Skyroad ile Keşfet opens applications for 7th photography competition

The seventh annual ‘Skyroad ile Keşfet’ photography competition has opened for applications. Aiming to contribute to Turkish tourism, the contest invites participants to share stories of travel, culture, art, food, and daily life through various geographic lenses.

Participants can compete in four distinct categories: Professional Travel Photography, Drone Photography, Mobile Phone Photography, and a special ‘Mutlu Et Mutlu Ol’ award. A total prize pool of 800,000 TL is available. For the Professional, Drone, and Mobile categories, first place receives 140,000 TL and second place receives 90,000 TL. The winner of the special award will receive 110,000 TL.

The jury includes Project Consultant Ömer Lekesiz, photographers Mustafa Yılmaz and İsmail Küçük, Reuters photojournalist Ümit Bektaş, landscape photographer İlhan Eroğlu, and Anadolu Agency photojournalist Elif Öztürk. The deadline for submissions is November 27, 2026, with the award ceremony scheduled for December 2026.