Community Achievement Awards 2017 – Shortlist Announced!
The Turkish, Kurdish and Turkish Cypriot Community Achievement Awards 2017 will be held on the same night as the Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS) Gala on 8th October. You can buy tickets for the gala here.
The Community Achievement Awards are all about recognising and celebrating the outstanding work of Turkish, Kurdish and Turkish Cypriot women, men, companies and organisations in the UK across several fields. You can see the names of last year’s winners here.
We are delighted to announce that we now have our shortlist for the 2017 awards:
EDUCATION
Dicle Korkmaz Conlon
Ozcan Celik
Prof Ibrahim Sirkeci
Sevtap Kemal
Yunus Emre Institute, London
Oxford Academy
Moonchild Education (Mr Mustafa Durmaz and Dr Dondu Durmaz)
LAW
Sevim Zelal Tonbul
Ozan Askin
Sengul Turgut
Ozlem Erbil Cetin
Yasar Dogan
Sinan Fidanci
Mehmet Cankiran
Sadiye Arslan
Filiz Kilic
Hasan Sal
Mesut Karakus
YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR
Ozan Gemikonakli
Onur Uz
Faik Aktulga
Hüseyin Yavuz
Hasan Icoz
Ersin Bedir
Cem Canpolat
Veysel Yavuz
Veysi Tangul
Mehmet Cicek
POLITICS
Dr Turhan Ozen
Cllr Alev Cazimoglu
Cllr Emine Ibrahim
Cllr Ahmet Oykener
Cllr Guney Dogan
Cllr Adeline Kepez
Denis Ali Kaya
Mustafa Korel
BUSINESSMAN/WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Jale Erentok
Zeynep Turudi
Yildiz Turhan (AKA Jasmine Armstrong)
Itir Sokmen
Cigdem Beykoylu
Mustafa Cakır
Yildiray Donmez
Zafer Cicek
Ahmet Kabayel
Tacim Tarlacik
Ilhami Ozkan
Alp Ceylan
Tuncel Nalbantoglu
Ahmet Orgen
Mehmet Gumus
Mehmet Mercan
Nasir Kiral
Mehmet Sar
Ibrahim Ince
Ali Gurgur
Soner Mustafa
Bektas Kilic
Ibrahim Opuz
Cetin Agcagul
HEALTH
Dr Teoman Sirri
Dr Ali Dogan
Dr Ismail Bulut
Dr Meryem Kaya
Dr Sia Radmand
ART
Sudden Exit
Olcay Bayir
MEDIA
Nevsal Elevli
Arif Bektas
Ipek Ozerim
Ali Kalay
APPRECIATION AWARD
Valerie Nangle
Kate Osamor MP
Joan Ryan MP
Liam Fox MP
Lord Michael Cashmen
Lord Tim Clement-Jones
Ann Clwyd MP
Syed Kamall MEP
Lucy Anderson MEP
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
Philip Glanville, Mayor of Hackney
Jeremy Corbyn MP
John McDonnell MP
Diane Abbott MP
Tim Roache of the GMB
LIFELONG ACHIEVEMENT
Onder Sahan
Hasan Raif
Nesin Fehmi
Altan Kemal
Baroness Meral Ece
Cll Yasamin Brett
Mehmet Kemal
Yasar Ismailoglu
Osman Cinik
Mutalip Unluer
Osman Balikcioglu
FEMALE ROLE MODEL
Helin Pekoz
Ayse Izzet
Abide Osman
MALE ROLE MODEL
Ahmet Durmus
Ismail Veli
Hassan Bodur
Erim Metto
Mehmet Agca
NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION, COMMUNITY CENTRE & PLACE OF WORSHIP
Turkish Cypriot Community Association
Gik-Der
Alxas Kom
Kirkisraklilar Der
Dersim Der
Paz-Der
Bozca-Der
Aziziye Cami
Croydon Alevi Culture Centre
Tilkililer
FOOD INDUSTRY
Cyprus House
Cypro Food
Gima Food
Best Catering
Gama Food
Star Catering
Anatolian Foods
Eda Food Qualities
A to Z Catering
Thank you for all your nominations!