Press Photos of the Year 2015 MUSTAFA PEKCAN SPECIAL AWARD Mustafa Pekcan Special Award Necati Savaş, Cumhuriyet newspaperMUSTAFA PEKCAN SPECIAL AWARD Mustafa Pekcan Special Award Necati Savaş, Cumhuriyet newspaper The Mosul chief consulate personnel taken hostage by IS were released. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu kissed Mosul chief consul Öztürk Yılmaz on the forehead. TFMD SPECIAL AWARD TFMD Special Award Sefa Özkaya, Hürriyet newspaperTFMD SPECIAL AWARD TFMD Special Award Sefa Özkaya, Hürriyet newspaper Young men enjoy the impact of the storm in Istanbul sky by taking selfies. SEBAHATTIN YILMAZ CEM EMIR SPECIAL AWARD Sebahattin Yılmaz - Cem Emir Special Award Selçuk Şamiloğlu, Hürriyet newspaperSEBAHATTIN YILMAZ CEM EMIR SPECIAL AWARD Sebahattin Yılmaz - Cem Emir Special Award Selçuk Şamiloğlu, Hürriyet newspaper Many Kobane residents cross through barbed wire to find refuge in Turkey after IS attack the city. SPORTS PHOTO OF THE YEAR, MANSION Mansion, Sports Category Uygar Önder Şimşek, (Freelance)SPORTS PHOTO OF THE YEAR, MANSION Mansion, Sports Category Uygar Önder Şimşek, (Freelance) Danny Harrison-Little prays before a match in King’s Cup held in honour of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej. RAFET HUNER SPECIAL AWARD Rafet Hüner Special Award Fahir Arıkan, Hürriyet newspaperRAFET HUNER SPECIAL AWARD Rafet Hüner Special Award Fahir Arıkan, Hürriyet newspaper Oktay Vural, head of MHP parliamentary group, attends the funeral of his wife Tuba Vural in Kocatepe mosque. SPORTS PHOTO OF THE YEAR, MANSION Mansion, Sports Category Uygar Önder Şimşek, (Freelance)SPORTS PHOTO OF THE YEAR, MANSION Mansion, Sports Category Uygar Önder Şimşek, (Freelance) Danny Harrison-Little prays before a match in King’s Cup held in honour of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej. SECOND PRIZE WINNER ENVIRONMENT PHOTO OF THE YEAR Second Prize Winner, Environment Category Burak Doğansoysal, Ornitofoto magazineSECOND PRIZE WINNER ENVIRONMENT PHOTO OF THE YEAR Second Prize Winner, Environment Category Burak Doğansoysal, Ornitofoto magazine Finland’s Kuhmo region has 22 hours of daylight in May. Darkness falls for only one hour and bears show up in the fog after their long winter hibernation. THIRD PRIZE WINNER ENVIRONMENT PHOTO OF THE YEAR Third Prize Winner, Environment Category Celil Kırnapçı,THIRD PRIZE WINNER ENVIRONMENT PHOTO OF THE YEAR Third Prize Winner, Environment Category Celil Kırnapçı, The owner of the house, who refused to reach an agreement with contractors on the urban transformation project in Fikirtepe now in its fourth year, finally changes his mind. His house had become almost a landmark and symbol of resistance in Fikirtepe and was finally demolished. PORTRAIT PHOTO OF THE YEAR First Prize Winner, Portrait Category Selçuk Şamiloğlu, Hürriyet newspaperPORTRAIT PHOTO OF THE YEAR First Prize Winner, Portrait Category Selçuk Şamiloğlu, Hürriyet newspaper Escaping IS tyranny: A heavily-pregnant Syrian woman gives birth on the road as she tries to take refuge in Turkey. The Syrian woman and her baby are now in Turkey. SECOND PRIZE WINNER PORTRAIT PHOTO OF THE YEAR Second Prize Winner, Portrait Category Kerem Yücel, Atlas newspaperSECOND PRIZE WINNER PORTRAIT PHOTO OF THE YEAR Second Prize Winner, Portrait Category Kerem Yücel, Atlas newspaper Syrian refugees face many hardships on their arrival in Turkey after escaping war in their homeland. THIRD PRIZE WINNER PORTRAIT PHOTO OF THE YEAR Third Prize Winner, Portrait Category Mehmet Ali PoyrazTHIRD PRIZE WINNER PORTRAIT PHOTO OF THE YEAR Third Prize Winner, Portrait Category Mehmet Ali Poyraz Sabah, who is from Gaza, learns in school, which was almost completely destroyed by Israeli attacks. SPORTS PHOTO OF THE YEAR, MANSION Mansion, Sports Category Ercan Arslan, Milliyet newspaperSPORTS PHOTO OF THE YEAR, MANSION Mansion, Sports Category Ercan Arslan, Milliyet newspaper Children play football in the snow in Sarıkamış, Kars. ENVIRONMENT PHOTO OF THE YEAR First Prize Winner, Environment Category Bülent Kılıç, AFPENVIRONMENT PHOTO OF THE YEAR First Prize Winner, Environment Category Bülent Kılıç, AFP June rain makes sea and land in Uskudar appear as one. THIRD PRIZE WINNER POLITICAL PHOTO OF THE YEAR Third Prize Winner, Political Photo Category Ali Ekeyılmaz, Sabah newspaperTHIRD PRIZE WINNER POLITICAL PHOTO OF THE YEAR Third Prize Winner, Political Photo Category Ali Ekeyılmaz, Sabah