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Order of the Republic (Turkey)

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Type
  
State Orders

Established
  
07 August 1988

Status
  
Currently awarded

Order of the Republic (Turkey)

Eligibility
  
Foreign Prime Ministers, Ministers and foreign representative members

Awarded for
  
"Given to people for the development of friendly relations and with the Republic of Turkey."

First induction
  
07 December 2010 Yousaf Raza Gillani

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

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

  • 2010 –  Pakistan : Yousaf Raza Gillani, (Former Prime Minister of Pakistan)
  • 2012 –  United Kingdom : Jack Straw, (British politician and former cabinet minister of UK)
  • 2013 –  The Netherlands : René van der Linden, (Member of the Senate of the Netherlands)
  • 2013 –  Pakistan : Nawaz Sharif, (Prime Minister of Pakistan)
  • 2014 –  Ukraine : Mustafa Dzhemilev (Member of Ukrainian Parliament and former president of Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People)
  • 2014 –  Italy : Carlo Marsili (Former ambassador of the Republic of Italy in Ankara)
  • 2016 –  Saudi Arabia : Muhammad bin Nayef (Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia)

    • References

    Order of the Republic (Turkey) Wikipedia
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