Awards

Açık Radyo has been the recipient of 60 awards since November 1995. A short list of some of them is as follows:

• 2022: İstanbulSMD “20th Anniversary Special Award” to Açık Radyo.
• 2022: Our World Foundation “Climate Leaders Award” to Açık Radyo.
• 2022: Imagination Center “Contribution to Turkey's Imagination” award to Açık Radyo.
• 2021: Turkish Photographic Art Federation Award to Foto Müze, a weekly program by Gülderen Bölük.
• 2021: Demirkent Education and Research Foundation "Auditory Media" award to Açık Radyo.
• 2020: Prince Claus Award
• 2020: Demirkent Education and Research Foundation "Auditory Media" award to Açık Radyo.
• 2018: The Art Friendly Institution Honorary Award to Açık Radyo by the 28th ARTIST / Istanbul Art Fair organized by TÜYAP Fairs 
• 2018: The Istanbul Medical Chamber Press Award to Gezegenin Geleceği, a daily program by Uygar Özesmi.
• 2017: Chamber of Turkish Landscape Architects, Communication Award to Açık Yeşil
• 2017: Turkish Thoracic Society, Honorary Membership to Ömer Madra, Chief Editor of Açık Radyo.
• 2017: Emre Madran Press Award to Yeşil Bülten
• 2017: Turkish Thoracic Society, Environment and Climate Issues Award
• 2016: The Istanbul Medical Chamber Press Award to 2 separate programs of Açık Radyo, Kentin Tozu and Su Hakkı.
• 2015: Crystal Apple Advertising Award for the project by Havas Worldwide İstanbul inspired by Açık Radyo's "The quote of the Day.”
• 2014: New Researches Enterprise Platform Association (YAPDER) Press Award
• TSMD (Turkish Association of Architects in Private Practice) Press Award
• 2013: Turkish Earthquake Foundation, Special Award to Altın Saatler, a program on disaster preparedness
• 2013: TMMOB Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects and The Chamber of City Planners, City Planning Press Award
• 2013: An Award came indirectly to Açık Radyo: EPICA Grand Prix Award for "The Music of the People" print ad developed by Havas Worldwide İstanbul for Açık Radyo.  “The print ad consists of a score sheet for a song, notated by people sitting and walking in Coney Island. The photo montage by renowned New York photographer Harold Feinstein was first published in The New York Times in 1952.
• 2012: Açık Radyo co-founder and programmer Ömer Madra was awarded one of the two Senior Research Fellowships of the Mercator – IPC initiative – a unique cooperation between Istanbul Policy Center at Sabanci University and Stiftung Mercator in innovative research on climate change, EU/German-Turkish Relations, and education;
• 2012: Culture - Science High School,  “Those Who Honor Us” Award for effort in raising consciousness against the threat of climate change, Donizetti Classical Music Award, to the programmers of “Alla Turca”, Ali Pınar and Ersin Antep;
• 2010: Journalists and Writers Foundation's ‘Peaceful Co-existence’ Award;
• 2009: Turkish Society of Journalists News Award for Global Warming;
• 2009: IX. Lions Theater Awards 2008-2009 for "Kuranderde Kalanlar", a program by Gülhan Kadim Sertdemir;
• 2008: The Izmir International Fair Award for Açık Radyo’s campaign against global warming;
• 2007: Public Service Award from the Istanbul Branch of The Ankara University Political Science Faculty Graduates;
• 2007: Turkish Association of Journalists Nezih Demirkent Special Award: "Insistent Broadcasting for the Protection of the Environment and Persistently Warning the Public Conscience on Global Warming";
• 2006: TUREB (Turkish Tour Guides Association): "Broadcasting for Sustainable Environment" Award;
• 2005: Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) Award for Best Research in Recorded World Music was won by programmer Cemal Ünlü for his book Git Zaman, Gel Zaman (Pan publishing, 2004), based on his programs at Açık Radyo;
• 2003: The Association of Turkish Journalists),The Best Radio Program of 2003
• 2002: The Association of Contemporary Journalists, The Best Radio Station of 2002
• 2001: Istanbul University, Faculty of Communications; The Most Successful Radio Station of 2001
• 2000: Marmara University, Faculty of Communications, The Most Preferred Radio Station of 2000; 4 consecutive yearly awards for programs on informatics, information technology