Actress Hülya Koçyiğit leads list of Presidential Award winners
The recipients of this yearâs Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards were announced Oct. 29, with famous actress Hülya KoçyiÄit leading the list of winners.
KoçyiÄit took home the award in the field of cinema as Niyazi Sayın won in the field of music, Alev Alatlı was honored in literature and Professor Engin Akarlı was selected for history.
The award committee consisted of Presidential Secretary-General Fahri Kasırga; Deputy Presidential Secretary-General and Professor Ä°brahim Kalın; the presidentâs chief advisers Professor Mustafa Ä°sen, Aydın Ãnal and SavaÅ Barkçın; Culture and Tourism Ministry Undersecretary Professor Haluk Dursun and Yunus Emre Cultural Foundation Professor Hayati Develi. President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan determined the recipients upon the suggestion of the committee.
The Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards are presented to honor Turkish and foreign citizens and enterprises that make contributions to Turkeyâs culture and art.
The 2014 Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards ceremony will be held at the Presidential BeÅtepe Campus at a date to be announced later.
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