Turkish award
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The Atatürk International Peace Prize (Turkish: Atatürk Uluslararası Barış Ödülü) is an award delivered since 1986 to award people and organizations who have made memorable contributions to world peace in accordance with Kemal Atatürk's quotation, "Peace at Home, Peace in the World".[1] It was created during the presidency of coup leader Kenan Evren,[2] by the Atatürk Association for Culture, Language and History.[3] The award is given to candidates nominated by members of non-governmental organizations, the Senate of Turkish universities and also the secretaries general of the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The president of Turkey as well as the speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey can also present candidates.[1] After the prize was not awarded for 13 years after 2000, in 2013 it was decided to award it only every five years.[4] An award was to be given in 2015,[4][5] but was no ceremony is documented. The next award was planned to be given in 2020, but again was not awarded after all.[1][6] It is now next planned for 2025.[6]
Laureates
References
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- ^ "Former Turkish President Evren dies". BBC News. 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ Turkey Today. Turkish Embassy. 1989. p. 4.
- ^ a b c "'Atatürk Barış Ödülü' 2015'te yeniden verilecek". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Atatürk International Peace Prize".
- ^ a b "Atatürk peace award to revive after 25-year hiatus". Hürriyet Daily News. 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "Japan's Takahito Mikasa at 100: A Prince Among the Jews". Tablet Magazine. 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Hürriyet'in Mandela çarkı". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ Turkish newspapers criticise of ANC leader Nelson Mandela for refusing to accept Turkey's peace award
- ^ "Atatürk Center in Azerbaijan". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2020-06-25.