# Grand Atatürk Run

The Grand Atatürk Run (Turkish: Büyük Atatürk Koşusu) is an annual road running event of 10K run, which takes place on 27 December in Ankara, Turkey. The date coincides with the first visit of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Turkish Republic, to Ankara. The competition has been held every year since 1936. It is organised under the auspices of Turkish Athletic Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu).
The race distance is roughly (10.8 km (6.7 mi), though it is not a certifiably measured course. Historically, the race has ranged from 10 to 12 km (6.2 to 7.5 mi) in length. The course is set in the centre of the city, starting at Dikmen Valley Park and finishing at the front of Ankara Central Station. Initially an event for men only, a women's section was introduced in 1992, and races for both genders are now held annually. It is one of the longest running road race events in Europe.
Past winners of the race include many of the country's top distance runners. In the men's race, winners include European medallist Halil Akkaş and Mediterranean Games champions Ekrem Koçak and Mehmet Terzi. Double Olympic silver medallist Elvan Abeylegesse and Binnaz Uslu (runner-up at the European Cross Country Championships) have won on the women's side. Sükrü Saban is the most successful athlete in the history of the competition, having won eight times between 1960 and 1970. The fastest times recorded for the race are 29:26 minutes for men (set by Zeki Öztürk in 1996) and 32:19 minutes for women (set by Elvan Abeylegesse in 2002).

## Past winners

Key:  Course record
| Year | Men's winner | Sports club | Women's winner | Sports club |
| 1936 | Galip Darılmaz | Ankara Demirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1937 | Şevki Koru | Ankaragücü | Not held | Not held |
| 1938 | Mustafa Kaplan | Ankara Demirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1939 | Adnan Darılmaz | Ankara Demirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1940 | Mustafa Kaplan | Ankara Demirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1941 | Eşref Aydın | Fenerbahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1942 | Zürref Aşılmazsoy | Eskişehirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1943 | Mustafa Kaplan | Ankara Demirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1944 | Eşref Aydın | Fenerbahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1945 | Mustafa Özcan | Gençlerbirliği | Not held | Not held |
| 1946 | Mustafa Kaplan | Ankara Demirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1947 | Mustafa Özcan | Gençlerbirliği | Not held | Not held |
| 1948 | Osman Coşgül | Jandarmagücü | Not held | Not held |
| 1949 | Osman Coşgül | Jandarmagücü | Not held | Not held |
| 1950 | Mustafa Özcan | Gençlerbirliği | Not held | Not held |
| 1951 | Osman Coşgül | Fenerbahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1952 | Cahit Önel | Galatasaray | Not held | Not held |
| 1953 | Abdullah Kökpınar | Karagücü | Not held | Not held |
| 1954 | Ekrem Koçak | Fenerbahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1955 | Hüseyin Topsakal | Hacettepe | Not held | Not held |
| 1956 | Ekrem Koçak | Fenerbahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1957 | Ekrem Koçak | Fenerbahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1958 | Muharrem Dalkılıç | Jandarmagücü | Not held | Not held |
| 1959 | Muharrem Dalkılıç | Jandarmagücü | Not held | Not held |
| 1960 | Şükrü Saban | Fenerbahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1961 | Şükrü Saban | Fenerbahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1962 | Muharrem Dalkılıç | Fenerbahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1963 | Şükrü Saban | Eskişehirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1964 | Muharrem Dalkılıç | Fenerbahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1965 | Şükrü Saban | Eskişehirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1966 | Şükrü Saban | Eskişehirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1967 | Şükrü Saban | Eskişehirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1968 | Muharrem Dalkılıç | Fenerbahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1969 | Şükrü Saban | Eskişehirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1970 | Şükrü Saban | Eskişehirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1971 | Hamza Canavar | Denizlispor | Not held | Not held |
| 1972 | Hikmet Şen | Fenerbahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1973 | Hikmet Şen | Fenerbahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1974 | Musa Kalemoğlu | Ankara Emniyet | Not held | Not held |
| 1975 | Mehmet Yurdadön | Kars | Not held | Not held |
| 1976 | Sıddık Dursun | Ağrıspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1977 | Mehmet Yurdadön | Yenişehirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1978 | Mehmet Yurdadön | Yenişehirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1979 | Mehmet Yurdadön | Yenişehirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1980 | Mehmet Yurdadön | Yenişehirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1981 | Mehmet Yurdadön | Yenişehirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1982 | Mehmet Yurdadön | Yenişehirspor | Not held | Not held |
| 1983 | Mehmet Yurdadön | Fenerbahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1984 | Mehmet Terzi | Fenerbahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1985 | Mehmet Terzi | Fenerbahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1986 | Zeki Öztürk | Şişecam Paşabahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1987 | Zeki Öztürk | Şişecam Paşabahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1988 | Zeki Öztürk | Şişecam Paşabahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1989 | Nihat Yaylalı | Şişecam Paşabahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1990 | Zeki Öztürk | Şişecam Paşabahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1991 | Nihat Yaylalı | Şişecam Paşabahçe | Not held | Not held |
| 1992 | Zeki Öztürk | Sincan Belediyesi | Lale Öztürk | Yenimahalle |
| 1993 | Nihat Yaylalı | Fenerbahçe | Lale Öztürk | Yenimahalle |
| 1994 | Nihat Yaylalı | Fenerbahçe | Serap Aktaş | Güneş Sigorta |
| 1995 | Fatih Çintımar | Erzurum TT | Lale Öztürk | Yenimahalle |
| 1996 | Zeki Öztürk | İstanbul BB | Serap Aktaş | Fenerbahçe |
| 1997 | Metin Sazak | Fenerbahçe | Lale Öztürk | Yenimahalle |
| 1998 | Metin Sazak | Fenerbahçe | Nuray Sürekli | Fenerbahçe |
| 1999 | Abdülkadir Türk | Fenerbahçe | Ebru Kavaklıoğlu | Fenerbahçe |
| 2000 | Abdülkadir Türk | Gebze Belediyespor | Nuray Sürekli | Fenerbahçe |
| 2001 | Abdülkadir Türk | Gebze Belediyespor | Elvan Abeylegesse | Enkaspor |
| 2002 | Sergey Ivanov | Russia | Elvan Abeylegesse | Enkaspor |
| 2003 | Sergey Ivanov | Russia | Galina Yemelyanova | Russia |
| 2004 | Halil Akkaş | Enkaspor | Nuray Sürekli | Fenerbahçe |
| 2005 | Halil Akkaş | Enkaspor | Binnaz Uslu | Enkaspor |
| 2006 | Halil Akkaş | Fenerbahçe | Binnaz Uslu | Enkaspor |
| 2007 | Abdülkadir Türk | Fenerbahçe | Emebet Bacha | Ethiopia |
| 2008 | Kemal Koyuncu | Kocaeli | Türkan Erişmiş | Üsküdar |
| 2009 | Mehmet Çağlayan | Kocaeli | Sultan Haydar | Enkaspor |
| 2010 | Murat Ertaş | Kocaeli | Binnaz Uslu | Enkaspor |
| 2011 | Mert Girmalegesse | Fenerbahçe | Binnaz Uslu | Enkaspor |
| 2012 | Ali Haydar Tekgöz | Istanbul B.B. | Türkan Özata | Beşiktaş |
| 2013 | Mehmet Çağlayan | Aksaray Belediye SK | Tsehynesh Tsenga | Azerbaijan |
| 2014 | Wendmageng Egiso | Ethiopia | Sabahat Akpınar | Bursa B.Ş. |
| 2015 | Mehmet Çağlayan | Turkey | Türkan Erişmiş | Turkey |
| 2016 | Fetene Regasa | Ethiopia | Elif Dağdelen | Turkey |
| 2017 | Bernard Sang | Kenya | Elif Dağdelen | Turkey |
| 2018 | Ramazan Baştuğ | Turkey | Sebahat Akpınar | Turkey |
| 2019 | Getaneh Gelaw | Ethiopia | Semra Karaaslan | Turkey |
| 2022 | Cihat Ulus | Turkey | Burcu Subatan | Turkey |

