Order of the State of Republic of Turkey

Order of the State of Republic of Turkey Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Nişanı
Awarded by President of Turkey
Type	State Orders
Eligibility	Foreign Presidents and Heads of State
Awarded for	"Given to people for the development of friendly relations with the Republic of Turkey."
Status	Currently constituted
Grades (w/ post-nominals)	Order of the State Order of the Gold Star
Statistics
Established	07 August 1988
First induction	14 July 1994 Lech Wałęsa
Last induction	12 April 2016 Salman bin Abdul Aziz
Total inductees	27
Precedence
Next (higher)	None (highest)
Next (lower)	Order of the Republic
1st Class 2nd Class

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.^[1]

Recipients of the Order of State

• 1994 –  Poland : Lech Wałęsa, (President of Poland) ^[2]
• 1997 –  Azerbaijan : Heydar Aliyev, (President of Azerbaijan)^[2]
• 1997 –  Bosnia and Herzegovina : Alija Izetbegović, (President of Bosnia & Herzegovina)^[2]
• 1998 –  Egypt : Hosni Mubarak, (President of Egypt)''^[2]
• 1999 –  Croatia : Franjo Tuđman, (President of Croatia) ^[3]
• 1999 –  Georgia : Eduard Shevardnadze, (President of Georgia) ^[2]
• 1999 –  Romania : Emil Constantinescu, (President of Romania) ^[2]
• 1999 –  United States : Bill Clinton, (President of the United States) ^[2]
• 1999 –  Finland : Martti Ahtisaari, (President of Finland) ^[2]
• 2000 –  Germany : Johannes Rau, (President of Germany) ^[4]
• 2000 –  Poland : Aleksander Kwaśniewski, (President Of Poland) ^[2]
• 2000 –  China : Jiang Zemin, (President of People's Republic of China) ^[5]
• 2000 –  Czech Republic : Václav Havel, (President of Czech Republic) ^[6]
• 2007 –  Saudi Arabia : Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, (King of Saudi Arabia) ^[7]
• 2008 –  United Kingdom : Elizabeth II, (Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realm nations) ^[8]
• 2009 –  Portugal : Aníbal Cavaco Silva, (President of Portugal) ^[9]
• 2009 –  Kazakhstan : Nursultan Nazarbayev, (President of Kazakhstan) ^[10]
• 2009 –  Italy : Giorgio Napolitano, (President of Italy) ^[11]
• 2011 –  Pakistan : Asif Ali Zardari, (President of Pakistan) ^[12]
• 2012 –  Turkmenistan : Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, (President of Turkmenistan) ^[13]
• 2012 –  Netherlands : Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, (Queen of the Netherlands) ^[14]
• 2013 –  Sweden : Carl XVI Gustaf, (King of Sweden) ^[15]
• 2013 –  Norway : Harald V, (King of Norway) ^[16]
• 2013 –  Azerbaijan : Ilham Aliyev, (President of Azerbaijan) ^[17]
• 2013 –  Luxembourg : Henri, (Grand Duke of Luxembourg) ^[18][19]
• 2015 –  Belgium : Philippe I, (King of Belgium)^[20]
• 2016 –  Saudi Arabia : Salman bin Abdul Aziz, (King of Saudi Arabia) ^[21]

References

1. "Devlet Madalya ve Nişanları Yönetmeliği (Turkish) - Regulation of Medals and Orders of State" (PDF). Prime Ministry of Turkey. 1988. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
2. "Dostluk İlişkilerine Katkının Altın Sembolü: Devlet ve Cumhuriyet Nişanları (Turkish) - The Gold Symbol Contribution of Friendly Relations : State and Republic Orders". Haberler.com. February 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
3. "Decorations and Medals Awarded to President Dr. Franjo Tuđman". www.hrt.hr. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
4. "The ceremony conferred the Order of the State - History". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
5. "The ceremony of Order of the State to Chinese President - History". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2000-04-19. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
6. "Visit of Václav Havel in Ankara - History". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2000-10-10. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
7. "Visit of Saudi Arabia". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
8. "Photo of Queen Elizabeth and Turkish President Abdullah Gül in Buckingham Palace". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
9. Photo of Turkish President Abdullah Gül and Portuguase President Silva
10. "Photo of presentation ceremony of Order of State". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
11. "Gül presented Order of State (Photo)". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
12. "Presentation ceremony Order of State (Photo)". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
13. "Official visit of Turkmenistan". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
14. "While Abdullah Gül presenting the Order of the State". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
15. "State visit of Sweden". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
16. "Official State visit of Norway (Photo of Order of State and Order of St. Olaf)". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
17. "Official State visit of Azerbaijan (Photo)". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
18. "Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg at the Çankaya Presidential Palace". Presidency of the Republic of Turkey. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
19. Presidency of the Republic of Turkey (Photo)
20. "King Philippe of Belgium presents Order of Leopold to President Erdogan". Presidency of the Republic of Turkey. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
21. "Suudi Arabistan Kralı Selman'a Devlet Nişanı Verildi". Presidency of Republic of Turkey. 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2016-04-12.

External links

• "Madalya ve Nişan Üretimi". Darphane. Retrieved 2013-12-15.