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The Genetically Modified Tomato Awards (Turkish: Hormonlu Domates Ödülleri) are annual awards given by the Turkish LGBT community to queerphobic people and institutions in order to catch attention to homophobia, transphobia and sexual discrimination. The first Genetically Modified Tomato Awards were given in 2005 by Lambda Istanbul, and it is currently given by the Istanbul Pride Committee. The title of the award comes from sports commentator Erman Toroğlu, who infamously said that the "genetically modified tomatoes are turning people gay".^[1]

Due to COVID-19 regulations, 2020 award ceremony was planned to be livestreamed on YouTube, but it was later removed for "Violation of Terms of Service", then later held on Zoom.^[2]

Winners

2005

Lifetime Genetically Modified Tomato - Jury Special Award: Erman Toroğlu

2006

2007

2008

2009

Best in Psychiatry/Psychology: Nevzat Tarhan
Best Writer: Ali Bulaç
Best Official Institution: Directorate of Religious Affairs
Best Politician: Burhan Kuzu
Best in Media: Akit
Best Social Place: Miko Kafe
Best TV Personality: Fikret Kuşkan
Best TV Show: Çok Güzel Hareketler Bunlar
Best Film: Recep İvedik
International Award: Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church

2010

Best in Psychiatry/Psychology: Cem Keçe^[3]
Best Writer: Hilal Kaplan^[3]
Best Civil Organization: Mazlumder, Özgürder, IHH and 24 others^[3]
Best Official Institution/Politician: General Directorate of Security^[3]
Best in Media: Vakit^[3]
Best Social Place: The Hall^[3]
Best TV Personality: Esra Erol^[3]
Best in Education: Ministry of National Education^[3]
International Award: Serbia and the Serbian police^[3]
Lifetime Genetically Modified Tomato - Jury Special Award: Selma Aliye Kavaf^[3]

2011

Best Official Institution: Turkish Armed Forces^[4]
Best Organization: Justice and Development Party^[4]
Best Civil Organization: Gazeteciler ve Yazarlar Vakfı^[4]
Best Writer: Fatih Altaylı^[4]
Best Newspaper Sabah^[4]
Best in Education: Middle East Technical University^[4]
Best Social Place: Taksim Live^[4]
Best TV Personality: Osman Sınav^[4]
International Award: Malmö Municipality ve and the Swedish Police Authority^[4]
- Pink Wash Award: IGLYO^[4]

2012

Best in Psychiatry/Psychology: Yusuf Karaçay
Best Writer: Ayşe Kulin
Best Organization: Justice and Development Party
Best Civil Organization: Ahmet Faruk Ünsal and Recep Karagöz from Mazlumder
Best Politician: Melih Gökçek
Best in Media: Yeni Akit
Best Social Place: Taksim Mango
Best TV Personality: İlkbar Gürpınar
International Award: Northern Cyprus
Lifetime Genetically Modified Tomato - Jury Special Award: İdris Naim Şahin

2013

Best TV Show: Pis Yedili
Best Social Place: The Hall
Best Writer: Engin Ardıç
Best Politician: Bekir Bozdağ
Best Organization: Justice and Development Party
International Award: Russia
Lifetime Genetically Modified Tomato - Jury Special Award: Türkan Dağoğlu
Penguin Special Award:
- Best Politician: Melih Gökçek and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- Best TV Channel: Habertürk TV
- Best Newspaper and Writer: Yeni Şafak and Nihal Bengisu Karaca

2014

Best Official Institution: Ministry of the Interior^[5]
Best Politician: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan^[5]
Best in Media: Yeni Akit^[5]
Best in Entertainment: Okan Bayülgen^[5]
Best in Education: Yeditepe University^[5]
Best in Sports: Mateja Kežman^[5]
Best Social Place: Kızılay Shopping Center^[5]
Best in Censoring: Grand National Assembly of Turkey^[5]
International Award: Russia^[5]

2015

Best in Education: İhsan Karaman
Best Publication: Kızları Kız, Erkekleri Erkek Gibi Yetiştirmek (Raising Girls Like Girls, and Raising Boys Like Boys) by Banu Yaşar
Best in Censoring: Zorlu PSM
Best Official Institution: Turkish Language Association
Best in Sports: Fenerbahçe S.K.
Best in Media: Engin Ardıç
Best Politician: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Best in Entertainment: Niran Ünsal
International Award: Switzerland (immigration office)

2016

Best in Education: Istanbul University^[6]
Best in Health: Cüneyt Genç^[6]
Best Official Institution: Esat Police Station^[6]
Best in Media: 140journos^[6]
Best TV Personality: Can Yaman^[6]
Best in Targeting: Young Islamic Defense^[6]
Best Politician: Bülent Arınç^[6]
International Award: Homophobic attackers in CERN^[6]

