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Cypriot-Turkish Cartoonists Association

 Kıbrıs Türk Karikatürcüler Derneği

Updated/Güncelleme: 21.02.2003

Kıbrıs Türk Karikatür Sanatı /  Turkish Cypriot Cartoon Arts
KIBRIS TURK KARIKATUR SANATININ KISA BIR OZETI ..
KIBRIS TURK MIZAH KULTURU UZERINE..  
Kibris Turk Toplumunda once "Sozlu Mizah" vardi...
Saz asiklarinin ve halk sairlerinin soyledigi "Mizahi Siir" ler (Taslama),gölge oyunu ustalarinin "Karagoz- Hacivat v.b" tiplemeleri, ortaoyunu "Meddah"larinin hiciv ve nukte dolu oykuleri Kibris Turk Mizahı'nın ilk orneklerini olusturmaktadir. Kibrıs Turk Mizahi'nin kokeninde -agirlikli olarak- Osmanli mizah anlayisi vardir. Bunun nedeni, Kibris adasinin uzun yillar Osmanli Imparatorlugu'nun egemenliginde kalmasıdır (1571-1878). Anadolu'nun çeşitli yorelerinden Kibris 'a gonderilen nufus, gelenek ve goreneklerinin yaninda, sosyal yasamlarinin vazgecilmez unsuru olan mizah kulturlerini de birlikte getirmislerdir... Kibris Turk Toplumunda onemli bir yere sahip olan mizah kulturu, sosyal bir eglence aracı olarak (Golge Oyunu, Kukla, Ortaoyunu) yansitilmanin yanisıra,Kibris Turk Sozlu Halk Edebiyatı'nın ceşitli dallariında da(Masal , Destan ,Bilmece,Mani, Tekerleme v.b.)kullanilagelmistir.Osmanlı Imparatorlugu'nun baslangicindan (1571), Kibris adasinin Ingiliz Krallıgı yonetimine geçtigi tarihe dek (1878), Kibris Turk Mizahi sozlu olarak yansitilmistir. Bunun nedeni, Osmanli yonetimindeki Kibris'ta,bagimsiz matbaaciligin olmamasi nedeniyle, herhangi bir gazete ve derginin yayimlanmamasidır. Bagımsız matbaaciligin gelismesiyle birlikte, Kibrisli Turk ve Rum Toplumlari kendi gazetelerini yayimlamaya baslarlar. Kibrisli Türklerin yayımladığı ilk gazete olan "Saadet" (1889-?)in ardindan birkac yil sonra bircok gazete yayin hayatina girer. Kibrisli Turklerin ilk mizah gazetesi olan "Kokonoz" (1896 - 1910)'un yayimlanmasiyla, Kibris Turk Mizahinda "Yazili Mizah" donemi baslar. "Davul" mizah gazetesi (1920-1923)'nin yayimyla birlikte Kibris Turk Karikatur Sanati da filiz vermeye baslar.
KIBRIS TURK BASININDA ILK KARIKATURCU:  AHMET RIFAT EFENDI...
Kibris Turk Karikatur Sanati'nin ilk ornekleri "Davul" mizah gazetesinde gorulur. Bu karikaturlerin sahibi, Kibris Turk Basini'nda "Kliseci Rifat"olarak bilinen Ahmet Rifat Efendi (1892-1975)' dir... "Davul" mizah
gazetesinde yayimlanan karikaturlerin birçogu, Turkiye Cumhuriyeti'ni kuran Mustafa Kemal Ataturk ve  Turk Kurtulus Savasi (1919-1922) uzerinedir. Ahmet Rifat Efendi'nin cizdigi karikaturlerde, Anadolu'ya saldiran Emperyalist devletler elestirilmekte, Mustafa Kemal'le birlikte bagimsizlik mucadelesi veren  Kuvay-i Milliye ve Anadolu insani yuceltilmektedir. Ahmet Rifat Efendi, ilk Kibrisli Turk karikaturcusu olmanin yanisira ; Kibris Turk Basini'nda Osmanlica harflerle karikaturlerini yayimlayan ilk ve son kisidir ayni zamanda . Ahmet Rifat Efendi, "Davul" mizah gazetesinin yanisira "Ses"(1935-1938) gazetesinde de karikaturler çizer...
KIBRIS TURK KARIKATUR SANATI'NDA "YAZILI KARIKATUR" DONEMI...
  Arastirmacilar, 1940'li yillarin son donemine kadar, Ahmet Rifat Efendi disinda, Kibris Tusk Toplumunda başka bir karikaturcunun olmadigini belirtirler. 