Distinguished Service Award
TypeMedal
Awarded forIn recognition of the achievements related to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Date1989
Country Turkey
Presented byForeign Minister
StatusCurrently awarded
Websitemfa.gov.tr

The Distinguished Service Award of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkish: Dışişleri Bakanlığı Üstün Hizmet Ödülü) is civil award issued by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1]

The award consists of a gold medal set and a certificate signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The legal basis of the award is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Directive No. 155 dating from 14 November 1989.[2]

Criteria

The award is given to locals and foreigners who have demonstrated exceptional success in explaining Turkey in the world stage, in the successful implementation of its foreign policy, in the protection and development of its interests, and in the promotion of its history, language, culture and art. The award is also given to those who have done admirable services in other matters falling within the scope of the Ministry's duties and responsibilities.

Nomination and approval procedures

Nominations for the Distinguished Service Award are normally initiated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. However, officials at deputy ministry or higher level who wish to recommend an individual or organization for this award may do so by submitting a memorandum of justification, cleared by the Director General, to the Ministry.

Recipients

The following people and organizations have been awarded:[2]

DateNameNotes
1989Dr. John P. McGovernAmerican allergist and investor
1989Feyyaz TokarTurkish journalist
1989Dieter Schmidt
1989Pierre Dubois
1989Nejat Seyfullah Taşhan
1989İlhan Çevik
1989Hanns Seidel Foundation
1990Gunnar JarringSwedish diplomat
1990Robert Arzano
1991Şarık Tara
1991Dr. Nejat EczacıbaşıTurkish chemist and entrepreneur
1991Prof. Dr. William HaleBritish scholar
1991Prof. Dr. Mümtaz SoysalTurkish political scientist
1991Jak Kamhi
1991Prof. Halil İnalcık
1991Prof. Geoffrey LewisBritish scholar
1997Şakir Eczacıbaşı
1997Prof. Anna Masala
1998Wim Antoon Mateman
1998Frederic Bennett
1998Takashi Morinaga
1998Toshiyuki Fujiwara
1999Chinghiz AitmatovKyrgyz author
1999Cha Hak Koo
1999Syed Yusuf
1999Albert de Vidas
2000Prof. Dr. Talat Halman
2000Prof. Dr. İhsan DoğramacıTurkish paediatrician,
2001Süleyman DemirelFormer president of Turkey
2001Necati Münir ErtegünTurkish cypriot jurist
2001Turkish diplomats who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust They are mentioned with the then titles
2001Those who have been wounded during their duty in the Ministry
  • Ambassador Coşkun Kırca
  • Ambassador Vecdi Türel
  • Ambassador Doğan Türkmen
  • Consul Kaya İnal
  • Counsellor Yurtsev Mıhçıoğlu
  • Counsellor Cavit Demir
  • Counsellor Deniz Bölükbaşı
  • First Secretary Hasan Servet Öktem
  • Second Secretary Gökberk Ergenekon
  • Atasay Mıhçıoğlu, son of Counsellor Yurtsev Mıhçıoğlu
  • Attaché Hüseyin Kerimoğlu
  • Attaché Tahsin Güvenç
  • Sevil Özmen, spouse of attaché Galip Özmen
  • Kaan Özmen, son of attaché Galip Özmen
  • Attaché Nilgün Keçeci
  • Driver Necati Kaya
 They are mentioned with the then titles
2001Prof. Dusanka Lukaç
2001Hugo Gobbi
2001Prof. Pierre OberlingFrench Historian
2001Prof. Kraus Kreiser
2001Karl Grabbe
2001Prof. Ekrem ČauševićBosnian linguist
2001Michele Nicolas
2001Marthe Bernus-Taylor
2001Annie Berthier
2001Jacques Tobies
2001Teresa Batesti
2001Hubert Astier
2001Béatrix Saule
2001Jean-Paul DesrochesFrench archaeologist
2001Nevin Menemencioğlu
2001Henri Adam
2001Hemachandra WijeratneSri Lankan diplomat
2001Dr. Lee Si-Hyung
2001Emile Noel
2001David LevyIsraeli politician
2001Francisco Uribe Laso
2001Nihat Boytüzün
2001Alexendre Misk
2002Ahmet Ertegün
2002Elias Mendoza Habersberger
2002Prof. Marc Waelkens
2002Manas University
2002Erik Cornell
2002Sture Theolin
2002Henrik Liljegren
2002Mustafa Arhan
2002Şeref Arhan
2002Sabahattin Arhan
2002Dr. Andrew Mango
2002Prof. Salahi SonyelTurkish Cypriot historian
2002Dr. Sachihiro OmuraJapanese archaeologist
2002Ahmet Çalık
2002Erol Tabanca
2002Prof. Manfred KorfmannGerman archeologist
2002Edzard ReuterGerman businessperson
2002Michael Ackermann
2002Saduman Gürbüz
2002Dr. Aydın Yurtçu
2002Demir Delen
2002Natalya Baranova
2002Prof. Jean-Paul RouxFrench Turkologist
2002Gökşin Sipahioğlu
2002Dr. Demir Fırat Önger
2002Jean Pierre Salvetat
2002Sandra Fei
2002Prof. Hazai GyörgyHungarian Turkologist
2002Union of Jews from Türkiye in Israel
2002Bruce Ruxton
2002Vezhdi Rashidov
2002Hans Christian Krüger
2002Heinrich Klebes
2002Otto von Habsburg
2002Sim Jae-DuckSouth Korean congressman
2002Nüzhen Önen
2002Sevim Önen
2003Dr. Elías Mendoza Habersperger
2003Feni Atatürk High School in Dhaka
2005Prof. Jaemahn Sulh
2005Dr. Fatih Birol
2005Prof. Dr. Erik-Jan ZürcherDutch Turkologist
2005Antony Burgmans
2006Dr. Till Becker
13 March 2006Prof. Dr. Nurhan Atasoy[3]
13 March 2006Dr. Filiz Çağman[3]Turkish historian
13 March 2006Dr. Nazan Ölçer[3]Turkish art historian
2007Prof. Masanori NaitoJapanese sociologist
7 April 2007Prof. Dr. Oktay Aslanapa[4]Turkish academic
2007Prof. Pedro Martínez MontávezSpanish historian
2008Ly SeppelEstonian poet
2009Mehmet Aykut Eken
2009Harry Blackley
2009Mohammed Al-Wohaibi[5]Omani Ambassador
2010Prof. Bernt BrendemoenNorwegian Turkologist
2010Abdulwahab Mahmoud SheikhSaudi Arabian Consul General
18 December 2014Nabil Maarouf[6]Palestinian ambassador
27 December 2014Muhammad Haroon Shaukat[7]Pakistani ambassador
3 May 2016Bonnie Joy KaslanHonorary Consul General in San Francisco
4 October 2017Düsen Kaseyinov[8]Secretary General of TURKSOY
5 October 2017Irina Bokova[9]Bulgarian Director-General of UNESCO
5 November 2017Justin Rose[10]English professional golfer
13 August 2018Ömer Engin Lütem[11]Turkish ambassador
13 August 2018Bilal Şimşir[11]Turkish ambassador
13 August 2018Ertuğrul Apakan[11]Turkish ambassador
5 December 2018Prof. Dr. Stanislav StachowskiPolish Turkologist
5 December 2018Prof. Dr. Tadeusz MajdaPolish Turkologist
18 May 2019Dr. Eusebio Leal Spengler[12]Cuban historian
12 October 2020Sami Kohen[13]Turkish journalist
20 November 2020Yeşim Meço Davutoğlu[14]Turkish philanthropist

