Order of the Republic (Turkey)

The Order of the Republic (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhuriyet Nişanı) is the second highest state order after the Order of the State.[1]

Order of the Republic
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhuriyet Nişanı
Awarded by

President of Turkey
TypeState Orders
EligibilityForeign Prime Ministers, Ministers and foreign representative members
Awarded for"Given to people for the development of friendly relations and with the Republic of Turkey."
StatusCurrently awarded
Statistics
First induction07 December 2010
Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gillani
Last induction25 July 2019
Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad
Total inductees8
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of the State
Next (lower)Order of Merit

Ribbon bar of order

The Order is conferred by the President of Turkey, upon the decision of the Council of Ministers, to the prime ministers, ministers and members of foreign missions in recognition of their contributions for bringing the nations closer and enhancing the amicable relations between their respective countries and the Republic of Turkey.

Recipients of the Order of Republic

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Year appointed Nationality Recipient Office when awarded Conferred by Ref.
2010   Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gillani 18th Prime Minister of Pakistan Abdullah Gül [2]
2012   United Kingdom Jack Straw Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom Abdullah Gül [3]
Former member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom Abdullah Gül
2013   The Netherlands René van der Linden Member of the Senate of the Netherlands Abdullah Gül [4]
Former President of the Senate of the Netherlands
Former President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
2013   Pakistan Nawaz Sharif 20th Prime Minister of Pakistan Abdullah Gül [5]
2014   Ukraine Mustafa Dzhemilev Member of Parliament of Ukraine Abdullah Gül [6]
Former president of Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Abdullah Gül
2014   Italy Carlo Marsili Former Ambassador of Italy to Turkey Abdullah Gül [7]
2016   Saudi Arabia Muhammad bin Nayef Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Recep Tayyip Erdoğan [8]
2019   Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia Recep Tayyip Erdoğan [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Devlet Madalya ve Nişanları Yönetmeliği (Turkish) - Law of Medals and Orders of State" (PDF). Prime Ministry of Turkey. 1988. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  2. ^ "Gilani of Pakistan Bestowed Republic Medal of Turkey". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  3. ^ "Gül Decorates Jack Straw with the Order of the Republic Medal of Turkey". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  4. ^ "Dutch senator decorated with Turkish order of republic medal". Anadolu Agency. 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  5. ^ "Turkey Medals Pakistan's Prime Minister Sharıf". Newsweek. 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  6. ^ "Cumhurbaşkanı Gül'den, Kırım Tatarları Lideri Kırımoğlu'na Cumhuriyet Nişanı (Turkish)". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  7. ^ "President Gül Attends Order of Republic and Order of Merit Presentation Ceremony at the Çankaya Presidential Palace". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  8. ^ "Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef at the Presidential Complex". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2016-09-30.
  9. ^ "In rare honour, Dr M becomes first SE Asian leader awarded with Turkish Order of the Republic". Zurairi Ar. Malay Mail. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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