TASAM (Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies ) annual “Strategic Vision Awards” which have been granted since 2006, were announced.
TASAM Strategic Vision Awards have been granted as always to various eminent persons this year for the 6th time. There were 8 different categories: Strategic Vision Award Offered for Statesman, Politician, Bureaucrat, Scientist, Corporation, Businessman, Artist and Journalist-Writer. The awards were also given to who make serious endeavors for bringing Turkey over contemporaneous civilization level.
Click for Picture Gallery of Awards Ceremony
In 2011, Strategic Vision Awards are offered to eminent persons from Turkey such as: Deceased Former Prime Minister Prof. Necmettin Erbakan, Turkish President Abdullah Gül, Deputy Undersecretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Yaşar Halit Çevik, Academician - Writer Vamık Volkan, Comptroller General Dr. Recai Akyel, President of KARSAN Board of Directors İnan Kıraç and Cartoonist-Actor Hasan Kaçan.
CHAIRMAN ŞENSOY: “Turkey’s aim to become a regional power & a global actor depends on the change in the human resources’ qualıty”
Süleyman Şensoy the chairman of TASAM mentioned that as we are living on one of the breaking points of history, we need institutions and administrations that have strategic vision more than usual, therefore it is crucial to honour the individuals and institutions which have “strategic vision”. He said “The main theme of these awards is to support the development model that is based on human resources”.
Chairman Şensoy added that TASAM is also offering awards to foreign persons, statesmen and institutions who achieve Turkish people’s amity on the basis of friendly relations and cooperation.

The Award Ceremony performed on 29th of December 2011, at Ortaköy Princess Hotel.
6TH TASAM STRATEGIC VISION AWARDS CATEGORIES AND NAMES OF 2011
Strategic Vision Award offered for Scientist
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Doç. Dr. Ekrem DEMİRLİ, İ.Ü. Lecturer, Faculty of Theology; Istanbul University |
Prof. Dr. Büyükelçi (E) Ali Engin OBA, Lecturer, Çağ University |
Prof. Dr. Bekir KARLIĞA, Chairman, National Coordination Committee of the Alliance of Civilizations, Bahçeşehir University |
Prof. Dr. Bülent ARAS, Lecturer, Istanbul Technical University | Chairman of SAM |
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Prof. Dr. Vamık VOLKAN, Academician - Writer |
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Strategic Vision Award offered for Businessman
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Strategic Vision Award offered for Artist
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Strategic Vision Award offered for Bureaucrat
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Strategic Vision Award offered for Politician
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Strategic Vision Award offered for Journalist - Writer
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Strategic Vision Award offered for Corporation
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Strategic Vision Award offered for Statesman
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Click for the website of TASAM Strategic Vision Awards |