References

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  2. 1 2 "Dışişleri Bakanlığı Üstün Hizmet Ödülü ile Devlet Nişan ve Madalyaları". www.mfa.gov.tr. Dışişleri Bakanlığı. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dışişleri Bakanlığı Üstün Hizmet Ödülü hk". www.mfa.gov.tr. 13 March 2006. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Arikan, Fahir (7 April 2007). "Aslanapa'ya Üstün Hizmet Ödülü". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Oman Sultanlığı Büyükelçisi Mohammed Al-Wohaibi Hk". www.mfa.gov.tr. 5 October 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Turkish FM calls for Palestinian state on 1967 borders". www.aa.com.tr. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Turkey honours Pakistan envoy with 'distinguished services' award". Dawn. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  8. ↑ ""Outstanding Service Award" for TURKSOY Secretary General Kasseinov". www.turksoy.org. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visited Paris". Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Turkish Airlines Open 2017 Şampiyonu Justin Rose Oldu". Türkiye Golf Federasyonu. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  11. 1 2 3 "10. Büyükelçiler Konferansı". Yeni Haber (in Turkish). 13 August 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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  14. ↑ Yüzbaşıoğlu, Nazlı (20 November 2020). "Türkiye'nin hayırsever sefiresi: Dışişleri Üstün Hizmet Ödüllü 'Türkiye Anne'". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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