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Daughters of Ataturk
Women of Distinction Awards for 2003
November 10, 2003
Daughters of Ataturk awards were created soon after the inception of Daughters of
Ataturk in April 1999 to publicly acknowledge the contributions of the International
Turkish Women.
Daughters of Ataturk is proud to announce the recipients of the Fifth Annual Women of
Distinction Awards. These outstanding Turkish women are shaping our communities in the
countries they live.
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• Each recipient has made a commitment to the Turkish American and/or International
Turkish way of life
• Has contributed in some outstanding way to her community
• Exemplifies excellence
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The recipients for 2003 are:
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• Ulku Adatepe, Turkey
• Cigdem Acar, New York
• Esin Akalin, Toronto, Canada
• Esen Akpek, Maryland
• HRH Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, Jordan
• Sevda Aleckson, California
• Nazmiye Angunes, Florida
• Mutlu Atagun, Maryland
• Victoria Barrett, West Virginia
• Nilgun Bici, Florida
• Meltem Buyukonat, California
• Sila Cansever, Massachusetts
• Nuket Cehreli, California
• Gul Celkan, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
• Semahat Demir, Tennessee
• Fazilet Demirezen, Turkey
• Hayriye Eser, New York
• Huma Gruaz, Illinois
• Serife Hathaway, Rhode Island
• Engin Holmstrom, Virginia
• Binnur Karaevli, California
• Sheila Kaufman, Washington, DC
• Feryal Kaya, Illinois
• Leyla Kizilirmak, Toronto, Canada
• Tahire Kocturk, Sweden
• Ayhan Lash, Illinois
• Fevziye Manizade, Maryland
• Kenize Mourad, France
• Hilal Nakiboglu, Philadelphia
• Munevver Ozdil, New York
• Feryal Ozel, New Jersey
• Hilkat Ozgun, Melbourne, Australia
• Nalan Ozisik-Gungor, California
• Feriha Resitoglu, Melbourne, Australia
• Ozge Saritosun, Pennsylvania
• Jehan Sadat, Maryland
• Aysan Sev’er, Ontario, Canada
• Emel Singer, Illinois
• Gunay Smith, Virginia
• Eser Turan, California
• Engin Turkalp, Hawaii
• Zeynep Ucbasaran, California
• The Late Donna Van Slyke, California
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You may read about these Women of Distinction at our website
http://www.DofA.org.
In addition to our Women of Distinction, the following organizations are also recognized
for their relentless efforts to the Turkish American community:
Daughters of Ataturk would also like to thank:
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• Meltem Birkegren, Florida, awarded Daughters of Ataturk Woman of
Distinction award in 2001
• Rachel Bortnick, Texas, awarded Daughters of Ataturk Woman of Distinction award
in 2000
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for their continued support of all things Turkish.
Daughters of Ataturk extends a heartfelt congratulations to all the recipients and wish
them continued success. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk would have been very proud.
Sema Karaoglu
Founder
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