The Grand Atatürk Run () 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.Büyük Atatürk Koşusunu Kazananlar Listesi . Ankara Masterleri Spor Kulübü. Retrieved on 2011-12-17. The competition has been held every year since 1936.Tafolar, Meric & Gasparovic, Juraj (2011-10-21). Grand Ataturk Run 10 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-12-17. It is organised under the auspices of Turkish Athletic Federation ().76. Büyük Atatürk Koşusu . Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
The race distance is roughly (, though it is not a certifiably measured course. Historically, the race has ranged from 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.Longest Running Road Races. ARRS (2011-12-07). Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
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. Şükrü 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:
YearMen's winnerSports clubWomen's winnerSports club1936Galip DarılmazAnkara DemirsporNot held1937Şevki KoruAnkaragücü1938Mustafa KaplanAnkara Demirspor1939Adnan DarılmazAnkara Demirspor1940Mustafa KaplanAnkara Demirspor1941Eşref AydınFenerbahçe1942Zürref AşılmazsoyEskişehirspor1943Mustafa KaplanAnkara Demirspor1944Eşref AydınFenerbahçe1945Mustafa ÖzcanGençlerbirliği1946Mustafa KaplanAnkara Demirspor1947Mustafa ÖzcanGençlerbirliği1948Osman CoşgülJandarmagücü1949Osman CoşgülJandarmagücü1950Mustafa ÖzcanGençlerbirliği1951Osman CoşgülFenerbahçe1952Cahit ÖnelGalatasaray1953Abdullah KökpınarKaragücü1954Ekrem KoçakFenerbahçe1955Hüseyin TopsakalHacettepe1956Ekrem KoçakFenerbahçe1957Ekrem KoçakFenerbahçe1958Muharrem DalkılıçJandarmagücü1959Muharrem DalkılıçJandarmagücü1960Şükrü SabanFenerbahçe1961Şükrü SabanFenerbahçe1962Muharrem DalkılıçFenerbahçe1963Şükrü SabanEskişehirspor1964Muharrem DalkılıçFenerbahçe1965Şükrü SabanEskişehirspor1966Şükrü SabanEskişehirspor1967Şükrü SabanEskişehirspor1968Muharrem DalkılıçFenerbahçe1969Şükrü SabanEskişehirspor1970Şükrü SabanEskişehirspor1971Hamza CanavarDenizlispor1972Hikmet ŞenFenerbahçe1973Hikmet ŞenFenerbahçe1974Musa KalemoğluAnkara Emniyet1975Mehmet YurdadönKars1976Sıddık DursunAğrıspor1977Mehmet YurdadönYenişehirspor1978Mehmet YurdadönYenişehirspor1979Mehmet YurdadönYenişehirspor1980Mehmet YurdadönYenişehirspor1981Mehmet YurdadönYenişehirspor1982Mehmet YurdadönYenişehirspor1983Mehmet YurdadönFenerbahçe1984Mehmet TerziFenerbahçe1985Mehmet TerziFenerbahçe1986Zeki ÖztürkŞişecam Paşabahçe1987Zeki ÖztürkŞişecam Paşabahçe1988Zeki ÖztürkŞişecam Paşabahçe1989Nihat YaylalıŞişecam Paşabahçe1990Zeki ÖztürkŞişecam Paşabahçe1991Nihat YaylalıŞişecam Paşabahçe1992Zeki ÖztürkSincan BelediyesiLale ÖztürkYenimahalle1993Nihat YaylalıFenerbahçeLale ÖztürkYenimahalle1994Nihat YaylalıFenerbahçeSerap AktaşGüneş Sigorta1995Fatih ÇintımarErzurum TTLale ÖztürkYenimahalle1996Zeki Öztürkİstanbul BBSerap AktaşFenerbahçe1997Metin SazakFenerbahçeLale ÖztürkYenimahalle1998Metin SazakFenerbahçeNuray SürekliFenerbahçe1999Abdülkadir TürkFenerbahçeEbru KavaklıoğluFenerbahçe2000Abdülkadir TürkGebze BelediyesporNuray SürekliFenerbahçe2001Abdülkadir TürkGebze BelediyesporElvan AbeylegesseEnkaspor2002Sergey IvanovElvan AbeylegesseEnkaspor2003Sergey IvanovGalina Yemelyanova2004Halil AkkaşEnkasporNuray SürekliFenerbahçe2005Halil AkkaşEnkasporBinnaz UsluEnkaspor2006Halil AkkaşFenerbahçeBinnaz UsluEnkaspor2007Abdülkadir TürkFenerbahçeEmebet Bacha2008Kemal KoyuncuKocaeliTürkan ErişmişÜsküdar2009Mehmet ÇağlayanKocaeliSultan HaydarEnkaspor2010Murat ErtaşKocaeliBinnaz UsluEnkaspor2011Mert GirmalegesseFenerbahçeBinnaz UsluEnkaspor2012Ali Haydar Tekgöz Istanbul B.B.Türkan Özata Beşiktaş2013Mehmet Çağlayan Aksaray Belediye SKTsehynesh Tsenga2014Wendmageng Egiso Sabahat AkpınarBursa B.Ş.2015Mehmet Çağlayan Türkan Erişmiş2016Fetene Regasa Elif Dağdelen2017Bernard Sang Elif Dağdelen2018Ramazan Baştuğ Sebahat Akpınar2019Getaneh Gelaw Semra Karaaslan2022Cihat Ulus Burcu Subatan
Most wins Men's Wins Name Years8 Şükrü Saban 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970Mehmet Yurdadön 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 19836 Zeki Öztürk 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 19965 Muharrem Dalkılıç 1956, 1959, 1962, 1964, 19684 Mustafa Kaplan 1938, 1940, 1943, 1946Abdülkadir Türk 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007Nihat Yaylalı 1989, 1991, 1993, 19943 Halil Akkaş 2004, 2005, 2006Osman Coşgül 1948, 1949, 1951Ekrem Koçak 1954, 1956, 1957Mustafa Özcan 1945, 1947, 19502 Eşref Aydın 1941, 1944Sergey Ivanov 2002, 2003Metin Sazak 1997, 1998Hikmet Şen 1972, 1973Mehmet Terzi 1984, 1985
Women's Wins Name Years4 Lale Öztürk 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997Binnaz Uslu 2005, 2006, 2010, 20113 Nuray Sürekli 1998, 2000, 20042 Elvan Abeylegesse 2001, 2002Serap Aktaş 1994, 1996Türkan Erişmiş Özata 2008, 2012
References
List of winners Tafolar, Meric & Gasparovic, Juraj (2011-10-21). Grand Ataturk Run 10 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.