Accolades:
| 1957-06-11 | Gold Medal for Puccini merits |
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| 1958 | Silver Medal of Expo Bruxelles |
| 1959 | Silver Medal awarded by french Ministry of Foreign Affaires |
| 1960 | Gold Medal awarded by Harriet Cohen London |
| 1960 | Honourable citizenship of Dallas |
| 1961 | Silver Medal of the Artist of the year awarded by Association of the Turkish women |
| 1963 | Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Verdi's birthday |
| 1967 | "Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana" awarded by the President of the Republic of Italy Giuseppe Saragat, given by the President of Senat Amintore Fanfani |
| 1967 | Golden Pigeon of RAI for "Maria Stuarda" |
| 1967 | The medal of Naples Press Association for "her artistic contribution to the popularization of the italian melodrama" |
| 1968 | Gold Medal of the Friends of the Lyric Art of Verona |
| 1970 | Gold Medal in Genua |
| 1970 | Gold Medal in Caracalla Therms |
| 1971 | Golden Number Plate of Naples Press Association |
| 1972-11-17 | Golden Stage of the Friends of the Lyric Art of Mantova
(together with Ruggiero Raimondi) |
| 1973 | Vicepresident of the Donizetti Society |
| 1973 | International Award Luigi Illica in Castellarquato |
| 1974-10-19 | XXIX Siver Masque 1973-74 |
| 1975 | XIII Award of italian discographic critics for the recital album
"Omaggio a Leyla Gencer" Cetra LPO 2001 |
| 1975 | International Award "Le Muse" in Florence |
| 1977-01-22 | International Award "La Madonnina" (for the Theater), Milano |
| 1979 | Verdi Award "For Leyla Gencer, sublime verdian interpreter", Parma Lirica |
| 1983-06 | Golden Rose from the Friends of the Great Theatre of Brescia |
| 1985 | "Montpellier millenaire 985-1985", Silver Medal for Leyla Gencer and Giuseppe di Stefano |
| 1985-06-26 | "Concours International d'Opera Marseille, Leyla Gencer", appreciation and medal |
| 1985-09-23 | Award "Lauri Volpi Memorial" granted by Lyric Art Association Giuseppe Verdi, Reggio Emilia |
| 1987-10-02 | Premio Donizetti of the 1st edition of "Premio Donizetti" in Bergamo |
| 1988 | The President of Turkey declared Gencer a "State Artist" |
| 2002 | Puccini Honor Award from the The Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation at Lincoln Center in New York City |
| 2004 | The Turkish Mint issued a commemorative coin in silver worth USD 10, bearing her figure |
Last updated: Sun, 09 November 2008.
