About Burhan Özbilici
Born 1953. Burhan Özbilici is a Turkish photojournalist, journalist and photographer.
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.
Life and work 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. 2017: First prize, Spot News, Stories category, World Press Photo, Amsterdam
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Who is Burhan Özbilici?
Turkish photojournalist (born 1953)
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Burhan Özbilici was born in 1953 in Erzurum.
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Burhan Özbilici is a photojournalist, journalist and photographer.
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Burhan Özbilici is Turkish.
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