Dr. Rana Babaç Çelebi Honoured for Her Role as Spokesperson & Referee at the Marie Claire Türkiye Fragrance Awards 2026

At the inaugural edition of the Marie Claire Türkiye Fragrance Awards 2026, Dr. Rana Babaç Çelebi was presented with a special recognition plaque in acknowledgment of her central role as the event’s Spokesperson and Referee.

The plaque was presented by Florence Deladrière, Fashion & Beauty Editor in Chief of Marie Claire International and one of the event’s international jury members. Receiving this recognition from such a prominent figure representing Marie Claire’s international editorial vision further deepened the symbolic significance of the evening.

Throughout the preparation and execution of the Marie Claire Türkiye Fragrance Awards 2026, Dr. Rana Babaç Çelebi stood out not merely as a visible spokesperson, but as the figure who shaped the intellectual backbone of the event, defined its sectoral language, and helped establish its structural credibility. From the conceptual framework of the Awards to the architecture of the jury process, from the design of the blind-smelling system to the evaluation principles, and from sponsor relations to press language, she played a decisive role across the project’s many layers.

This plaque represents not only recognition for an organizational role, but also an acknowledgment of the broader vision Dr. Rana Babaç Çelebi has pursued for many years. Through her work in the fields of medical history, perfume history, aromatic plants, incense culture, and sensory heritage, she has positioned scent not merely as an aesthetic element, but as a domain of cultural memory, technical knowledge, creative expression, and historical continuity. This perspective also helped define the essential spirit of the Awards themselves.

The Marie Claire Türkiye Fragrance Awards 2026 became one of the first major platforms in Türkiye to present perfume not simply as a product category, but as a field of culture, design, raw-material knowledge, creative vision, and sensory heritage. It is precisely within this framework that Dr. Rana Babaç Çelebi’s role gains its fullest meaning: as a threshold figure connecting past and present, industry and culture, local memory and international visibility.

For Atelier Aromaterapi, this recognition is not merely an individual honor; it also makes visible a conviction long held and defended — namely, that Türkiye’s olfactory history and contemporary perfume power can be represented with equal seriousness and elegance.

We believe that this first step will leave a lasting mark on both the national and international memory of the Turkish perfume industry.