{"id":17892,"date":"2010-03-21T21:50:56","date_gmt":"2010-03-21T19:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishforum.com.tr\/en\/content\/?p=17892"},"modified":"2014-01-05T18:18:47","modified_gmt":"2014-01-05T16:18:47","slug":"gul-named-chatham-house-prize-winner-because-of-his-leader-qualities-says-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2010\/03\/21\/gul-named-chatham-house-prize-winner-because-of-his-leader-qualities-says-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Gul Named Chatham House Prize Winner Because Of His Leader Qualities, Says Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LONDON (A.A)<\/strong> – 19.03.2010 – Turkish President Abdullah Gul has been voted the winner of this year’s Chatham House Prize because of his qualities as a national, regional and international leader, Chairman of Chatham House said on Friday.<\/div>\n
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“I warmly congratulate the President on this award which recognizes his accomplishments and acknowledges the growing influence he has achieved for Turkey,” DeAnne Julius said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Gul will be invited to collect the award and a scroll signed by Queen Elizabeth II at a ceremony in London later this year. The other nominees for this year’s prize were French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde and Croatian President Stjepan Mesic.<\/p>\n

Robin Niblett, Director of Chatham House, said “Chatham House members have a deep interest in international affairs and have voted for President Gul to acknowledge his efforts within Turkey as well as on the international stage. Our members represent a cross-section of the most influential globally orientated individuals in business, academia and public life.”<\/p>\n

Suzan Sabanc\u0131 Dincer, a member of Chatham House Panel of Senior Advisers, and Chairman and Executive Board Member of Akbank, said that she was proud and delighted that President Gul is to receive this prestigious award.<\/p>\n

“His efforts to bring stability and prosperity to Turkey’s region and his encouragement of Turkey’s rapid progress towards reform and full European integration have been acknowledged by Chatham House members,” she said.<\/p>\n

The Chatham House Prize is an annual award presented to the statesperson deemed by members of the Royal Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House to have made the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations in the previous year. (T\u00c7-CE)<\/p>\n

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President\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Abdullah G\u00fcl Voted Winner of the Chatham House Prize 2010<\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RELEASE 13.30 HRS FRIDAY 19 MARCH<\/p>\n

Abdullah G\u00fcl, President of Turkey, has been voted the winner of
\nthe Chatham House\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prize 2010. This annual award is presented to
\nthe statesperson deemed\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 by members of the Royal Institute of
\nInternational Affairs at Chatham\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 House to have made the most
\nsignificant contribution to the improvement\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 of international
\nrelations in the previous year.<\/p>\n

President G\u00fcl is recognized for being a significant figure for
\nreconciliation and moderation within Turkey\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and internationally,
\nand a driving force behind many of the positive\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 steps that Turkey
\nhas taken in recent years.<\/p>\n

Mr G\u00fcl has worked to deepen Turkey’s\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 traditional ties with
\nthe Middle East, mediate between the fractious\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 groups in Iraq
\nand bring together the Afghan and Pakistani leaderships to try to
\nresolve\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 disputes during 2009. He has also made significant efforts
\nto reunify the\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 divided island of Cyprus and has played a leading
\nrole, along\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 with his Armenian counterpart, in initiating a process
\nof reconciliation\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 between Turkey and Armenia.<\/p>\n

President G\u00fcl is also recognized for being an unwavering
\nproponent of\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 anchoring Turkey\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 in the European Union. Under
\nhis leadership, Turkey is consolidating\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 civilian democratic rule
\nand undergoing extensive political and legal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 reforms to bring the
\ncountry closer to European standards of democracy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and human rights.<\/p>\n

President G\u00fcl will be invited to collect the award and a scroll
\nsigned by\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen, at a ceremony in
\nLondon later this year.<\/p>\n

Dr DeAnne\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Julius, Chairman of Chatham House, said:
\n‘President G\u00fcl has been\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 voted the winner of this year’s Chatham
\nHouse Prize because of his\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 qualities as a national, regional and
\ninternational leader. I warmly\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 congratulate the President on this
\naward which recognizes his\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 accomplishments and acknowledges the
\ngrowing influence he has achieved\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for Turkey.’<\/p>\n

Dr Robin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Niblett, Director of Chatham House, said: ‘Chatham
\nHouse members have\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a deep interest in international affairs and
\nhave voted for President G\u00fcl\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to acknowledge his efforts within
\nTurkey as well as on the\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 international stage. Our members
\nrepresent a cross-section of globally\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 orientated individuals in
\nbusiness, academia and public life.’<\/p>\n

Suzan Sabanci Din\u00e7er, Panel of Senior Advisers, Chatham House,
\nand\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chairman and Executive Board Member, Akbank, said: ‘As a
\nChatham House\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Senior Adviser and a Turkish citizen I am proud and
\ndelighted that\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 President G\u00fcl is to receive this prestigious award.
\nHis efforts to bring\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stability and prosperity to Turkey’s region
\nand his encouragement of\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Turkey’s rapid progress towards reform
\nand full European integration have\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 been acknowledged by Chatham
\nHouse members.’<\/p>\n

About\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the Chatham House Prize
\nThe process to select the nominees of the Prize draws\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on the
\nrecommendations of our research teams and the advice of our three
\nPresidents. Chatham House members then vote for the winner in a ballot.
\nThe winner is presented with a crystal award and a scroll signed
\nby our\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Patron, Her Majesty The Queen. The other nominees for the
\n2010 Prize were\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christine Lagarde, Finance Minister, France and
\nStjepan Mesic, President\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 of Croatia (2000-10).<\/p>\n

Previous\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Winners of the Chatham House Prize
\nPresident Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil won the Prize in
\n2009;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 President John Kufuor of Ghana was the 2008 winner; HH
\nSheikha Mozah,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education,
\nScience and Community\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Development, was the 2007 winner; Joaquim
\nChissano, President of\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mozambique (1986-2005), was the 2006
\nwinner; and President Victor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yushchenko of Ukraine was awarded the
\ninaugural Prize in 2005.<\/p>\n

About\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham
\nHouse)
\nChatham House is both the name of the building in London in which
\nthe institute is based\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and the name by which the Royal Institute
\nof International Affairs is\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 widely known. Our mission is to be a
\nworld-leading source of independent\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 analysis, informed debate and
\ninfluential ideas on how to build a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 prosperous and secure world
\nfor all.<\/p>\n

Chatham\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 House Presidents
\nChatham House is politically independent and has Presidents
\nand Council Members from each of the three major UK\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 political
\nparties. Our Presidents are: Lord Ashdown,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (High Representative of
\nthe International Community and EU Special\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Representative in
\nBosnia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and Herzegovina between 2002-06); Sir John Major, (UK
\nPrime Minister 1990-97); and Lord Robertson (Secretary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 General,
\nNATO, 1999-2003).<\/p>\n

Contacts<\/p>\n

Dates for the award ceremony will be released in a separate
\npress announcement when the details are confirmed. The award ceremony
\nwill take place in London\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and will be open to the media.<\/p>\n

Nicola Norton, Media Relations\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Manager
\nDirect: +44 (0)20 7957 5739
\nMobile: +44\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (0)7917 757 528
\nnnorton@chathamhouse.org.uk<\/p>\n

Sara Karnas, Communications Administrator
\nDirect: +44 (0)20 7314 2787
\nMobile: +44\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (0)7958 669 785
\nskarnas@chathamhouse.org.uk<\/p>\n

Keith Burnet, Communications\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director
\nDirect: +44 (0)20 7314 2798
\nMobile: +44\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (0)7714 200 920
\nkburnet@chathamhouse.org.uk<\/p>\n

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