TFMD's Press Photos of the Year 2022

Winner for the best press picture of the year and the EU Environment photograph is Ümit Bektaş' coverage of the sea snot seen on Turkey's shores in summer 2021.

Sedat Suna's coverage of trafficked people fleeing Afghanistan rescued by the Turkish police was awarded with the second place.

Ismail Coşkun was awarded for his coverage of the wild fires in Marmaris.

Selçuk Şamiloğlu's coverage of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan was seen worthy of an award.

In the sports category Mehmet Şirin Topaloğlu was awarded on his coverage of the Galatasaray and Kasımpaşa match that was disrupted by heavy rain.

Onur Çam came in second for his picture of a person snowboarding in Erzurum's Palandöken.

Özge Bozo's photo of a climber during the Snow Climbing Festival in Erzurum garnered her the third spot.

Mehmet Şirin Topaloğlu's picture of the Beşiktaş Women's Football team celebrating got him fourth place.

In the category of EU Environment and Nature, Murat Şengül won second place with his drone photo of the aftermath of the summer 2021 wildfires in Turkey.

Yasin Akgül got third place for his drone photo of the mucilage seen in the Marmara Sea.

Ahmet Faruk Sarıkoç garnered his fourth place with the photo of a valley spared by the wildfires in Marmaris, Turkey.

In fifth place comes Ibrahim Laleli's coverage of the wildfires in Manavgat.

The Zero Waste Special Award goes to Ömer Şan's picture of a model wearing a piece of Güzel Amirova during the HOBIFEST 2021 exposition in Antalya.

Sebahattin Yılmaz was awarded the Sebahattin Yılmaz-Cem Emir Special Award for his photo of a young person hiding as they were trying to hitchhike their way to Diyarbakır after fleeing the conflict in Afghanistan.

The Rafet Hüner Special Award went to Can Erok for his picture of people being rescued after the devastating floods in Kastamonu's Bozkurt.

The Daily Life Photo Award went to Erdem Şahin's depiction of a man resting on the Galata Bridge in Eminönü, Istanbul.

In second place comes Selahattin Sönmez' picture of the honor guard scrambling to get to a dry place after it started pouring in the wake of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan greeting the Serb member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik.

Third place for this photo by Sefa Tetik showing people carrying aid for children in Erzurum.

The Portrait Award of the year went to Ozan Güzelce of his photo of Ediz Hun.

Barış Acarlı's photo of Okan Bayülgen won him the second place.

Followed by Ozan Güzelce's depiction of Viktoria Zeynep Güneş.

The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) Good Deed Award goes to Ibrahim Laleli for his picture of a person helping another amid their fight against the wildfires.

The Mustafa Pekcan Special Award went to Uğur Yıldırım's coverage of the migrants pushed back by Greece and rescued by the Turkish coast guard, Oct. 30, 2021.

The TFMD Special Award went to Uğur Yıldırım for the picture of two people sitting in a tent camp in Syria close to the Turkish border.

The Beauty of Turkey Award went to Ahmet Aslan's picture of a person walking amid the Harran kümbet houses in Şanlıurfa.

Second place was garnered for the picture of Sümela Monastery captured by Metin Öztürk.

Ali Mermertaş' picture of a person crossing a bridge in Borçka, Artvin amid a snow storm earned him the third place.

Yalçın Çiftçi won with his picture of the Eyüpoğlu Mosque in Gaziantep.

Ekrem Şahin won the ATSO Rota Antalya Award for his picture of Lake Yarışlı in Burdur.

The AKSA Special Award went to Hasan Içel for his picture of a boat on Lake Sapanca.

The birds eyes view of Amasra in Bartın garnered the Jury Special Award for Serhat Şahin.

The Ara Güler Special Award went to Nurullah Memiş showing a machine operator on a break.

The category of Press Coverage of the Year went to Selçuk Şamiloğlu for his series of pictures of the wildfires in Muğla.

Ümit Bektaş' coverage of the mucilage in the Marmara Sea garnered him the second place.

The coverage of fleeing Afghans in Turkey got Emrah Gürel the third place.

The SGDD ASAM Special Award went to Sedat Suna for his coverage of 12-year-old Syrian refugee Adnan Osman and how he won the traditional Turkish Oil Wrestling Championship in his class.