| Bgcolour: | orange |
| Date: | December 27 |
| Location: | Ankara, Turkey |
| Type: | Road |
| Distance: | 10K |
| Est: | 1936 |
| Sponsor: | Turkish Athletic Federation |
The Grand Atatürk Run (tr|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.[1] The competition has been held every year since 1936.[2] It is organised under the auspices of Turkish Athletic Federation (tr|Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu).[3]
The race distance is roughly (10.8km (06.7miles), though it is not a certifiably measured course. Historically, the race has ranged from 10to in length.[2] The course is set in the centre of the city, starting at Dikmen Valley Park and finishing at the front of Ankara Central Station.[3] Initially an event for men only, a women's section was introduced in 1992, and races for both genders are now held annually.[2] It is one of the longest running road race events in Europe.[4]
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).[2]
Key:
| Year | class=unsortable | Men's winner | Sports club | Time (m:s)--> | class=unsortable | Women's winner | Sports club | Time (m:s)--> |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Galip Darılmaz | Ankara Demirspor | Not held | |||||
| 1937 | Şevki Koru | Ankaragücü | ||||||
| 1938 | Mustafa Kaplan | Ankara Demirspor | ||||||
| 1939 | Adnan Darılmaz | Ankara Demirspor | ||||||
| 1940 | Mustafa Kaplan | Ankara Demirspor | ||||||
| 1941 | Eşref Aydın | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| 1942 | Zürref Aşılmazsoy | Eskişehirspor | ||||||
| 1943 | Mustafa Kaplan | Ankara Demirspor | ||||||
| 1944 | Eşref Aydın | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| 1945 | Mustafa Özcan | Gençlerbirliği | ||||||
| 1946 | Mustafa Kaplan | Ankara Demirspor | ||||||
| 1947 | Mustafa Özcan | Gençlerbirliği | ||||||
| 1948 | Osman Coşgül | Jandarmagücü | ||||||
| 1949 | Osman Coşgül | Jandarmagücü | ||||||
| 1950 | Mustafa Özcan | Gençlerbirliği | ||||||
| 1951 | Osman Coşgül | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| 1952 | Cahit Önel | Galatasaray | ||||||
| 1953 | Abdullah Kökpınar | Karagücü | ||||||
| 1954 | Ekrem Koçak | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| 1955 | Hüseyin Topsakal | Hacettepe | ||||||
| 1956 | Ekrem Koçak | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| 1957 | Ekrem Koçak | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| 1958 | Muharrem Dalkılıç | Jandarmagücü | ||||||
| 1959 | Muharrem Dalkılıç | Jandarmagücü | ||||||
| 1960 | Şükrü Saban | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| 1961 | Şükrü Saban | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| 1962 | Muharrem Dalkılıç | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| 1963 | Şükrü Saban | Eskişehirspor | ||||||
| 1964 | Muharrem Dalkılıç | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| 1965 | Şükrü Saban | Eskişehirspor | ||||||
| 1966 | Şükrü Saban | Eskişehirspor | ||||||
| 1967 | Şükrü Saban | Eskişehirspor | ||||||
| 1968 | Muharrem Dalkılıç | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| 1969 | Şükrü Saban | Eskişehirspor | ||||||
| 1970 | Şükrü Saban | Eskişehirspor | ||||||
| 1971 | Hamza Canavar | Denizlispor | ||||||
| 1972 | Hikmet Şen | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| 1973 | Hikmet Şen | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| 1974 | Musa Kalemoğlu | Ankara Emniyet | ||||||
| 1975 | Mehmet Yurdadön | Kars | ||||||
| 1976 | Sıddık Dursun | Ağrıspor | ||||||
| 1977 | Mehmet Yurdadön | Yenişehirspor | ||||||
| 1978 | Mehmet Yurdadön | Yenişehirspor | ||||||
| 1979 | Mehmet Yurdadön | Yenişehirspor | ||||||
| 1980 | Mehmet Yurdadön | Yenişehirspor | ||||||
| 1981 | Mehmet Yurdadön | Yenişehirspor | ||||||
| 1982 | Mehmet Yurdadön | Yenişehirspor | ||||||
| 1983 | Mehmet Yurdadön | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| 1984 | Mehmet Terzi | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| 1985 | Mehmet Terzi | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| 1986 | Zeki Öztürk | Şişecam Paşabahçe | ||||||
| 1987 | Zeki Öztürk | Şişecam Paşabahçe | ||||||
| 1988 | Zeki Öztürk | Şişecam Paşabahçe | ||||||
| 1989 | Nihat Yaylalı | Şişecam Paşabahçe | ||||||
| 1990 | Zeki Öztürk | Şişecam Paşabahçe | ||||||
| 1991 | Nihat Yaylalı | Şişecam Paşabahçe | ||||||
| 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 | align=left bgcolor=#A9F5A9 | 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 | align=left bgcolor=#A9F5A9 | Elvan Abeylegesse | Enkaspor | ||||
| 2003 | Sergey Ivanov | Galina Yemelyanova | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 2008 | Kemal Koyuncu | Kocaeli | Türkan Erişmiş | Üsküdar | ||||
| 2009 | Mehmet Çağlayan | Kocaeli | Sultan Haydar | Enkaspor | ||||
| 2010 | Murat Ertaş | Kocaeli | Binnaz Uslu | Enkaspor | ||||
| 2011[5] | Mert Girmalegesse | Fenerbahçe | Binnaz Uslu | Enkaspor | ||||
| 2012[6] | Istanbul B.B.[7] | Türkan Özata[8] | Beşiktaş[9] | |||||
| 2013[10] | Aksaray Belediye SK | Tsehynesh Tsenga | ||||||
| 2014[11] | Sabahat Akpınar | Bursa B.Ş. | ||||||
| 2015 | Türkan Erişmiş | |||||||
| 2016 | Elif Dağdelen | |||||||
| 2017 | Elif Dağdelen | |||||||
| 2018 | Sebahat Akpınar | |||||||
| 2019 | Semra Karaaslan | |||||||
| 2022 | Burcu Subatan |
| Wins | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970 | |
| 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 | ||
| 6 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996 | |
| 5 | 1956, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1968 | |
| 4 | 1938, 1940, 1943, 1946 | |
| 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007 | ||
| 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994 | ||
| 3 | 2004, 2005, 2006 | |
| 1948, 1949, 1951 | ||
| 1954, 1956, 1957 | ||
| 1945, 1947, 1950 | ||
| 2 | 1941, 1944 | |
| 2002, 2003 | ||
| 1997, 1998 | ||
| 1972, 1973 | ||
| 1984, 1985 |
| Wins | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997 | |
| 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011 | ||
| 3 | 1998, 2000, 2004 | |
| 2 | 2001, 2002 | |
| 1994, 1996 | ||
| 2008, 2012 |