Applications Open for Golden Pulse Awards 2027: Competition in 49 Categories

Golden Pulse Awards, which rewards creative ideas and projects in health, wellbeing and health communications, opened applications for the 2027 period on 15 August. This year, applications will be evaluated across a total of 49 categories, including Pharma, OTC, Health Communications and Wellness.

Golden Pulse Awards, which brings together creative and innovative work in Turkey's health ecosystem, opened its new period applications in its sixth year. This year's organization, held under the theme "Gleaming Vision, Ideas Creating Rhythm in Impact," aims to make visible the projects that create real impact in the health sector and communication work that guides the future.

Applications for Golden Pulse Awards, which began on 15 August, will close on 18 September for the early application period, 31 October for the regular application period, and 20 November 2026 for the final application period.

Following the completion of applications, jury voting will take place on 15 December 2026. The awards ceremony will be held on 8 January 2027.

Projects to be evaluated across 49 categories
At Golden Pulse Awards, which received 200 applications last year, creative work in the health sector this year will compete across 49 different categories.

In the competition where projects from different areas of the health sector will be evaluated alongside titles such as Pharma, OTC, health communications and wellness; brands, agencies, communications professionals and other stakeholders in the health ecosystem will be able to submit their work to the jury.

In addition to category awards, the Project of the Year and Jury Special Award will also have winners.

Jury includes expert names from health and communications sectors
The Golden Pulse Awards 2027 jury brings together expert names from academia, the health sector, the pharmaceutical industry, corporate communications, pharmacy, marketing and creative industries.

Jury President roles are held by Medical Biologist Specialist Beril Koparal and Philips Turkey General Manager Gamze Arbak.

The jury also includes Academic Aylin Sunam Audry, Effective Pharmacy Association President Pharmacist Erdal Akköse, Pharmatic Entrepreneur Pharmacists Association President Pharmacist Şule Dilek Yağcı, Imuks Pharma Corporate Marketing Manager Gizem Vitoşa Akagündüz, Merck Turkey Senior Corporate Communications Manager Hale Koray, Plus Communications Management Executive Partner Jüliet Demircioğlu, Havas H&Y + Buzz Health Executive Partner and Creative Director Medeni Yiğit, and AstraZeneca Turkey Infectious Diseases Business Unit Director Mehmet Ali Kekeç.

The jury also includes Orzaks Marketing and Corporate Communications Director Müge Turan, Menarini Streamline Business Excellence Leader Nihal İskenderoğlu Adalı, General Surgery Specialist Prof. Dr. Murat Aksoy, Perfection Istanbul Agency President Selim Erdem, Kadrion Turkey General Manager and Greece & Bulgaria Commercial Director Sema Özel Baydar, Serdesin Advertising Agency Founder and Creative President Serhat Bayram, NG Hotel Marketing Manager Sibel Güler, AIFD Corporate Communications and Patient Initiative Manager Şule Yüksel, Scope Digital Agency President Utku Kuşcu and Cocktail Creativity Founder Uygur Köprülü.

Final application deadline 20 November
Applications for Golden Pulse Awards can be made through the "Member Login" section on the competition's official website.

The final deadline for early applications is 18 September 2026, for regular applications 31 October 2026, and for the final application period 20 November 2026.

Detailed information about the competition can be accessed through the Golden Pulse Awards official website. The organization team can be reached at telephone number 0535 304 26 96 or at [email protected].