Turkish Photographer Wins World Prize but Customs Destroys His Award After Visa Denial
Mehmet Emin Coruş, an amateur photographer who works in a bakery in Tokat, participated in the International XMAGE Photography Competition held in Paris last year. Out of 725,000 photographs from 170 countries, Coruş managed to secure the second place globally. However, he was unable to attend the award ceremony in Paris due to visa issues. Coruş, who won the grand prize with his photo capturing the essence of motherhood, faced another setback when the trophy and certificate sent on his behalf were held up at customs.
In Tokat, an amateur photographer who also masters the art of simit baking experienced disappointment not once, but twice in a row.
Coruş, an amateur photographer who secured the second place in a competition held in Paris, was unable to attend the award ceremony due to visa issues. Expressing his disappointment, he stated that he was upset about not being able to receive his highly sentimental prize.
Coruş narrated the story of the award-winning motherhood-themed painting as follows:
'Our uncle who was carrying the calf was also a father of a martyr. In other words, there were two different emotions in one frame. I achieved a world degree with this photo. My trophy and certificate were sent to Tokat, but they got stuck at customs. The authorities asked me for some documents. I explained that this was not a purchased electronic product, but simply a plaque and certificate. Yet, they were not delivered. Later, in my conversations with the contest company, I learned that my prize was destroyed at customs,' he said.
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