Internet marketing
During its 2012 IMA Conference and Impact Awards event held Sept 20–22 at CityCenter in Las Vegas, the Internet Marketing Association (IMA) awarded Gökçek with the award for the "BEST Social Media by a Mayor in the World". The Impact Awards recognize exemplary achievement in all facets of Internet marketing with a wide range of organizations of all sizes and business sectors represented. Melih Gökçek was awarded the same prize during the IMPACT13 Awards (Sept 25–27, 2013 CityCenter, Las Vegas) where also Ankara Municipality was chosen for the "Best Use of Technology by an International Municipality".