The Rector of KAEU Prof. Dr. Vatan Karakaya participated in the event of voting for "Photos of the Year", which is held annually by Anadolu Agency (AA). In the voting for the photos of the year, Rector Karakaya examined and voted for the photos taken by AA photojournalists and reporters in the "news", "sports" and "environment-life" categories.

Among the photographs, the Rector of KAEU Prof. Dr. Vatan Karakaya voted for "Prayer of Glorification" by Salih Zeki Fazlıoğlu in the sports category, "First Journey of TOGG" by Emrah Yorulmaz in the news category, and "Moment of Life and Death" by Aytaç Ünal in the environment and life category.

Rector Karakaya, who stated that he chose the photographs that caused deep feelings in him in the photo of the year voting, which is held annually by AA, stated that AA memorializes important events and issues of the year thanks to the voting. Prof. Dr. Vatan Karakaya stated that AA's photography voting event left a mark on history with the visuals of the events in our country and the world, and said that he was pleased to participate in the voting for the photos of the year.