At Aksa Energy, we are commited to preservation of local cultures in the regions where we operate. Aksa Energy Kalecik Power Plant holds a photography contest named Aksa Fotofest regularly in order to contribute to the world of culture and art in Northern Cyprus as well as to support the photograph artistry. Thanks to the competition organized with a different theme every year, amateur artists from Northern Cyprus have the opportunity to represent the local culture in different environments with their works. The traditional Aksa Fotofest photo competition aims to boost development of photograhy as a major art form in Northern Cyprus. Aksa Fotofest, which we initiated as a local initiative to motivate the photography artists in TRNC, we carried it to the international arena with a wider audience in 2019.
The themes of the Aksa Fotofest photo competition which was held for the 6th time in 2021 was determined as “Life in Cyprus”, “Nature” and "Free Style/Black and White" about of 700 photograhps evaluated 9 photos were awarded and 58 photos were considered worthy to be exhibited.
In the category of "Life in Cyprus", Ayşe Keçecioğlu won the first place with her work "Hamur İşi", Fatma Arca came second with her work "Sürü", and Mehmet Gökyiğit came third with his work "Hatırlamak Güzeldir".
In the Nature category, Başar Taşlı won the first place with his work “The King”, Cahit Arkut took the second place with his work “Çiçek”, and Mehmet Gökyiğit took the third place with his work “Twin Flow”.
In the Free/Color - Black and White category, Başar Taşlı won the first place again with his work “Zirvede”, and Erkan Çelikeri came second with his work “Hüzün” and Hüseyin Çekirdek took the third place with his work “Göz”.
