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A total of 197 photographs were sent by 44 people from the tunneling and mining industry to the Underground Excavations Photo Contest that was organized as part of the UYAK2023 5th International Underground Excavations Symposium and Exhibition. The Selection Committee have convened to evaluate all applications, on March 20, 2023. They have decided to be exhibited 40 photographs which were sent by 26 people, and also determined four people as the winners of the competition.  

We would like to thank all the participants who contributed to the competition with their photographs.

UYAK2023 Photo Contest Selection Committee

Winners of UYAK2023 Photography Contest*

• Mehmet Uluyurt

• Michael Halwachs

• Ozgur Tutoglu

• Sefa Kukul

Photographers of UYAK2023 Photographs Exhibited*

·       Abdul Rahim Saiyyed

·       Arif Övünç Tanrıverdi

·       Arsalan Azam

·       Barkın Yıldırım

·       Burak Tezcan

·       Cüneyt Hüseyin Şentürk

·       Edanur Kul

·       Emrah Çakmak

·       Enver Alan

·       Erdem Görsen

·       Fikret Bilen

·       Hamit Doğan

·       Ilham Ramadhan Lıntang

·       Lühan Arda Bayraktaroğlu

·       Mehmet Uluyurt

·       Mesut Kaya

·       Michael Halwachs

·       Onur Aras

·       Onur Makaroğlu

·       Özgür Tutoğlu

·       Sedat Erdoğan

·       Sefa Kukul

·       Serdar Ercan

·       Sinan Acun

·       Volkan Balcı

·       Ziyattin Göztepe

*Sorted in alphabetical order.

UYAK2023 Photo Contest Selection Committee

• Mehmet MAKAR, Mining Engineer

• Emre Nam, Mining Engineer

• Fevzi Aksu, Mining Engineer

• Ülkü Ebru Yıldırım, Civil Engineer

• Erdi Yılmaz, Mining Engineer

• Gökhan Şeker, Photographer

Competition Awards:

• Four winners of the competition will be awarded a free delegate package of UYAK2023 Symposium and Exhibition, three-day free accommodations, and Photo Contest plaques.