Order of the State of Republic of Turkey
Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Ni?anı
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Type
| State Orders
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Eligibility
| Foreign Presidents, Heads of State and royal members
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Awarded for
| "Given to people for the development of friendly relations with the
Republic of Turkey
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Status
| Currently constituted
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Grades
| Order of the State
Order of the Gold Star
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First induction
| 14 July 1994
Lech Wał?sa
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Last induction
| 6 June 2024
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
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Total inductees
| 31
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Next (higher)
| None (highest)
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Next (lower)
| Order of the Republic
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Ribbon bar of the order (since 2013)
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The
Order of the State of Republic of Turkey
(
Turkish
:
Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Ni?anı
) 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
heads of state
, presidents and royal members in recognition of their contributions for enhancing the amicable relations between their respective countries and
Turkey
.
[1]
The "Regulation on State Awards and Medals" numbered 19892 was prepared and entered in the
Official Gazette
on 7 August 1988.
Characteristics
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The Order of the Republic of Turkey has a diameter of 8.9 cm. Composed of
gold
and
silver
, there is
18 carat
green gold in the
hexagonal
center,
crescent and star
white enamel on a red background, and a pencil application on six crescents around it. There are a total of seven
swords
, four long and three short, with white and red metal applications from the middle of the crescents and six white and
red star
enamels at the ends of these swords. 18-carat green gold is used in the stars. The badge is a horizontal rectangle and measures 3.40 x 1.67 cm. There are
925 sterling silver
frame pen application around it,
Turkish flag
motif on the ground, crescent and star enamel
rhodium
plating method in white and red colors in the middle. The order consists of 61.5 g (925 sterling silver) and 5.4 g (750 mil gold). The rosette is 7.15 gr (925 sterling silver).
On 5 November 2013, with the regulation issued by the
Justice and Development Party
and approved by the President
Abdullah Gul
and published in the
Official Gazette
, the
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
silhouette on the front of the state badge and the caption of "Turkish Republic Order of the State" on the back were removed. Public Workers Unions Confederation of Turkey (Kamu-Sen) sued the
State Council
at the request of a stay of implementation and cancellation. In October 2016, the Council of State gave the cancellation of the missing regulation part of the state medal decision in the 6th article of the State Medals and Insignia Regulation, without including the "Ataturk Relief".
The Prime Ministry
appealed the decision. On October 10, 2018, a higher court of the Council of State, the Board of Trial Chambers, "emphasizing that Ataturk is the immortal leader", approved the decision of the lower court by majority vote and canceled the regulated part.
Ceremony
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The Order of the State is given to the awardee together with the certificate and badge by the
President of Turkey
or a person appointed by the President at a ceremony. Otherwise, if he has not been left to one of the heirs; it is given to the sons starting from the eldest, otherwise to his daughters, to his father if he has no children, to his mother if he has no father, to his spouse if there is no mother. The absence of his spouse is transferred to his legal heirs in accordance with the provisions of the
Turkish
Civil Code
.
The ceremony is according to a certain
protocol
and procedures. The ceremony starts with the
National Anthem of Turkey
and then decision regarding the aiming parties is read. The person who will present the award goes in front of the people who will attach them on, gives their
badges
and certificates and congratulates themselves. Award recipients stand at intervals from the right, separately for each medal and decoration group. The order of the groups is arranged according to the priority order of the awards or medal in the law, the priority of the persons according to the
state protocol for the public officials
and the surname for the private persons.
Statistics
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The order was first given to
Lech Wał?sa
, the second
president of Poland
, by President
Suleyman Demirel
in 1994. Demirel awarded the honor to the heads of state of 12 countries during his tenure. President
Ahmet Necdet Sezer
awarded the order only to the first president of the Czech Republic,
Vaclav Havel
. No order was given between 2001?2006. After President
Abdullah Gul
took office, the state order was given again beginning with King
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
.
Recep Tayyip Erdo?an
awarded the order to King
Philippe I of Belgium
, King
Salman bin Abdulaziz
of
Saudi Arabia
, Emir of Kuwait
Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah
, and Tunisian President
Beji Caid Essebsi
.
Azerbaijan
,
Poland
and
Saudi Arabia
are the only countries to have received the order twice. In total, 31 people have been awarded the Order of the State.
Recipients of the Order of State
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References
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External links
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- "Madalya ve Ni?an Uretimi"
(in Turkish). T.C. Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlı?ı Darphane ve Damga Matbaası Genel Mudurlu?u
. Retrieved
14 February
2020
.