 and held various positions. In 1914, he assumed the chairmanship of the Dârülbedayi Music Council and took part in institutional music education activities. In the 1920s, he played a leading role in the institutionalization of musical life by managing the Eastern Music Society, the Turkish Music Club and the Federation …