Orders, decorations, and medals of Turkey

Orders, decorations, and medals of Turkey are civil and military state decorations regulated and bestowed by the Turkish Republic.

Civil decorations

Civil decorations were established on October 24, 1983 with the Law on Medals and Orders, Act No. 2933. They are rewarded to Turkish citizens, foreigners and organizations for distinguished service, honor and pride in contribution to the emerge of Turkish State through generous action, self-sacrifice, achievement or merit at home or abroad.^[1][2]

• Medals
  • State Medal of Distinguished Service (Devlet Üstün Hizmet Madalyası)
  • State Medal of Honor (Devlet Şeref Madalyası)
  • State Medal of Pride (Devlet Övünç Madalyası)

• Orders
  • Order of Merit (Liyakat Nişanı)
  • Order of State (Devlet Nişanı)
  • Order of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Nişanı).

Military decorations

• Medals
  • Turkish Armed Forces Medal of War (TSK Savaş Madalyası)
    • First Grade (Birinci Derece)
    • Second Grade (İkinci Derece)
  • Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor (TSK Şeref Madalyası)
    • First Grade (Birinci Derece)
    • Second Grade (İkinci Derece)
  • Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Courage and Self-Sacrifice (TSK Üstün Cesaret ve Feragat Madalyası)
  • Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Courage and Self-Sacrifice Cyprus (TSK Üstün Cesaret ve Feragat Madalyası, Kıbrıs)
  • Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Pride in Service (TSK Hizmet Övünç Madalyası)
    • First Grade (Birinci Derece)
    • Second Grade (İkinci Derece)
  • Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service (TSK Üstün Hizmet Madalyası)
  • Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Service (TSK Hizmet Madalyası)
  • Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Achievement (TSK Başarı Madalyası)
  • Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Achievement Cyprus (TSK Başarı Madalyası, Kıbrıs)
  • Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Merit (TSK Liyakat Madalyası)
  • Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Merit Cyprus (TSK Liyakat Madalyası, Kıbrıs)

• Orders
  • Turkish Armed Forces Order of Honor (TSK Şeref Nişanı)
  • Turkish Armed Forces Order of Pride (TSK Övünç Nişanı)
  • Turkish Armed Forces Order of Service (TSK Hizmet Nişanı)
  • Turkish Armed Forces Order of Merit (TSK Liyakat Nişanı)

Former decorations

• Medal of Independence (İstiklal Madalyası)

References

1. ^ "Devlet Madalya ve Nişanları Yönetmeliği" (in Turkish). Adalet Bakanlığ. http://www.mevzuat.adalet.gov.tr/html/20192.html. 
2. ^ "Madalya ve Nişan Üretimi" (in Turkish). Darphane. http://www.darphane.gov.tr/tr/content.php?parent_id=203&content_id=203. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 

External links

• "Madalya ve Nişan Üretimi". Darphane. http://www.darphane.gov.tr/tr/content.php?parent_id=203&content_id=203. Retrieved 2011-10-29. </ref>