Yahya Barzaq

Yahya Barzaq (Arabic: يحيى برزق; died 30 September 2025), also known as Yahia Barzaq, freelance photojournalist and newborn photographer from Gaza. He worked with TRT World among other outlets. Barzaq was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, while covering the impact of war on civilians.

Life and work Barzaq began his photography career doing newborn photography in Gaza City, capturing portraits of infants and family moments. Barzaq, along with his wife, established the Yahia Barzaq Newborn Studio in Gaza. Over time, especially after onset of escalated conflict, he shifted to photojournalism, documenting civilian life under bombardment, displacement, destruction, and the human cost of war. His work came to include images of airstrikes, destroyed infrastructure, and stories of survival. Barzaq was also of Turkish Cypriot descent through his grandmother, which allowed him to have Northern Cyprus citizenship.

He was known for having fled Gaza City due to safety concerns and displacement, yet continued to work, sharing his images on social media and for outlets including TRT.

Prior to his death, Barzaq contacted Cypriot news website, Bugun Kibris, to report about the situation in the Gaza Strip and expressed his frustration at Israel's orders to evacuate to southern Gaza. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Israel Defense Forces sent an email through the North America Media Desk to the organization, stating that the attack targeted "a Hamas terrorist" and claimed that "the mentioned photographer was not the target of the strike."