Istanbul Photo Awards is an international news photography contest organized by Anadolu Agency, global news agency for more than 100th years .The contest aims to contribute to the sphere of news photography and offers a perspective shaped by the region’s unique position at the center of diverse cultures. The awards reward endeavors of courageous and talented professional photographers from around the world on merit. Istanbul Photo Awards has become one of the most widely known news photography contests in the world.

Anadolu Agency (AA), is a global news agency delivering news across the world in 13 different languages; Turkish, English, Arabic, Bosnian, Russian, French, Kurdish/ Sorani, Kurdish/Kurmanji, Persian, Albanian, Macedonian, Indonesian and Spanish.

AA, with 100 years of strong experience covers world affairs under various categories; politics, economics, finance, energy, sports, technology and much more. Since 1920, AA with its long rooted history brings real-time text news, photos, infographics and video to media outlets, newspapers, websites, TV channels, public and private organizations.