Atatürk International Peace Prize

Atatürk Supreme Council for Culture, Language and History

Atatürk International Peace Prize

Atatürk International Peace Prize is a state prize that given to natural and legal persons who served for development of friendship and goodwill with principle of Atatürk’s “peace at home, peace in the World”. The award was given in accordance with the “Atatürk International Peace Award Regulation”, which enacted with cabinet decree the dated 14.11.1984 and numbered 84/8769 in the years 1986-2000. The award could not be given in the years 2000-2013 due to the deficiencies in the legislation after the removal of some articles in the Council’s law since 1993. With the restructuring process, the Atatürk International Peace Prize Regulation, prepared in accordance with Article 27 of the Decree-Law No. 664 enacted in 2011, was published in the Official Gazette dated 12.03.2013 numbered 28585 and entered into force. Work continues within the scope of the relevant Regulation.

Sl	Name	Country	Year	Awarded For
1	Rauf DENKTAŞ	Turkey	2000	serving for development of friendship and goodwill with principle of Atatürk’s “peace at home, peace in the World.
2	Haydar ALİYEV	Azerbaijan	1999	serving for development of friendship and goodwill with principle of Atatürk’s “peace at home, peace in the World.
3	Bernard LEWIS	United States	1998	serving for development of friendship and goodwill with principle of Atatürk’s “peace at home, peace in the World.
4	Turkish Peace Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina	Turkey	1997	serving for development of friendship and goodwill with principle of Atatürk’s “peace at home, peace in the World.
5	UNICEF	United States	1996	serving for development of friendship and goodwill with principle of Atatürk’s “peace at home, peace in the World.
6	The Turkish Red Crescent	Turkey	1995	serving for development of friendship and goodwill with principle of Atatürk’s “peace at home, peace in the World.
7	Nelson Mandela	South Africa	1992	serving for development of friendship and goodwill with principle of Atatürk’s “peace at home, peace in the World.
8	Kenan EVREN	Turkey	1990	serving for development of friendship and goodwill with principle of Atatürk’s “peace at home, peace in the World.
9	Takahito MİKASA	Japan	1989	serving for development of friendship and goodwill with principle of Atatürk’s “peace at home, peace in the World.
10	Richard Von WEIZSAECKER	Germany	1987	serving for development of friendship and goodwill with principle of Atatürk’s “peace at home, peace in the World.
11	Joseph LUNS	Netherlands	1986	serving for development of friendship and goodwill with principle of Atatürk’s “peace at home, peace in the World.