## Most wins
### Men's

| Wins | Name | Years |
| 8 | Şükrü Saban | 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970 |
| 8 | Mehmet Yurdadön | 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| 6 | Zeki Öztürk | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996 |
| 5 | Muharrem Dalkılıç | 1956, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1968 |
| 4 | Mustafa Kaplan | 1938, 1940, 1943, 1946 |
| 4 | Abdülkadir Türk | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007 |
| 4 | Nihat Yaylalı | 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994 |
| 3 | Halil Akkaş | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| 3 | Osman Coşgül | 1948, 1949, 1951 |
| 3 | Ekrem Koçak | 1954, 1956, 1957 |
| 3 | Mustafa Özcan | 1945, 1947, 1950 |
| 2 | Eşref Aydın | 1941, 1944 |
| 2 | Sergey Ivanov | 2002, 2003 |
| 2 | Metin Sazak | 1997, 1998 |
| 2 | Hikmet Şen | 1972, 1973 |
| 2 | Mehmet Terzi | 1984, 1985 |

### Women's

| Wins | Name | Years |
| 4 | Lale Öztürk | 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997 |
| 4 | Binnaz Uslu | 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011 |
| 3 | Nuray Sürekli | 1998, 2000, 2004 |
| 2 | Elvan Abeylegesse | 2001, 2002 |
| 2 | Serap Aktaş | 1994, 1996 |
| 2 | Türkan Erişmiş Özata | 2008, 2012 |