ATATÜRK INTERNATIONAL PEACE PRIZE PRESS RELEASE

Atatürk International Peace Prize, a State Prize awarded to real and legal persons serving the promotion of world peace, international friendship and goodwill in line with Atatürk’s principle “Peace at Home, Peace in the World,” will be awarded in 2020 according to the 27th article of the Statutory Decree no. 664 on the Organization and Duties of Atatürk Supreme Council for Culture, Language and History.

Real and legal persons listed below are eligible to nominate candidates for the Prize in accordance with the principles specified by the Regulation on Atatürk International Peace Prize and the Prize Committee.

Real and Legal Persons Eligible to Nominate Candidates

The President of Republic of Turkey, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Turkish National Commission for UNESCO, Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions in Turkey, University Senates in Turkey, Members of the Prize Committee and Non-Governmental Organizations are eligible to nominate candidates.

Principles

  1. Real and legal persons who are eligible to nominate candidates must prepare a report on the works, services and activities of the candidate and clearly state the grounds for nomination.

  2. The candidates are required to have served the promotion of world peace, international friendship and goodwill in line with Atatürk’s principle “Peace at Home, Peace in the World.”

  3. In designating the owner of the Peace Prize, no one shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, language, color, gender, nationality or other reasons. (for more info, please visit the following link : Atatürk Uluslararası Barış Ödülü Yönetmeliği )

Application

Real and legal persons eligible to nominate candidates are invited to apply by filling out the Nomination Form and submit the Form via e-mail to aubo@ayk.gov.tr or by post to Atatürk Supreme Council for Culture, Language and History, Coordination Department of Scientific Studies till July 1st 2020.

More information on the issue can be obtained from the website of Atatürk Supreme Council for Culture, Language and History www.ayk.gov.tr

Address

: Atatürk Supreme Council for Culture, Language and History

Ziyabey Cad. No:19 06520 Balgat, Çankaya, ANKARA, TURKEY

Telephone

: +90 0312 285 55 12 (ext.: 1250)

E-mail

: aubo@ayk.gov.tr

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