Amb. Şükrü Elekdağ Award Recipients
2026
**Kürşad Doğru
**ATAA Trustee
2025
Professor (Ret.) Edward J. Erickson
Author and Historian
2024
Bülent Başol, Ph.D.
ATAA Former President (1992-94) and Trustee
2023
Ergün Kırlıkovalı
ATAA Former President (2011-13) and Board of Trustees Member
2019
Haldun Tashman
Turkish-American Philanthropist and Founder of Turkish Philanthropy Funds
2017
Atatürk Society of America – ASA
2016
Engin Inel Holmstrom, Ph.D.
ATAA BOT Former Member (2017-21) and Honorary BOT Member
2015
**Turkish Coalition of America – TCA
Washington, DC
**
2014
Prof. Mehmet Haberal, M.D.
Founder of Başkent University
2006
Richard N. Haass. Ph.D.
President, Council on Foreign Relations
2005
**Amb. Marc Grossman
United States Ambassador to Türkiye (1995-1997)
**
2004
**Fran Ropp
American Friends of Turkey – AFOT
**
2003
Ahmet Ertegün
Turkish-American Philanthropist, Co-Founder of Atlantic Records
2002
Amb. Mark Parris
United States Ambassador to Türkiye (1997-2000)
2001
**Amb. Kamuran Gürün
Turkish Diplomat and Author
**
2000
Jak Kamhi
Founder of the Quincentennial Foundation
1999
**Prof. Justin McCarthy
**Professor of History and Demographer