The "Yunus Emre Poems Composition Competition" awards have found their owners...

The awards of the Yunus Emre Poems Composition Competition organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism found their owners at an event held at the Istanbul AKM-Atatürk Cultural Center, with the opening speech of Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Mrs. Özgül Özkan Yavuz and the participation of TÜROB President Müberra Eresin, Vice President Hediye Güral Gür, Board Member Banu Dedeman, members of the business, art and culture community, and members of the press.

On the occasion of the Year of Yunus Emre and the Turkish Language, 94 competitors participated with 204 works in the "Yunus Emre Poems Composition Competition" organized by the General Directorate of Fine Arts of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Following the evaluation by the jury, 6 works were deemed worthy of an Achievement Award, 5 works of an Honorable Mention Award, and 1 work of the Tapduk Emre Special Award. In the competition in which Hasan Soysal, Hasan Öztürk, Musa Kazım Tığlıoğlu, Mustafa Caner Sezgin, Ahmet Safa Mızrak and Semih Özdemir were deemed worthy of the "Achievement Award," Sami Dural, Oğuz İmrak, Ferhat Sarmusak, Hüseyin Kubilay Öztuğ and Ahmet Özkök received the "Honorable Mention," while Mahmut Oğul became the recipient of the "Tapduk Emre Special Award."

Following the speeches and the award ceremony, a concert in which the award-winning works were performed by Ahmet Özhan, Umut Akyürek, Ömer Faruk Belviranlı, Elif Buse Doğan, Bekir Ünlüataer, Şennur Dinleyen and İsmail Altunsaray was presented for the audience's enjoyment.