State honorary medals given to 61 people

President Abdullah Gul yesterday gave state honorary medals to 61 people, including close relatives of members of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) and security forces who lost their lives, disabled people, and recent veterans of the fight against terrorism. Among those at the award ceremony were Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan, Chief of General Staff Gen. Ilker Basbug, State Minister Said Yazicioglu, Education Minister Huseyin Celik, Industry and Trade Minister Zafer Caglayan, Interior Minister Besir Atalay, Environment and Forestry Minister Veysel Eroglu, armed forces commanders, Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Justice Hasan Gerceker, Court of Accounts head Mehmet Damar, and Security Directorate head Oguz Kaan Koksal.