newspaper Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu welcomed the staff of Mosul consulate, who had been kidnapped and released later. Davutoğlu hugged the children as he welcomed the consulate personnel. SECOND PRIZE WINNER POLITICAL PHOTO OF THE YEAR Second Prize Winner, Political Photo Category Fahir Arıkan, Hürriyet newspaperSECOND PRIZE WINNER POLITICAL PHOTO OF THE YEAR Second Prize Winner, Political Photo Category Fahir Arıkan, Hürriyet newspaper AK party and CHP deputies argue during parliamentary debates over a draft law on private preparation courses for entrance exams. POLITICAL PHOTO OF THE YEAR First Prize Winner, Political Photo Category Yavuz Özden, Milliyet newspaperPOLITICAL PHOTO OF THE YEAR First Prize Winner, Political Photo Category Yavuz Özden, Milliyet newspaper Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and members of the Council of Ministers visited Ataturk’s Mausoleum. Following the visit, bodyguards had problems trying to retrieve umbrellas during the photo shoot. EU PHOTO OF THE YEAR, MANSION Mansion, EU Reflections Category Murat Şaka, Hürriyet newspaperEU PHOTO OF THE YEAR, MANSION Mansion, EU Reflections Category Murat Şaka, Hürriyet newspaper A male dancer awaits his cue to take to the stage in a nightclub in İstanbul. THIRD PRIZE WINNER, DAILY LIFE PHOTO OF THE YEAR Third Prize Winner, Daily Life Category Celil Kırnapçı,THIRD PRIZE WINNER, DAILY LIFE PHOTO OF THE YEAR Third Prize Winner, Daily Life Category Celil Kırnapçı, Young people are having fun in a car in an isolated part of a small Black Sea town. THIRD PRIZE WINNER NEWS PHOTO OF THE YEAR Third Prize Winner Selçuk Şamiloğlu, Hürriyet newspaperTHIRD PRIZE WINNER NEWS PHOTO OF THE YEAR Third Prize Winner Selçuk Şamiloğlu, Hürriyet newspaper Turkey opened its doors to Syrian refugees, who escaped IS tyranny during the attack on Kobane. The tears of a mother and her baby who crossed the border tell it all. EU PHOTO OF THE YEAR First Prize Winner, EU Reflections Category Ercan Arslan, Milliyet newspaperEU PHOTO OF THE YEAR First Prize Winner, EU Reflections Category Ercan Arslan, Milliyet newspaper Swimming contest from Asia to Europe THIRD PRIZE WINNER EU PHOTO OF THE YEAR Third Prize Winner, EU Reflections Category Sinan Çakmak, Atlas magazineTHIRD PRIZE WINNER EU PHOTO OF THE YEAR Third Prize Winner, EU Reflections Category Sinan Çakmak, Atlas magazine Istanbul Haliç Metro Bridge was shrouded in fog just days after it opened. SECOND PRICE WINNER EU PHOTO OF THE YEAR Second Prize Winner, EU Reflections Category Selçuk Şamiloğlu, Hürriyet newspaperSECOND PRICE WINNER EU PHOTO OF THE YEAR Second Prize Winner, EU Reflections Category Selçuk Şamiloğlu, Hürriyet newspaper Protest by a girl member of LGBTI 2015 TFMD YILIN BASIN FOTOGRAFLARISECOND PRIZE WINNER DAILY LIFE PHOTO OF THE YEAR Second Prize Winner, Daily Life Category Levent Kulu, Hürriyet newspaper Coalition forces are still engaged in clashes and air raids continue at full speed in Kobane. A villager passes behind Turkish military tanks deployed on the Turkish side of the border - a sign that everyday is continuing. DAILY LIFE PHOTO OF THE YEAR First Prize Winner, Daily Life Category Murat Şaka, Hürriyet newspaperDAILY LIFE PHOTO OF THE YEAR First Prize Winner, Daily Life Category Murat Şaka, Hürriyet newspaper An African prostitute working in Turkey makes final preparations for a new customer. TFMD PRESS PHOTO OF THE YEAR Press Photo of the Year 2015 Bülent Kılıç, AFPTFMD PRESS PHOTO OF THE YEAR Press Photo of the Year 2015 Bülent Kılıç, AFP Soma was the scene of one of the biggest mining disasters in Turkish history. It claimed the lives of 301 workers who became trapped in the mine. People in the town were badly traumatised when some of the miners were buried there. NEWS PHOTO OF THE YEAR First Prize Winner, News Category ,Bülent Kılıç, AFPNEWS PHOTO OF THE YEAR First Prize Winner, News Category ,Bülent Kılıç, AFP Demonstrations were held after the funeral of Berkin Elvan who was hit on the head by a gas canister and died on 11 March 2014. A teenage girl suffered shock from the severity of water cannon and tear gas in protests that continued until midnight SECOND PRIZE WINNER NEWS PHOTO OF THE YEAR Second Prize Winner Bülent Kılıç, AFPSECOND PRIZE WINNER NEWS PHOTO OF THE YEAR Second Prize Winner Bülent Kılıç, AFP Aircrafts belonging to coalition forces bomb IS militants who attacked Kobane on the Syrian border. Archive 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988