Turkish president votes in annual photo awards
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voted for "First Iftar of Turkish Soldiers" in the news category, "Ali and his cat" in the life category, and "Sultans of Karate" in the sports category for Anadolu Agency's Photos of the Year awards.
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan votes for Anadolu Agency Photos Of The Year Competition, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. (December 28, 2018)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cast his vote for Anadolu Agency's Photos of the Year awards in three different categories.
Erdogan voted for "First Iftar of Turkish Soldiers" in the news category by Ozkan Bilgin, "Ali and his cat" in the life category by Ilhami Cetin, and "Sultans of Karate" in the sports category by Burak Akbulut.
These heartbreaking photos capture the moment an 83-year-old Ali Mese clutches his pet cat while weeping over the charred remains of his home by a fire.
As of December, Anadolu Agency submitted a range of photographs marking important events of 2018 to a vote for this year’s Photos of the Year awards.
Photos in the three categories which have had an impact on the Turkish and world agendas will be selected.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voted for "Sultans of Karate" in the sports category by Burak Akbulut.
Anadolu Agency's Photos of the Year was first held in 2012.
This year, 50 images selected from over 700,000 photographs shot in different parts of the world – such as Syria, Palestine, Russia, Germany, and Spain – were put to a vote in news, life and sports categories with Turkish and English captions.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan votes for "First Iftar of Turkish Soldiers" in the news category by Ozkan Bilgin in Anadolu Agency photo award.
There are 18 photographs in the news category, 15 in life category, and 17 in the sports category.
Last year, over 260,000 people participated in the vote.
This year's vote will run through December 31 at "www.aa.com.tr".
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