Strategic Vision Awards
2007
İslam KERİMOV
1938’de Semerkant’ta doğdu. Orta Asya Politeknik Enstitüsü’nde ve Taşkent Devlet Ekonomi Enstitüsü’nde yüksek eğitimini tamamladı. 1983’te Özbekistan Sovyet Sosyalist Cumhuriyeti (SSC) Maliye Bakanı, 1986’da Başbakan Yardımcılığı ve Devlet Planlama Teşkilatı Başkanlığı görevlerini yürüttü.
Nilgün CERRAHOĞLU
Nilgün CERRAHOĞLU She was born in İstanbul. She graduated from Department of Economics at Middle East Technical University in 1975, Department of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University, Italy in 1976 and assumed the degree of master in economics at Johns...
Ünal TANIK
Ünal TANIK He first started his career at Tercüman Newspaper in 1981, then worked for the newspapers of Meydan, Ortadoğu, Akşam and TV channels of TGRT, Kanal 6, Kanal D. He transferred to Kanal 7 in 2000. He still has been carrying out his position as executive...
Çetin ALTAN
Çetin ALTAN He was born in Istanbul in 1927. He completed his high school education in Galatasaray High School and graduated from Faculty of Law at Ankara University. He has begun to work in Hür Ses Newspaper as press correspondent. Afterwards, he has written columns...
Zülfü LİVANELİ
Zülfü LİVANELİ He was born in Konya in 1946. He has received many national and international awards. His songs have been voiced by John Baez, Maria Faraondouri and other famous artists. He is one of the Turkey’s most important figures in the areas of culture, art and...
Orhan GENCEBAY
Orhan GENCEBAY He was born in Samsun in 1944. He started his music career by taking violin and mandolin lessons from Emin Tarakcı when he was 6 years-old. He grasped the Turkish music and bağlama at the age of 7. With the age of 10, he started to compose. His father’s...
Neşet ERTAŞ
Neşet ERTAŞ He was born in Kırşehir as son of saz (a stringed instrument) master Muharrem Ertaş and Döne Koç. He is an outstanding artist by his voice and the style of playing “bağlama”, that is a Turkish traditional stringed instrument. He left primary school after...
Fazıl SAY
Fazıl SAY He was born in Ankara in 1970. He studied piano and composition at the Ankara State Conservatory. He wrote the work “Black Hymns” at the age of 16. At the age of 17, he was awarded a scholarship that enabled him to study for five years with David Levine....
Rızanur MERAL
Rızanur MERAL ( Board Member of SANKO Machinery ) He was born in Elazığ in 1958. In 1980, he graduated from Department of Industry Engineering at Middle East Technical University. He worked in Çukurova Holding between 1980 and 1983, and in Kocakaya Holding between...
Ahmet Nazif ZORLU
Ahmet Nazif ZORLU ( Chairman of Zorlu Holding ) He was born in 1944 in Denizli. Early 1960s, with establishing the first textile shop in Trabzon, he laid the foundation of Zorlu Company. Then, he established a textile factory in Bursa and a furnishing factory in...