Awards
Alptekin Baloglu has been won 47 awards in national and international contests

2008

Digital Fish Category, 3rd Place Award
15th Living Marmara Festival, Istanbul, Turkey. 

Digital Wide Angle, 3rd Place Award
15th Living Marmara Festival, Istanbul, Turkey.

Digital Wide Angle, BSK Special Award
15th Living Marmara Festival, Istanbul, Turkey.

2007

Jury Special Award
14th Living Marmara Festival, Istanbul, Turkey.

Macro Photography, 2nd Place Award
1st Golden Fin Underwater Imaging Championship, Fethiye, Turkey

2006

Digital Macro Photography, 1st Place Award
13th Living Marmara Festival, Istanbul, Turkey.

Slide Macro Photography, 3rd Place Award
13th Living Marmara Festival, Istanbul, Turkey.

2005

Fish Photography Category, Golden Medal
10th World Underwater Photography Contest, Estartit, Spain

Best Underwater Photography Artist
5th Marmara International Underwater Photo & Video Festival, Istanbul

Digital Portfolio, 2nd Place Award
5th Marmara International Underwater Photo & Video Festival, Istanbul

Digital Wide Angle Photography, 1st and 2nd Place Award
12th Living Marmara Despite Everything Festival, Istanbul

Technical Committee Special Award
12th Living Marmara Despite Everything Festival, Istanbul

2004

Digital Wide Angle Photography, 1st and 2nd Place Award
UFBAY, Saroz, Turkey.

Digital Macro Photography, 1st and 2nd Place Award
UFBAY, Saroz, Turkey.

Jury Special Award
Ufbay, Saroz, Turkey.

2003

Best Underwater Book Award
World Underwater Imaging Festival, Antibes, France.

Best Book of the Seas Award
Celebrate The Sea Festival, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Best National Photography Artist
3rd Marmara International Underwater Photo & Video Festival, Istanbul

Macro Photography, 1st and 2nd Place Award
10th Living Marmara Despite Everything Festival, Istanbul

Video, 3rd Place Award
3rd Marmara International Underwater Photo & Video Festival, Istanbul

GISAD Special Award
10th Living Marmara Despite Everything Festival, Istanbul

2002

Wide Angle Photography, 1st Place Award
Celebrate The Sea Festival, Singapore.

Black and White Photography, 2nd Place Award
2nd Marmara International Underwater Photo & Video Festival, Istanbul

Best National Underwater Photography Artist
2nd Marmara International Underwater Photo & Video Festival, Istanbul

Wide Angle Photography, 2nd Place Award
9th Living Marmara Despite Everything Festival, Istanbul

C Category, 2nd Place Award
6th Underwater Image Hunting Federation Trophy, Cesme, Turkey.

A Category, 3rd Place Award
6th Underwater Image Hunting Federation Trophy, Cesme, Turkey.

Jale Inan 2nd Place Award
1st Kemer International Underwater Days, Kemer, Turkey.

2001

Best National Underwater Photography Artist
1st Marmara International Underwater Photo & Video Festival, Istanbul

B Category, 1st Place Award
5th Underwater Image Hunting, Federation Trophy, Ayvalık, Turkey.

Wide Angle Photography, 2nd Place Award
8th Living Marmara Despite Everything Festival, Istanbul

Golden Amphora Special Award
5th Underwater Image Hunting Federation Trophy, Ayvalık

2000

BSK Special Award
7th Living Marmara Despite Everything Festival, Istanbul

Free Dive, 1st Place Award
SAGAY, Karaburun, Turkey.

Free dive, 2nd Place Award
SAGAY, Karaburun, Turkey.

Night Dive, 2nd Place Award
SAGAY, Karaburun, Turkey.

1998

Jury Special Award
5th Living Marmara Despite Everything Festival, Istanbul

Diving Center Special Award
5th Living Marmara Despite Everything Festival, Istanbul

Technical Committee Special Award
5th Living Marmara Despite Everything Festival, Istanbul