Winners of the 13th Necip Fazıl Awards announced
Nine individuals across eight different categories have been deemed worthy of awards at the 13th Necip Fazıl Awards, organized by Star Newspaper. The list of winners, featuring names from the worlds of literature, thought, and art, has been shared with the public.
The 2026 winners of the Necip Fazıl Awards, organized for the 13th time this year by Star Newspaper to keep the literary and intellectual legacy of Necip Fazıl Kısakürek alive, have been announced.
The jury, consisting of M. Fatih Andı, Turan Karataş, Mehmet Narlı, Melike Günyüz, Samed Karagöz, and Bedir Acar, found nine individuals worthy of awards in eight categories. The date of the ceremony where the awards will be presented to the winners has not yet been finalized.
The award recipients were determined as follows: Adem Turan was deemed worthy of the award in the Poetry category, Zeki Bulduk in the Story-Novel category, and Kemal Sayar in the Thought-Research category. While Hümeyra Yabar and Onur Bayrak shared the First Works Award, the International Culture and Arts Award was given to William C. Chittick, the Children's Literature Award to Gökhan Akçiçek, the Music Award to Murat Salim Tokaç, and the Respect Award to İhsan Süreyya Sırma.
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