2017

Best in Entertainment: Nihat Doğan and Demet Akalın^[7]
Best in Health: Macfit^[7]
Best in Censoring: International Istanbul Film Festival^[7]
Best Social Place: Tek Yön and Love^[7]
Best in Politics: Ankara Regional Court of Appeal 17th Penal Chamber^[7]
Best Media: Yeni Akit^[7]
Best in Education: Kinder Chocolate^[7]
International Award: Chechnya and Russia^[7]

2018

Best in Entertainment: Hilal Cebeci^[8]
Best in Education: Doğan Azezli^[8]
Best TV Personalities: Seda Akgül and Hakan Ural^[8]
Best in Media: Atilla Dorsay^[8]
Best Institution: Turkish Red Crescent^[8]
Best in Politics: Governor of Ankara^[8]
International Award: Donald Trump^[8]
Special Misogyny Award: Rüzgar Erkoçlar^[8]

2019

Best Institution: TİHAK and the Directorate of Religious Affairs^[9]
Best Civil Organization: Pedagogy Association^[9]
Best TV Channel: TV5^[9]
Best in Politics: Alinur Aktaş^[9]
Best Governor: Governor of Ankara^[9]
- Special Award: Governor of Istanbul^[9]
Best in Media: Yeni Akit^[9]
Best in Education: Verşan Kök^[9]
Best in Entertainment: Mustafa Ceceli^[9]
Best Social Place: Sensus Şarap Evi Galata^[9]
International Award: Donald Trump^[9]
Special Bi+phobia Award: Söylemezsem Olmaz^[9]
Lifetime Genetically Modified Tomato - Jury Special Award: Süleyman Soylu^[9]

2020

Best Institution: Directorate of Religious Affairs^[10]
Best in Politics: Doğu Perinçek^[10]
Best in Education: Boğaziçi University Rectorate^[10]
Best in Medicine: Metin Çakır^[10]
Best Civil Organization: Association of Lawyers^[10]
Best in Media: Hilal Kaplan^[10]
Best TV Personality: İsmail Küçükkaya^[10]
Best Online Application: Ekşi Sözlük^[10]
Best in Gay-centrism: Gmag^[10]
Transphobia Special Award: J. K. Rowling^[10]
International Award: Viktor Orbán^[10]
Surprise Award: Directorate of Religious Affairs President Ali Erbaş^[10]

References

^ "THE WINNERS OF THE GENETICALLY MODIFIED TOMATO AWARDS DID NOT CLAIM THEIR AWARDS THIS YEAR EITHER". LGBTI News Turkey. 29 June 2014.
^ "YouTube censors famous awards ceremony of Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride Week". Gazete Duvar. 27 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Hormonlu Domatesi Kazananlar Belli Oldu". Lambdaistanbul.org. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "7. Hormonlu Domates Ödülleri Dağıtıldı". Kaos GL. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Hormonlu Domates Ödülleri'nin sahipleri bu yıl da ödülü almaya gelmedi". Hürriyet. 28 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "12. Hormonlu Domates Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". BirGün. 24 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "2017 Hormonlu Domates Ödülleri Sahiplerini Buldu". ASDİ. 25 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "14. Hormonlu Domates Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". Ekmek ve Gül. 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "15. Hormonlu Domates LGBTI+fobi Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". Evrensel. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Hormonlu Domates Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". Birgün. 28 June 2020. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[1] "THE WINNERS OF THE GENETICALLY MODIFIED TOMATO AWARDS DID NOT CLAIM THEIR AWARDS THIS YEAR EITHER". LGBTI News Turkey. 29 June 2014.

[2] "YouTube censors famous awards ceremony of Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride Week". Gazete Duvar. 27 June 2020.

[Lambdaistanbul-6-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Hormonlu Domatesi Kazananlar Belli Oldu". Lambdaistanbul.org. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

[7th-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "7. Hormonlu Domates Ödülleri Dağıtıldı". Kaos GL. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

[hürriyet-1-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Hormonlu Domates Ödülleri'nin sahipleri bu yıl da ödülü almaya gelmedi". Hürriyet. 28 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

[12th-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "12. Hormonlu Domates Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". BirGün. 24 June 2016.

[2017-awards-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "2017 Hormonlu Domates Ödülleri Sahiplerini Buldu". ASDİ. 25 June 2017.

[14th-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "14. Hormonlu Domates Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". Ekmek ve Gül. 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[15th-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "15. Hormonlu Domates LGBTI+fobi Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". Evrensel. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[16th-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Hormonlu Domates Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". Birgün. 28 June 2020. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

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