Order of the State of Republic of Turkey

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Type State Orders Established 07 August 1988		Status Currently constituted

Eligibility Foreign Presidents and Heads of State Awarded for "Given to people for the development of friendly relations with the Republic of Turkey." Grades Order of the State Order of the Gold Star

The Order of the State of Republic of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Nişanı) is the highest state order awarded to foreign nationals by the President of the Republic of Turkey.

The Order of the State is conferred by the President, upon the decision of the Council of Ministers, to the Heads of State and presidents in recognition of their contributions for enhancing the amicable relations between their respective countries and Turkey.

Recipients of the Order of State

1994 – Poland : Lech Wałęsa, (President of Poland)

1997 – Azerbaijan : Heydar Aliyev, (President of Azerbaijan)

1997 – Bosnia and Herzegovina : Alija Izetbegović, (President of Bosnia & Herzegovina)

1998 – Egypt : Hosni Mubarak, (President of Egypt)''

1999 – Croatia : Franjo Tuđman, (President of Croatia)

1999 – Georgia : Eduard Shevardnadze, (President of Georgia)

1999 – Romania : Emil Constantinescu, (President of Romania)

1999 – United States : Bill Clinton, (President of the United States)

1999 – Finland : Martti Ahtisaari, (President of Finland)

2000 – Germany : Johannes Rau, (President of Germany)

2000 – Poland : Aleksander Kwaśniewski, (President Of Poland)

2000 – China : Jiang Zemin, (President of People's Republic of China)

2000 – Czech Republic : Václav Havel, (President of Czech Republic)

2007 – Saudi Arabia : Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, (King of Saudi Arabia)

2008 – United Kingdom : Elizabeth II, (Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realm nations)

2009 – Portugal : Aníbal Cavaco Silva, (President of Portugal)

2009 – Kazakhstan : Nursultan Nazarbayev, (President of Kazakhstan)

2009 – Italy : Giorgio Napolitano, (President of Italy)

2011 – Pakistan : Asif Ali Zardari, (President of Pakistan)

2012 – Turkmenistan : Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, (President of Turkmenistan)

2012 – Netherlands : Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, (Queen of the Netherlands)

2013 – Sweden : Carl XVI Gustaf, (King of Sweden)

2013 – Norway : Harald V, (King of Norway)

2013 – Azerbaijan : Ilham Aliyev, (President of Azerbaijan)

2013 – Luxembourg : Henri, (Grand Duke of Luxembourg)

2015 – Belgium : Philippe I, (King of Belgium)

2016 – Saudi Arabia : Salman bin Abdul Aziz, (King of Saudi Arabia)

2017 – Kuwait : Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, (Emir of Kuwait)

References

Order of the State of Republic of Turkey Wikipedia

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