The “Turkish Woman in the 9th Anniversary of the Republic” photography contest, launched by the Ministry of Family and Social Services on January 100, revealed the place and power of women in all areas of life with photographs. In the contest, in which more than 3 thousand photographs participated; In addition to the photographs of women who are the architects of modern and contemporary Turkey in many different fields, from health to education, from art to sports, photographs of women bearing the traces of our cultural heritage also left their mark on the awards.
Yanik: “Social memory was built through photographs”
Derya Yanık, Minister of Family and Social Services, said that photographs hold the most important place in the visual memory formed in the last 100 years. Emphasizing that social memory is built through photographs, Minister Derya Yanık said, “The Photojournalists Association of Turkey has been building a very important memory since 1985. In this context, we tried to present a new memory to our nation with the Photojournalists Association of Turkey in the 100th anniversary of our Republic.”
Minister Derya Yanık stated that the 'Turkish Woman in the 100th Anniversary of the Republic' photography contest is important in terms of both supporting the art of photography and demonstrating the achievements of Turkish women in social, cultural, artistic, scientific and sports activities. I do. Congratulations to the award winners," he said.
420 photographers, 3 thousand 59 square photos
420 photographers participated in the competition organized by the Ministry of Family and Social Services together with the Photojournalists Association of Turkey, with 3 thousand 59 photos and their awards were given.
Uğur Yıldırım took the first place in the "Turkish Woman in the 100th Anniversary of the Republic" photography contest with a picture of nurse Ece Özcan, who takes care of the babies of mothers who contracted the coronavirus during the Covid-19 epidemic.
Young Women Fencing Kılıç National Team captain Nisanur Erbil's portrait in the competition, where Selahattin Sönmez came second, Mehmet Yılmaz won the third place with the photo of a woman doing sports on the Izmir Güzelyalı Bridge.
Ozan Güzelce with the picture of the female cops, Muzaffer Murat İlhan with the picture of the dancer Ela Şahin, Deniz Kalaycı with the picture of Şeyma Kalkan, Turkey's only female blacksmith, Erdem Şahin with the picture of the artist Deniz Sağdıç, Mert Bülent Uçma with the picture of joy of the national volleyball player Eda Erdem, while Mert Bülent Uçma received honorable mention in the competition; Murat Bakmaz with the picture of musician Dilan Lutfunsa, songül Geyik with the picture of a young woman painting sculptures, Melike Taşkın, the teacher, and Güneş Tunç, who is a carpet weaver, won the interaction awards.
Jury of the "100th Anniversary Turkish Woman" photography contest
The archive of the competition, which aims to reveal the achievements of Turkish women in the 100th Anniversary of the Republic, will be carried to different cities of Turkey with exhibitions and printed publications, through photography, the powerful means of communication and the common language of the world. In the jury of the competition, Depo Photos Editor-in-Chief Abdurahman Antakyalı, Ministry of Family and Social Services Press Advisor Celal Çamur, AFSAD President Cengiz Oğuz Gümrükcü, Ministry of Family and Social Services General Directorate of Women's Status Representative Meral Bayazıt, Gezginfoto Editor-in-Chief Nihan Özgen Meleke, TFMD President and Hürriyet Newspaper Photojournalist Rıza Özel and Başkent University Photography and Cameraman Department Head Şirin Gazialem.
Award-winning frames
First Turkish Woman in the 100th Anniversary, Uğur Yıldırım; Nurse Ece Özcan, who works in the newborn intensive care unit of Sancaktepe Martyr Professor Doctor İlhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, takes care of small babies whose mothers have caught the coronavirus.
Second Turkish Woman in the 100th Anniversary, Selahattin Sönmez; Nisanur Erbil, captain of the Young Women Fencing Kılıç National Team.
Third Turkish Woman in the 100th Anniversary, Mehmet Yılmaz; A woman doing morning sports on the Güzelyalı Bridge, İzmir.
Turkish Woman Honorable Mention in the 100th Anniversary, Ahmet Serdar Eser; Firefighter woman in Antalya is fighting the flames.
Turkish Woman Honorable Mention in the 100th Anniversary, Ozan Güzelce; Female policemen feeding pigeons in Taksim Square during the curfew imposed in Istanbul within the scope of coronavirus measures.
Turkish Woman Honorable Mention in the 100th Anniversary, Muzaffer Murat İlhan; Ela Şahin, one of Denizli Pahoy Dance Club dancers.
100th Anniversary Turkish Woman Honorable Mention, Deniz Kalaycı; Şeyma Kalkan is Turkey's only active female blacksmith.
Turkish Woman Honorable Mention in the 100th Anniversary, Erdem Şahin; Artist Deniz Sağdıç transforms waste into works of art. Sağdıç with his beverage can wastes during his visit to İGA Istanbul Airport Waste Systems.
100th Anniversary Turkish Woman Honorable Mention, Mert Bülent Uçma; Turkish National Team beat Croatia 2019-3 in the 2 European Volleyball Championship and advanced to the quarter-finals. Team captain Eda Erdem Dündar's joy reflected in the lens after a point scored.
100th Anniversary Turkish Woman Interaction Award, Murat Bakmaz; Musician Dilan Lutfunsa performs street music on Istanbul's famous Istiklal Street.
100th Anniversary Turkish Woman Interaction Award, Songül Geyik; A young woman painting sculptures in Tarsus Elif Hatun Mansion.
100th Anniversary Turkish Woman Interaction Award, Ufuk Turpcan; Teacher Melike Taşkın is teaching her students in the open field due to the coronavirus pandemic in Kılıçtutan Village, Altınözü district of Hatay.
100th Anniversary Turkish Woman Interaction Award, Ufuk Turpcan; Güneş Tunç contributes to the family economy by weaving carpets in the 'Dokur House' of the Uşak Municipality, where hand-woven carpets are tried to be kept alive by women.
Those who exhibit Turkish Women in the 100th Anniversary
Barış Acarlı, Tolga Adanalı, Adem Altan, Ahmet Aslan, Levent Ates, Engin Ayyıldız, Murat Bakmaz, Mürsel Çetin, Kadir Çivici, Hilal Emnacar, Ozan Güzelce, Arzu İbranoğlu, Mert Gökhan Koç, İhsan Korkut, Levent Kulu, İbrahim Laleli, Sezai Özaltın, Muhammet Özenver, Sebahatin Yılmaz gan, Gülin Yiğiter, Ayşe Yonga
There will be no ceremony due to the earthquake
Due to the earthquake disaster in Kahramanmaraş on 100 February, it was decided not to hold an award ceremony for the “Turkish Woman in the 6th Anniversary of the Republic” photography contest. The photographs will be exhibited on dates and places to be announced later.