Turhan Selçuk
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Turhan Selçuk was a Turkish
cartoonist
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, Milas
Selçuk was a prolific cartoonist. He is considered to be one of the few cartoonists in Turkey, who paved the way for the current Turkish cartoon scene.
Selçuk is the founder of the Turkish Cartoonists Association together with Semih Balcıoğlu and Ferit Öngören.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
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Biography
Born in MuğlaMugla
Muğla is a city in south-western Turkey. It is the center of the district the same name, as well as of Muğla Province, which stretches along Turkey´s Aegean coast. Muğla center is situated inland at an altitude of 660 m and lies at a distance of about from the nearest seacoast in the Gulf of...
, Milas
Milas
Milas is an ancient city and the seat of the district of the same name in Muğla Province in southwestern Turkey. The city commands a region with an active economy, and the region is very rich in history and its remains, the whole territory of Milas district containing a remarkable twenty-seven...
Selçuk was a prolific cartoonist. He is considered to be one of the few cartoonists in Turkey, who paved the way for the current Turkish cartoon scene.
Selçuk is the founder of the Turkish Cartoonists Association together with Semih Balcıoğlu and Ferit Öngören.
Awards and honors
- First Prize for caricature in the Journalism Achievement Award Competition organised by the Association of Journalism in Turkey (1955)
- Golden Palm at the International Festival of the Humor of BordigheraInternational Festival of the Humor of BordigheraThe International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera was one of the main Festivals devoted to humor, satire, comic strips and cartoons in Europe.-History:...
(Salone Internazionale dell'Umorismo di Bordighera) (1956) - Aero Club Silver Cup International Festival of the Humor of BordigheraInternational Festival of the Humor of BordigheraThe International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera was one of the main Festivals devoted to humor, satire, comic strips and cartoons in Europe.-History:...
(Salone Internazionale dell'Umorismo di Bordighera) (1956) - Silver Date at the International Festival of the Humor of BordigheraInternational Festival of the Humor of BordigheraThe International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera was one of the main Festivals devoted to humor, satire, comic strips and cartoons in Europe.-History:...
(Salone Internazionale dell'Umorismo di Bordighera) (1962) - Ippocampo Award at the Ippocampo-Vasto Caricature Festival in Italy (1970)
- Artist of the People Award by the Union of Turkish Artists (1971)
- Silver Cup at the Verelli Caricature Biennial in Italy (1975)
- Achievement Award by the Association of Journalists in Turkey (1983)
- Achievement Award for Journalism by the Association of Journalists in Turkey (1987)
- Achievement Award for Journalism by the Association of Journalists in Turkey (1988)
- Achievement Award for Journalism by the Association of Journalists in Turkey (1989)
- Achievement Award for Journalism by the Association of Journalists in Turkey (1990)
- Best Caricaturists opinion poll to choose “The Best in the Last Twenty Years” among Boğaziçi UniversityBogaziçi UniversityBoğaziçi University is a public university located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey. It has five faculties and two schools offering undergraduate degrees, and six institutes offering graduate degrees...
students as part of their twentieth anniversary celebrations (1992) - Honorary doctorate ( Doctor Honoris Causa ) by Cumhuriyet University in Sivas, Turkey (1992)
- Honorary doctorate ( Doctor Honoris Causa ) by Anadolu UniversityAnadolu UniversityAnadolu University is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey and the fourth largest university in the world by enrollment.- History :...
(1997) - Presidential Grand Awards in Art and Culture, Turkey (1997)
Characters
- Abdülcanbaz
- Karanfil Hoca
- Tarzan
- Fettah
- Fayrabi
- Gözlüklü Sami Bey
- Sürmegöz Ihsan Bey
See Also
- İlhan Selçukİlhan Selçukİlhan Selçuk was a Turkish lawyer, journalist, author, novelist and editor.Selcuk was born in the western Turkish Aydın Province in 1925. He earned a law degree from Istanbul University in 1950. He began writing for magazines and newspapers after his graduation. He also authored numerous books and...
- Abdülcanbaz
- Turkish Cartoonists Association
- Saul SteinbergSaul SteinbergSaul Steinberg was a Romanian-born American cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his work for The New Yorker.-Biography:...