Press Photos of the Year 2017 Environment and Nature Photo Honorable Mention Sedat Suna /EPAEnvironment and Nature Photo Honorable Mention Sedat Suna /EPA Rain clouds are gathering in the sky, in Van. Political Photo Second Price Yavuz Özden / MilliyetPolitical Photo Second Price Yavuz Özden / Milliyet On the night of July 15th, during the coup attempt, the MP’s from AK Parti, CHP and MHP gathered at the Parliament. The MP’s protested the bombing of the parliament in unison. The Politics Photo of the Year Arif Hüdaverdi Yaman / Anadolu AgencyThe Politics Photo of the Year, Arif Hüdaverdi Yaman / Anadolu Agency President Recep Tayyip Erdogan participated in the ceremony held by the Istanbul Police Directorate for the police officers who died in PKK terror attack in Beşiktaş. Sebahattin Yılmaz - Cem Emir Special Price İsmail Coşkun / IHASebahattin Yılmaz - Cem Emir Special Price, İsmail Coşkun / IHA The shadows of the soldiers who were leaving the airport after realizing the imminent failure of the coup, fell on the passengers waiting at the Atatürk Airport. Daily Life Photo Mention Göktürk Fırat / İHA Due to the harsh terrain,Daily Life Photo Mention, Göktürk Fırat / İHA Due to the harsh terrain, many people in Rize use primitive cable cars to cross a 70m deep valley in order to reach their homes. Environment and Nature Third Price Ali İhsan Öztürk / Anadolu AgencyEnvironment and Nature Third Price Ali İhsan Öztürk / Anadolu Agency Moving towards highlands to graze their animals in the summer, the transhumant herders are guiding their herd through the dusty valleys at sunset, in Kıyıdüzü village, Bitlis-Tatvan. Environment and Nature Photo Second Price Burak Doğansoysal / FreelanceEnvironment and Nature Photo Second Price Burak Doğansoysal / Freelance Huge waves hit the coast of Nazare, the Portuguese surfing center at the Atlantic coast. The Environment and Nature Photo of the Year Mahmut Serdar Alakuş / Anadolu AgencyThe Environment and Nature Photo of the Year Mahmut Serdar Alakuş / Anadolu Agency Olive groves have also turned to ash in the forest fire near Sarnıç neighborhood, in İzmir’s Gaziemir district. Political Photo Mention Muhammed Kaçar /DHAPolitical Photo Mention Muhammed Kaçar /DHA PKK terrorist organization attacked the convoy of CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in Şavşat province of Artvin. Right after the incident, the guards and the police forces formed a wall of men around Kılıçdaroğlu. Political Photo Third Price Hüseyin Aldemir /ReutersPolitical Photo Third Price Hüseyin Aldemir /Reuters President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who arrived at Istanbul from Marmaris on the night of July 15th during the coup attempt, was greeted by thousands of citizens outside the VIP lounge of Atatürk Airport on the morning of July 16th. Daily Life Photo Second Price Can Erok / Doğan News AgencyDaily Life Photo Second Price, Can Erok / Doğan News Agency The refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan go swimming at the Menekşe Beach at Istanbul’s Florya. Daily Life Photo Third Price Emin Özmen / Le JournalDaily Life Photo Third Price, Emin Özmen / Le Journal During the operations at Cizre aiming the terrorist organization PKK, the city was under curfew for 78 days. After the armed conflicts, Many of the residents’ houses were left in ruins. Portrait Photo of the Year, Kerem Kocalar / Anadolu AgencyPortrait Photo of the Year, Kerem Kocalar / Anadolu Agency Police officer Adem Serin, who was killed in the PKK attack on Beşiktaş, İstanbul, was buried in his hometown, Gaziantep. His sister Gülnaz put on her brother’s uniform hat and cried. Portrait Photo Second Price Halil Sağırkaya / Anadolu AgencyPortrait Photo Second Price, Halil Sağırkaya / Anadolu Agency 22 year old Reza Gül says she was forced to marry at the age of 14, her husband tortured and abused her for years, eventually cutting her nose and after that incident she took refuge in Turkey with her mother, her brother-in-law and her 3month old baby Sabira. Portrait Photo Third Price Oğuz Yeter / Milliyet DailyPortrait Photo Third Price Oğuz Yeter / Milliyet Daily A Syrian child named Mervan tries to go on with his life at school in Cerablus, bearing the marks of war on his face. Portrait Photo Mention Haşim Kılıç / Hürriyet DailyPortrait Photo Mention Haşim Kılıç / Hürriyet Daily Ankara State Opera and Ballet dancer Asena Çelik warming up backstage, before the show. Daily Life Photo of the Year Cem Genco / Anadolu AgencyDaily Life Photo of the Year, Cem Genco / Anadolu Agency 27 year old Mamun Halid Nası who lost his legs, the fingers of his right hand, his sight and his hearing to a barrel bomb dropped