1940 ve 1950'li yilları arasinda, Kibris Turk Basiniı'nda uc onemli karikaturcunun cizgilerini goruruz: Ismet Vehit Guney, Sevki Cankaya ve Ramiz Gokce. Uçu de donemlerinin en etkili cizerleridir. Bu donemlerde "Yazili Karikatur" anlayisi etkindir. Cizilen karikatürler resim agirliklidir. Anlatılmak istenilen konu ve espri, cizgiyle degil,karikaturun altindaki yaziyla vurgulanmaktadir. Kibris Turk Toplumunda, daha cok ressamligiyla taninan Ismet Vehit Guney, donemin en etkili gazetesi olan " Istiklal" (1949-1953) ve "Koylu" (1954-1955)' de karikaturlerini yayimlar. Sevki Cankaya'nin  karikaturleri,  Kibris Turk Basini'ndan çok Turkiye' dek gazetelerde yer almaktaydi. Karikatur sanatina, ogrenim gordugu "Magusa Namik Kemal Lisesi"ndeki "Duvar Gazetesi" ile baslayan Ramiz Gokce, 1956 yilinda "Cizgi" ismini verdigi ilk kisisel karikatur albümünü yayımlayarak bu calismalarini yogunlastirir. Arastirmacilar, "Cizgi" karikatur albumunun, Kibris Turk Karikatur Sanati'nıi ilk albumu oldugunu belirtirler. Ramiz Gokce bu donemlerde "Halkin Sesi" (1942-), "Bozkurt" (1951-1991) "Time Of Cyprus" (1955-?..) ve "Cyprus Mail" (1945-) isimli gazetelerde de karikaturlerini yayimlar. 1940'li yillarin sonlarında, sayfalarinda cok az karikature yer veren "Zirilti" (1947-1948) mizah dergisi yayimlanir. "Zirilti" mizah dergisinde, karikaturden çok mizahi makale ve siirler yer almaktaydi . Bu dergide yer alan eserlerin bir cogunun takma isimlerle yayimlandigi bilinmektedir...
KIBRIS TURK KARIKATUR SANATI'NDA "YENILESME DONEMI"...
1960 ve 1970'li yillar, Kibris Turk Karikatur Sanati' nin "Yenilesme Donemi"dir. 1960 yıilari oncesinde yayimlanan "Yazili Karikatur" anlayısı,yerini, daha az yazıila yansitilan karikatur turune birakir. Cizilen
karikatUrlerde anlatilmak istenilen konu ve espri, yazi ve cizgiyle butunleserek vurgulanmaktadir. 1960'li yillarda, Ramiz Gökce "Karga"(1964- 1965) mizah dergisi'nde; Tarik Arsal ve Aziz Amerikali isimli cizerler ise "Amcabey" (1965-1966) mizah dergisinde karikaturlerini yayimlarlar.1970'li yillarda,  Guner Pir "Halkın Sesi","Zaman "(1973- 1979);  Erdogan Baybars "Savas" (1968-1973), "Bozkurt", "Halkın Sesi"; Erten Kasımoglu"Halkın  Sesi", "Kurtulus" (1978-1984), "Oncu" (1981-1981), "Yeni Devir"(1978-1979); Serhan Gazioglu "Yeni Duzen" (1975-), "Halkın Sesi"; Necmi Astam "Olay" (1978-1985), "Halkın Sesi" isimli gazete ve dergilerde karikaturlerini yayimlarlar... Bu donemlerin cizerleri, Kibris Turk Karikatur Sanati'nda "Yenilesme Donemi"ni baslatmanin yanisıra, "Yazisiz Karikatur" (Cizgiyle Mizah) anlayısinin da  ilk orneklerini verirler...
KIBRIS TURK KARIKATUR SANATI'NDA "EVRENSELLESME DONEMI"...
1980'li yillar, Kibris Turk Karikatur Sanati'nda onemli bir donemin baslangicidir. 1970'li yillarda filizlenen "Yazisiz Karikatur" (Cizgiyle Mizah) anlayisi, karikaturcu Musa Kayra'nin onculuguyle, yerel boyuttan evrensel boyuta tasinir. Bu yillarda, yerel basinin yanisira, ozellikle uluslararasi alanda etkinlik gosterip, basarı saglayan bircok yeni karikaturcunun imzalarina rastlanir : Musa Kayra, Huseyin Cakmak, Alper Susuzlu, Mustafa Tozaki, Mehmet Ulubatli, Cemal Tunceri, Bertan Soyer ve Arif Albayrak... Bu donemlerde cizilen karikaturlerde , yerel ve evrensel sorunlar-olaylar, agırlıklı olarak, cçizgisel yorumla yansitiliır. Anlatılmak istenilen konu ve espri, cesitli sembol ve simgelerle belirtilir. Bu yontemle cizilen karikaturler,  dunyanın bircok ulkesindeki farkli uluslarin ortak sorunlarini yansitan ve anlasilir kilan gorsel bir dil gorevini ustlenmektedir... Bu anlayisin uygulayicisi bircok Kibrisli Turk Karikaturcu, dunyanın cesitli ulkelerinde duzenlenen uluslararasi karikatur
etkinliklerinde onemli oduller kazanmıslardir. 1980 ve 1990'li yillarda,uluslararasi karikatur etkinliklerinden cok, Kibris Turk Basini'nda karikaturlerine rastlanan cizerler sunlardir: Serhan Gazioglu, Necmi Astam,Mustafa Azizoglu, Erdogan Baybars, Ramiz Gokce, Utku Karsu, Zuhal Denizci,Aziz Yavuzdogan, Kemal Bozkurt, Ergin Asyalı, Ergun Soforogulları...

