Çağdaş Yaşam Republic Award presented to Ayşe Kulin
The 18th Çağdaş Yaşam Republic Award, presented annually by the Association for Supporting Contemporary Living (ÇYDD), has been awarded to journalist and author Ayşe Kulin.
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The Association for Supporting Contemporary Living's 18th annual award ceremony was held at the Kültür University Bakırköy Campus.
The ceremony, hosted by Can Coşkun, was attended by ÇYDD President Prof. Dr. Ayşe Yüksel, board members, branch representatives, and volunteers.
Speaking at the award ceremony, Yüksel stated, "We will not refrain from working for a contemporary and secular Turkey," while Ayşe Kulin added, "We will continue to produce, work, and tell stories for a more contemporary, brighter, and secular Turkey."
'WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE'
Author and journalist Ayşe Kulin, winner of the 18th Çağdaş Yaşam Republic Award, stated that this award is the most valuable of all those she has received to date, saying, "Today was a very special day for me. Because the Republic is a miracle for Turkey, and today I received the award of a miracle. We will defend this great legacy left to us, the Republic, forever. We will continue to produce, work, and tell stories for a more contemporary, brighter, and secular Turkey."
The chronological list of Çağdaş Yaşam Republic Award winners is as follows:
2007: Muazzez İlmiye Çığ
2008: Fazıl Say
2009: Sabih Kanadoğlu
2010: Dr. Rıza Türmen
2011: Prof. Dr. Yıldız Kenter
2012: Gülriz Sururi and Genco Erkal
2013: Prof. Dr. Yılmaz Büyükerşen
2014: Prof. Dr. Fatih Hilmioğlu
2015: Prof. Dr. Nermin Abadan Unat
2016: Prof. Dr. Doğan Kuban
2017: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ümit Kocasakal
2018: Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı
2019: Müjdat Gezen
2020: Prof. Dr. Yücel Aşkın
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Haberal
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Yurtkuran
Prof. Dr. Ferit Bernay
2021: Prof. Dr. Emre Kongar
2022: Ataol Behramoğlu
2023: Prof. Dr. İonna Kuçuradi
2024: Ayşe Kulin