at Idlib, Syria by a warplane of the regime forces, is undergoing treatment in Turkey. His 5 year old daughter Gözyaşı (Tears) shares her father’s happiness by giving him a hug. Photo - Portrait Honorable Mention Metin Aktaş / Anadolu AgencyPhoto - Portrait Honorable Mention, Metin Aktaş / Anadolu Agency The Holi Festival, held every year in India, is celebrated under the name “Lathmar Holi” at the Mathura region in the northern part of the country. This important event of Hindu belief is known around the world as the festival of colour. Spor Toto - Sports Photo – Mention Adem Kabayel / HürriyetSpor Toto - Sports Photo – Mention, Adem Kabayel / Hürriyet Following the terrorist attack at the Dolmabahçe where 45 people lost their lives, demonstrations were held around the country under the title “Solidarity with the Police”. One of the best examples of these demonstrations took place in the Galatasaray-Gaziantepspor football match. After scoring a goal, Galatasaray player Yasin Öztekin celebrated with three riot police officers who were on duty in the field. Mustafa Pekcan Special Price Necati Savaş / CumhuriyetMustafa Pekcan Special Price, Necati Savaş / Cumhuriyet Tanks were driven onto the civilians who gathered in front of the Headquarters of the Turkish Armed Forces General Staff during the July 15 coup attempt of FETÖ. Tens of people fell into the underpass. The bodies of the deceased were covered by the Turkish national flag. An injured women was barely clinging to life under the flag laid over her. News Photo Mention Emrah Gürel / APNews Photo Mention, Emrah Gürel / AP The families anxiously await their relatives near the Istanbul Atatürk Airport right after the ISIL attack on the airport. News Photo Third Prize Sedat Suna / EPANews Photo Third Prize Sedat Suna / EPA A member of the Special Operation Forces Unit of the Police was trying to stop putschist soldiers at Taksim Square during the July 15 coup attempt. Spor Toto Sports Photo Mention Fatih Erdoğdu / AMKSpor Toto Sports Photo Mention, Fatih Erdoğdu / AMK Galatasaray and Trabzonspor played against each other in the Spor Toto Super League Hasan Doğan Season, at the Türk Telekom Arena. Trabzonspor supporter Salih Dursun took the red card from referee Deniz Ateş Bitnel, who raised protests from Trabzonspor players with his decisions, and showed it back to him. Spor Toto Sports Photo Third Price Salih Zeki Fazlıoğlu / Anadolu AgencySpor Toto Sports Photo Third Price, Salih Zeki Fazlıoğlu / Anadolu Agency The teams of Galatasaray and Medipol Başakşehir played against each other in Spor Toto Super League, at the Turk Telekom Arena. The photo captures the struggle between Semih Kaya of Galatasaray and Mehmet Batdal of Medipol Başakşehir. Spor Toto Sports Photo Second Price Ali Atmaca / Anadolu AgencySpor Toto Sports Photo Second Price, Ali Atmaca / Anadolu Agency The Prime Minister's Cup and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock Cup, Show Jumping contests organized by the Turkish Equestrian Federation were held in Bursa. A competitor failed to clear an obstacle during the competition. Spor Toto Sports Photo of the Year Oğuz Yörük / SabahSpor Toto Sports Photo of the Year, Oğuz Yörük / Sabah During the Galatasaray – Trabzonspor match, Trabzonspor supporter Salih Dursun took the red card from referee Deniz Ateş Bitnel and showed it back to him, asking the referee to leave the field, as a protest against a decision made by Bitnel. Rafet Hüner Special Price Sadık Cangel / IHARafet Hüner Special Price, Sadık Cangel / IHA A school in Manisa which was endorsed to the Ministry of National Education was named after Ömer Halisdemir who was killed on the night of July 15th. The 1100 students currently enrolled in the school have put on masks with Ömer Halisdemir’s face and chanted “We are all Ömer.” News Photo of the Year Osmancan Gürdoğan / Depo PhotosNews Photo of the Year Osmancan Gürdoğan / Depo Photos Citizens who opposed the July 15 coup attempt gathered around the Headquarters of the Turkish Armed Forces General Staff. Dozens have lost their lives falling several meters from the underpass bridge trying to run away from the military tanks driven towards the opposing civilians by the putschists. News Photo Second Price Emin Mengüarslan / Anadolu AgencyNews Photo Second Price Emin Mengüarslan / Anadolu Agency The Turkish Coast Guard intervened a group of Syrian refugees in a fishing boat which sank off-shore Aydın's Didim province. The Coast Guard rescued 43 people from the water and recovered the bodies of 4. Swiftly reaching the area by boats, the teams rescued the drowning refugees one by one. 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