Tunç Tezel (born in 1977 in Bursa, Turkey) is a Turkish amateur astronomer, photographer and civil engineer.
[4] He is a member of Turkish Astronomical Society (Türk Astronomi Derneği)(TAD)[5] since 2007.
He also creates dramatic all-sky and time-lapse photographs that capture meteors and the motions of the cosmos.
[9] In 2011, he won the annual Astrophotographer of the Year contest held by Royal Museums Greenwich in Earth and Space category with the picture titled Galactic Paradise.
[10] He was amongst winners of Astrophotographer of the Year contest twice more, with the picture "Sky Away From The Lights" awarded as Highly Commended in Earth and Space category in 2012[11] and "Diamonds and Rubies" Highly Commended in Our Solar System category in 2014.