Overview
- Deutsche Post announced on Dec. 9 that Banu Erkan’s “Koldinger Seen” won Germany’s most beautiful sunrise competition.
- The photo will appear as a 95-cent special stamp in July 2026 in a run of 1.3 million copies.
- Around 6,800 people voted online, with about 21% selecting Erkan’s image.
- The picture was taken spontaneously at the Koldinger Seen between Pattensen and Laatzen in the Hannover region.
- Erkan receives a €2,000 prize in addition to the nationwide publication.