 During its 2012 IMA Conference and Impact Awards event held Sept 20-22 at CityCenter in Las Vegas, the Internet Marketing Association (IMA) awarded Gökçek with the award for the "BEST Social Media by a Mayor in the World".The Impact Awards recognize exemplary achievement in all facets of Internet marketing with a wide range of organizations of all sizes and business sectors represented.Melih Gökçek was awarded the same prize during the IMPACT13 Awards (Sept 25-27, 2013
CityCenter, Las Vegas) where also Ankara Municipality was chosen for the "Best Use of Technology By An International Municipality".