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Prof. Dr. Sultansoy was selected for the award by the Turkic Asiaan Strategic Research Center (TASAM) for his scientific work and forming a vision through far sighted endeavors and efforts to keep the Turkish world abreast of the developments of the age.

Prof. Dr. Saleh Sultansoy received the award which he shared with Nobel Laurate Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar and Kazakhstan State History Institute Chair Prof. Dr. Bürkit Ayagan on June 2^nd 2016, during the 5^th Turkic World Forum in İstanbul.

Awarded for the third time this year, the award was previously awarded to Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Prof. Dr. Nevzat Yalçıntaş, Prof. Dr. Darhan Kıdırali, Toktogul Book team, Prof. Dr. Turan Yazgan and Prof. Dr. Viktor Butanayeva.

- What are the Turkic World Red Apple Awards?

World Turkic Forum, led by TASAM aims to bring together the thought and opinion leaders of the Turkic diaspora spread throughout the world, think tanks and NGOs around various issues to deepen socioeconomic integration. The final remarks of the 2^nd World Turkic Forum announced that Turkic World Awards would be awarded to individuals and organizations in order to honor them for their contributions to the Turkic world vision in the fields of state, diplomacy, business, science, culture, art, technology, strategy, sports and public administration policy, conducted since 2014.

- What does the Red Apple mean?

The Red Apple is a symbol for causes and ideas which grow more distant the more you think or reach for them. The Turkic World Red Apple Awards stand for excellence or the search for excellence in every field of life.