29 January 2004: Profile of Courage Award from the , for promoting peace between cultures.Returned at the request of the A.J.C. in July 2014.18 April 2004: listed in magazine's "" and was called a builder of bridges by the magazine.13 June 2004: Golden Plate award from the during the conference in Chicago.3 October 2004: German for improving relationships between different cultures.1 December 2004: named by the weekly , for having put Turkey on the path to reform.2 September 2005: Mediterranean Award for Institutions (: Premio Mediterraneo Istituzioni). This was awarded by the Fondazione Mediterraneo.1 June 2006: Russian state medal from the President of the Russian Federation .8 August 2006: Caspian Energy Integration Award from the .1 November 2006: Outstanding Service award from the Turkish humanitarian organization .2 February 2007: Dialogue Between Cultures Award from the President of Tatarstan .12 March 2007: together with Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero, the 2007 RUMI Peace and Dialogue award.15 April 2007: Crystal Hermes Award from the German Chancellor at the opening of the Hannover Industrial Fair.14 June 2007: Turkish Leader of the Year Award from the mediagroup Imedya.11 July 2007: highest award of the UN , the Agricola Medal, in recognition of his contribution to agricultural and social development in Turkey.15 January 2008: together with Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero, the Building Bridges Award from the AMSS(), for their efforts to unify communities separated by race, culture and religion, for promoting a climate of respect, and peaceful co-existence through launching the project.11 May 2009: Avicenna award from the Foundation in , Germany.9 June 2009: guest of honor at the 20th Crans Montana Forum in and received the Prix de la Fondation, for democracy and freedom.25 June 2009: of on the occasion of his state visit to .26 October 2009: , the highest civilian award in Pakistan.29 December 2009: Award for Contribution to World Peace from the .12 January 2010: King Faisal International Prize for "service to Islam" from the .23 February 2010: Nodo Culture Award from the mayor of for his efforts to launch the Alliance of Civilizations initiative.1 March 2010: United Nations- award in memorial of Rafik Hariri. A seven-member international jury unanimously found Erdoğan deserving of the award because of his "excellent achievement and commendable conduct in the area of leadership, statesmanship and good governance. Erdoğan also initiated the first roundtable of mayors during the Istanbul conference, which led to a global, organized movement of mayors."29 April 2010: listed for the second time in Time magazine's "100 most influential people in the world".17 May 2010: Georgia's for his contribution to development of bilateral relations.27 May 2010: medal of honor from the Federation of Industry for the () for his contributions to industry31 May 2010: 2010 World No Tobacco Award for "his dedicated leadership on tobacco control in Turkey."29 June 2010: 2010 World Family Award from the World Family Organization which operates under the umbrella of the United Nations.4 November 2010: Golden Medal of Independence, an award conferred upon Kosovo citizens and foreigners that have contributed to the independence of Kosovo.25 November 2010: "Leader of the Year" award presented by the Union of Arab Banks in .29 November 2010: guest of honor at the 3rd in Libya and recipient of the .11 January 2011: "Outstanding Personality in the Islamic World Award" of the Sheikh Fahad al-Ahmad International Award for Charity in .2 February 2011: Kyrgyzstan's Danaker Order in .25 October 2011: Palestinian International Award for Excellence and Creativity (PIA) 2011 for his support to the Palestinian people and cause.21 January 2012: 'Gold Statue 2012 Special Award' by the Business Center Club (BCC). Erdoğan was awarded for his systematic effort to clear barriers on the way to economic growth, striving to build democracy and free market relations.
