22.07.2016
Winners of 2015 Media Awards for 27th Samsung Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race held last year received their awards in a ceremony held at the Olympic House on 22 July, Friday. The awards were presented by Samsung Electronics Turkey President DaeHyun Kim, TOC Vice President Nihat Usta, TOC Executive Board Members Oktar Tertemiz and Bilal Porsun, TOC Secretary General Neşe Gündoğan, Samsung Electronics Turkey Corporate Communications Director Sıla Sayar and Australian swimmer and honour guest of 28thSamsung Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race Shelley Taylor-Smith.
The awards and the winners are given below:
Print Media Awards
Best News: Sabah Newspaper – Erdoğan Yapık
Best Photography: Anatolian Agency – Ahmet Bolat
Supporting News / Interview Prior to Race: Türkiye Newspaper – Murad Tamer
Visual Media Awards
Best TV News: NTV- Melike Şahin
Best Exclusive Interview / Live TV Coverage: CNN Turk – Emre Tilev
Best Supporting TV Channel / Coverage Prior to Race: TGRT – Hakan Dede
News Agency Award: İhlas News Agency
Internet Media Award: Hürriyet Newspaper – Tolga Yenigün
Local/Sectorel Media Award: Ekspres Newspaper – Ramazan Şanıvar
Foreign Media Award: Xinghua China News Agency – Doğanay Konalı
Jury Grand Award: Doğan News Agency (Uğur Demirkırdı)
Samsung Special Award: Hürriyet Newspaper – Serkan Ocak