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İSTANBUL PHOTO AWARDS 2026

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Application Deadline: 9 Jan. 2026 at 23:59 (UTC+3) İstanbul time.  

LOCATION: Turkey

The İstanbul Photo Awards is open for application. All professional photographers and freelancers are encouraged to apply.

ELIGIBILITY:

The contest is open only for professional photographers.

The contest is open for photographers both freelancer and under the name of a company / agency. Freelancers can add company name for each submission at the INSERT IMAGE tab.

Applications are free and open between 13 Nov. 2025 – 9 Jan. 2026 at 23:59 (UTC+3) İstanbul time.

Photographs contain the relevant and correct information. Submitted photos must be taken in 2025 (between 1 Jan. 2025- 31 Dec. 2025).

The photographer has the liability for providing accurate personal information like name, age, company etc. besides the image info like date, location etc..

All submissions must have necessary information embedded into photographs IPTC like: title, description, creation date, city, and country. The info and category of the photographs can be updated until the deadline.

Photography captions must be written in English. Kindly check the caption limits before upload your photos.

No signatures, stamp or any other identifying mark is allowed anywhere on the entry. Photographer’s name or company should not be mentioned in the captions.

Digital manipulation and any kind of photoshop effects are not allowed, only basic color corrections are allowed. It is not allowed to add signatures on the photo or in the caption.

Photographers must be the copyright owner of the submitted photographs.

Photographs must not violate any third-party rights.

Photographers are invited to apply all categories at the same time, both with published and unpublished photos. 

Photographers can apply 4 different photos in single categories and 2 different stories in story categories.

Same photo cannot be submitted into two different categories. Story category applications should include 10 photos.

Kindly note that this contest is for professionals only, and İstanbul Photo Awards’ jury may ask for proof of the source of the photo or publications in newspapers, magazines, or websites.

BENEFIT:

2026 PRIZES: Single News 1st prize winner will be nominated as “Photo of the Year”, the laureate receives 6.000 USD in total.      

CATEGORIES  FIRST SECOND THIRD

SINGLE NEWS*6,000 USD1,500 USD1,000 USD
STORY NEWS3,000 USD1,500 USD1,000 USD
SINGLE SPORTS3,000 USD1,500 USD1,000 USD
STORY SPORTS3,000 USD1,500 USD1,000 USD
SINGLE NATURE & ENVIRONMENT3,000 USD1,500 USD1,000 USD
STORY NATURE & ENVIRONMENT3,000 USD1,500 USD1,000 USD
SINGLE PORTRAIT3,000 USD1,500 USD1,000 USD
STORY PORTRAIT3,000 USD1,500 USD1,000 USD
SINGLE DAILY LIFE3,000 USD1,500 USD1,000 USD
STORY DAILY LIFE3,000 USD1,500 USD1,000 USD
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bachelor's, master's, Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

2026 TÜRKIYE BAŞARI BURS PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN TURKEY (MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIP)

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Application Period: January 10 – February 20, 2026

LOCATION: Turkey

Türkiye Scholarships has designed different and specific scholarship programs for each level of education. It offers many qualified scholarship opportunities ranging from long-term bachelor’s, master’s as well as PhD scholarships to short-term research and merit-based scholarships, from art scholarships to joint scholarship programs created with reputable international institutions.

ELIGIBILITY:

Minimum Academic Achievement

For associate and bachelor’s degree candidates, 70%

For graduate candidates: 75%

For candidates of Health Sciences (Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy): 90%

Age Criteria

For associate and bachelor’s degree programmes: Under 21 years of age.

For master’s programs: being under the age of 30

For PhD programs: being under the age of 35

For Research Scholarship: being under the age of 50

Eligible Groups:

Citizens of all countries

Graduates or those who will graduate at the end of the current academic year (before August)

Researchers and academics

BENEFIT:

Full-time Scholarship: These are scholarships provided at associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD levels.

Scope of the Scholarship

University and Department Placement

Monthly Stipend:

Undergraduate: 4.500 TL, Master’s: 6.500 TL, PhD: 9.000 TL

Tuition Fee

Turkish Language Course (1 Year)

Accommodation

Health Insurance

One-off Flight Ticket (At the beginning of education and when graduating)

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