The Kaşgarli Mahmut Prize was a one-time literary prize awarded in 2008 to authors in the Turkic languages area of Turkey and Central Asia as a UNESCO project on the 1000th anniversary of
Mahmud al-Kashgari
Mahmud ibn Husayn ibn Muhammed al-Kashgari, ''Maḥmūd ibnu 'l-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad al-Kāšġarī'', , tr, Kaşgarlı Mahmûd, ug, مەھمۇد قەشقىرى, ''Mehmud Qeshqiri'' / Мәһмуд Қәшқири uz, Mahmud Qashg'ariy / М ...
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* 1st Prize
Asuman Güzelce
Asuman Güzelce (born Ladik, Samsun, 1 April 1969) is a Turkish writer, art teacher and hattat.
Her novel ''Sessiz göç'' was recipient of the 2008 Kaşgarli Mahmut Prize.
Her books include ''Sessiz Goc,'' ''Zamanin Yakama Yapistirdiklari ...
* 2nd Prize
Orhan Seyfi Şirin
* 3rd Prize
Mehmet Uyar
* Honorable Mention
Kamil Uğurlu
A large number of books were submitted to the competition, including 415 titles from Turkey alone.
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