Master of Leica, Germany, 1961

British Journal of Photography Year Book, Great Britain, 1961

First Prize for Photography (from the Turkish Journalists’ Association, Istanbul), 1979

Plaque for Outstanding Services to the Media (from the Directorate-General of Media and Publications, Ankara), 1981

Honour Award (from the Prime Ministry Directorate-General of Media, Publications and Information, Ankara), 1991

İFSAK (Istanbul Photography and Cinema Amateur Society) Photographer of the Year Award, 1995

1995 Prize for Successful Individuals in the Field of Communications (from the Istanbul University Faculty of Communications), 1995

World Book Award, Istanbul, 1995

‘Call to World Brotherhood and the Peace of Universal Brotherhood’ Award of the World Brotherhood Union Mevlana Supreme Foundation, 1997

Zirvedekiler – ‘Those at the Peak of their Profession’ – Honour Award (from the Marmara University Faculty of Communications, Istanbul), 1999

Visual Arts Grand Prize (from the Aydın Doğan Foundation, Istanbul), 1999

Award for 50 Years’ Service as a Media Professional (from the Turkish Journalists’ Association, Istanbul), 1999

Order of Merit from the Armenian Patriarchate, Istanbul, 2000

‘Photographer of the Century in Turkey’, Istanbul, 2000

Légion d’Honneur, ‘Officier des Arts et des Lettres’ Order, Istanbul, 2000

Photography Award (the Truva – ‘Troy’ – Culture and Arts Awards), Istanbul, 2002

2003 ‘Turkey Year in Japan’ Special Order (from the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Turkey), Tokyo, 2003

Honour Award for 50 Years in Photography (from the Fotoğraf Sanatı Kurumu – the ‘Institute for the Art of Photography’), Ankara, 2003

Honorary Doctorate from Yıldız University, Istanbul, 2004

Grand Prize for Culture and the Arts (from the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey), Ankara, 2005

Award for Services to Culture and the Arts (from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey), Ankara, 2008

Lifetime Achievement Award (from the Lucie Foundation), New York, 2009

Culture and the Arts Grand Prize (from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey), Ankara, 2011

Honorary Doctorate from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, 2013

Honorary Doctorate from Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, 2014