Burhan Özbilici
Burhan Özbilici is a Turkish photojournalist. In 2017, he won World Press Photo of the Year award for his image of the assassination of Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey.
Burhan Özbilici
- Born
- 1953 · Erzurum.
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Occupation
- photojournalist · journalist · photographer
- Honours
- World Press Photo of the Year
- Languages
- Turkish
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Ozbilici grew up in Turkey. He joined Associated Press (AP) as a full-time photo stringer in 1989 and became a staff photographer in 1996.
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• 2017: Winner, World Press Photo of the Year, World Press Photo, Amsterdam for his image of the assassination of Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey. • 2017: First prize, Spot News, Stories category, World Press Photo, Amsterdam
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- 1.Burhan Ozbilici. www.worldpressphoto.org.
- 2.Burhan Ozbilici wins 2017 World Press Photo competition. www.aljazeera.com.
- 3.Kanter, Jake. This astonishing image of a Turkish assassin has been named World Press Photo of the Year. Business Insider.
- 4.Photographer reveals how he captured pictures of ambassador shooting. Evening Standard. 20 December 2016.
- 5.Photographer who captured Russian ambassador's killer. BBC News. 20 December 2016.
- 6.The Haunting Image of the Assassination of Russia's Ambassador to Turkey. Time. 19 December 2016.
- 7.Russia envoy killing picture wins award. BBC News. 13 February 2017.
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