Ankara Lovers award ceremony organized by Ankara Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (ASİAD) was held at Ankara The Greenpark Hotel. There was great interest in the night attended by 500 prominent businessmen of Ankara. Ahmet Soylu, who continues his professional career at Signify Lighting; Ankara Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association organized the 30. Yıl Asiad was deemed worthy of an award as "Ankara Lover" at the Ankara Lovers Meeting night. Ahmet Soylu was presented with the Ankara Lover award by Yalçın Topçu, Chief Advisor to the President, and Eda Ersoy Tombakoğlu, President of Asiad. Ahmet Soylu, who has been working in Ankara since 2003, currently serves as Ankara Regional and Public Relations Manager at Signify Lighting Lighting. Signify Lighting took part in the lighting projects of many public and private institutions in Ankara. Signify Lighting, Çankaya Pavilion, Prime Minister's Office, TOBB twin Towers, Turkish Parliament, General Staff, Religious Affairs, Anıtkabir, High Speed Railway Station, Youth Park, Kocatepe Mosque, ministry buildings, shopping mall, hotel, roads, tunnels, sports fields and airport, such as ankara symbolic buildings. Ahmet Soylu, who took an active role in many NGOs for Ankara, has the following main duties in NGOs;

• EMSİad Presidency
• TÜSİAV Membership and Chief Advisor to the President
• ENVER Board Member
• OPEN DOOR ASSOCIATION Coordinatorship
• Membership of YATSİad Founders' Council
• GGYD High Advisory Board Membership
• AGİD Corporate Membership
• KIYED Membership
• ASTOP membership

Soylu, who is also a member of the Editorial Board of Anadolu Newspaper; At the same time, he took part in Ankara University Ankara Business World Cooperation Platform. A book of poems was published with Ahmet Soylu's own signature.