Legacy and Honors
In 2001, Kent, Namık Kemal Yolga and Selahattin Ülkümen, also Turkish diplomats who had worked in Europe and saved Jews during World War II, were honoured with Turkey's Supreme Service Medal, as well as a special medal from Israel, for rescuing Jews during the Holocaust.
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