The Conservatoire named after Armenian singer Aram Tigran will operate in Diyarbakir since November 1 2010.

Music, cinematography, theatre arts, national dances, as well as Kurdish language will be taught at the conservatoire.

Aram Tigran was born on January 15, 1934 in Syria. He was singing in Armenian, Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, Greek and Assyrian. He wanted to be buried in the Armenian cemetery in Diyarbakir. However, the Turkish authorities did not fulfill his wish. Nevertheless, Diyarbakir Mayor Osman Baydemir took soil from the graveyard in Diyarbakir to Brussels where the musician was buried.