Marmara Group Foundation gave awards in fifteen catagories
On the occasion of its 40th anniversary, Marmara Group Foundation gave awards in fifteen catagories in order to keep the names of its members and volunteers who passed away alive at the 28th Eurasian Economic Summit held on May 6-8, 2025.
Awards: The Süleyman Demirel Award of Democracy was presented by İlhan Kesici on behalf of the family to Emil Constantinescu, the Haydar Aliyev Award of Turkic World was presented by Reşat Memmedov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Ankara, to Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar, the Zhelyu Zhelev Award of Philosophy was presented by Vassil Petkov Valchev, Consul General of Bulgaria in Istanbul, to Prof. Dr. Ioanna Kuçuradi, The Erhard Busek Award of Leadership was presented by Dr. Akkan Suver to Prof. Dr. Asaf Hajiyev, the Bernard Lewis Award of History was presented by Hikmet Çetin to Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı, the George Marovitch Award of Intercultural Dialogue was presented by Monsignor Orhan Çanlı to Yusuf Sağ, and the Şahap Kocatopçu Award of Business World was presented by Dr. Akkan Suver to Mustafa Gültepe, Hüsamettin Kavi Award of Industry to Yusuf Hikmet Kaya by Emre Kavi, Jak Kamhi Award of Love and Peace to Dr. Hong Tao Tze by Cefi Kamhi, Ahmet Samsunlu Award of Green World to Patriarch Bartholomewos by Kadir Samsunlu, Yüksel Çengel Award of Politics to Hikmet Çetin by Prof. Dr. Özgür Çengel, Yalçın Sönmez Award of Organized Industry was presented by Nurdan and Öncü Sönmez to Adem Ceylan, Örsçelik Balkan Award of Innovation was presented by Gökçe Balkan to Prof. Dr. Mutlu Erbay, The Sami Kohen Award of Press was presented by Lale Aldiş to Sedat Ergin, Hadi Türkmen Award Life Without Barriers was presented by Sündüz Türkmen to Amputee National Football Team.