State Medal of Distinguished Service ( tr, Devlet Üstün Hizmet Madalyası) is one of the three civil

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s of

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. The medal was established on October 24, 1983 with the Law on Medals and Orders, Act No. 2933. It is rewarded to Turkish citizens, foreigners and organizations for distinguished service in contribution to the emerge of Turkish State through generous action, self-sacrifice, accomplishment or merit at home or abroad. The medal is bestowed by the

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upon cabinet's approval on the proposal of a government minister, the speaker of the

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or the chief of general staff. To the medal belong a lapel pin and a certificate.

Design

The medal has an oval form and is long. It is of gold plated metal. The medal's front depicts the Turkish moon and crescent with the initials "T.C." (abbreviation of "Türkiye Cumhuriyeti" for "Turkish Republic") in relief. The reverse depicts relevant symbols and motifs with the inscription "T.C. Devlet Şeref Madalyası" (Turkish Republic Medal of Distinguished Service). The medal is attached to a ribbon The medal's lapel pin is in a rectangular form of . It depicts a composition in red and white with the initials "T.C." made of enamel on gold plate. The medal and the lapel pin are minted at the national mint and printer ( tr, Darphane ve Damga Matbaası). State Medal of Distinguished Service (Turkey)

State Medal of Distinguished Service (Turkey)

Notable recipients

* İzzet Baysal Vakfı, foundation - 1996 *

Sakıp Sabancı Sakıp Sabancı (7 April 1933 – 10 April 2004) was a Turkish business tycoon and philanthropist. Biography He was the second son of a cotton trader and worked in his father's business without completing high school. He was the head of Turkey' ...

, businessman - 1997 *

Rahmi Koç Mustafa Rahmi Koç (born 9 October 1930) is a Turkish businessman. In 2016, Forbes ranked him No. 906 richest person in the world with a net worth of $2.6 billion. In 2013, he was the Turkish person who paid the most income taxes in his cou ...

, businessman - 1997 *

Ahmet Çalık Ahmet Çalık is a Turkish businessman who is the chairman of Çalık Holding. He was made a government minister in Turkmenistan by Saparmurat Niyazov. He is married with four children and lives in Istanbul. According to ''Forbes'', his fortu ...

, businessman - 1999 *

Aydın Doğan Aydın Doğan (born 15 April 1936) is a Turkish business magnate and investor. He is the founder of Doğan Holding, one of Turkey's largest conglomerates. Biography Born in 1936 as a member of a well-known family in Kelkit. Doğan went to e ...

, businessman - 1999 *

Gazi Yaşargil Mahmut Gazi Yaşargil (born 6 July 1925) is a Turkish medical scientist and neurosurgeon. He collaborated with Raymond M. P. Donaghy M.D at the University of Vermont in developing microneurosurgery. Yaşargil treated epilepsy and brain tumours ...

, medical scientist and neurosurgeon - 2000 * Galatasaray S.K. football team - 2000 *

Turkey national basketball team The Turkey men's national basketball team ( tr, Türkiye Millî Basketbol Takımı) represents Turkey in international basketball tournaments. They are governed by the Turkish Basketball Federation. Their nickname is the ''12 Dev Adam'', meani ...

- 2001 *

Turkey national football team The Turkey national football team ( tr, Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı) represents Turkey in men's international football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation ( tr, Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu), the governing bod ...

- 2002 *

Şenol Güneş Şenol Güneş, T.C., (, born 1 June 1952) is a Turkish football manager and former player. His most notable managerial achievements to date include coaching the Turkey national team to third place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and winning two S� ...

, footballer and coach of the national team - 2002 *

Haluk Ulusoy Haluk Ulusoy (born on 6 May 1958 in Trabzon) is the former president of Turkish Football Federation The Turkish Football Federation (; TFF) is the governing body of association football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923, and joined ...

, President of

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- 2002 *

Şakir Eczacıbaşı Şakir Eczacıbaşı, (3 December 1929 - 24 January 2010), a second generation member of the notable Turkish Eczacıbaşı family, was a pharmacist, photographer and businessman. He was awarded with the Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des ...

, businessman and photographer - 1997

References

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