KIBRIS TURK KARIKATURCULERININ "ORGUTLENME DONEMI"..

25.Ocak.1986 Serhan Gazioglu, Alper Susuzlu, Huseyin Cakmak, Mehmet Ulubatli, Musa Kayra ve Cemal Tunceri  Kibris Turk Karikaturculer Dernegi'ni kurarlar...

Kibris'li Turk Karikaturculer, 1986 yilina gelininceye dek, bireysel bir sekilde etkinlik gostermislerdir... Arastirmacilar, cok kucuk bir cografya uzerinde yasamalarına ve aynı donemlerde karikatur cizmelerine ragmen,birçok karikaturcunun, birbirlerinin varligindan habersiz olduklarini belirtirler... Kibris'li Turk Karikaturculer, Kibris Turk Karikaturculer  Dernegi'nin kurulmasndan onceki tarihlerde,  cizdikleri karikaturleri gazete ve dergiler araciligiyla kamuoyuna  iletiyorlardi... Kibris Turk Karikatur Sanati, 1970'li yillarin sonlarina dogru, salon ve sokak sergilerinin yanisira cesitli yayinlar araciligiyla da kamuoyuna iletilmeye baslandi. Ne var ki, bircok  karikaturcu mesleki haklarindan ve sanatsal isbirliginden yoksundu. Bunları saglayacak bir orgute gereksinim vardi. Bu nedenle, 25 Ocak 1986 tarihinde Serhan Gazioglu, Alper Susuzlu, Huseyin Cakmak, Mehmet Ulubatli, Musa Kayra ve Cemal Tunceri isimli cizerler Kibris Turk Karikaturculer Dernegi'ni kurarlar...

AVRUPA KARIKATURCULER FEDERASYONU (FECO) VE KIBRIS TEMSILCILIGI (FECO-CYPRUS)

1988 yilinda, Avrupa Karikaturcu Orgutleri Federasyonu (FECO) uyeligine kabul edilen Kibris Turk Karikaturculer  Dernegi, uluslararası orgut kimligi kazanarak FECO-CYPRUS adi altinda farkli bir orgutlenmeye girmistir. FECO uyeligi nedeniyle, FECO Genel Başkan Yardimciligina Huseyin Cakmak; FECO Genel Sekreter Yardimciligina ise Musa Kayra atanmislardir...
KIBRISLI TURK KARIKATURCULERINIİN ULUSLARARASI ETKINLIKLERDE KAZANDIGI
ODULLER...
Kibris'li Turk Karikatur Sanatcilari, 1970'li yillardan itibaren uluslararasi karikatur etkinliklerine yonelirler... Bu yonelisin birtakım nedenleri vardir: Dunya karikaturunu daha da yakindan tanimak, farkli ulkelerdeki cizerlerle iletisim kurmak, Kibris Turk Karikaturu'nun dis dunyadaki yerini saptamak... Kuskusuz en onemli neden, Kibris Turk Basini'nin, Kibrıs Turk Toplumu'ndaki siyasi partilerin hegemonyasinda bulunmasidir. Kibris Turk Toplumunda yayimlanan bircok gazete ve dergi, siyasi partilerin bultenleri durumundadir... Bu anlayisla yayimlanan gazete ve dergilerde, yazarlik ve karikaturculuk, "sanat ve emek" degeri tasimamakta, ragbet gormemektedir.Gazete ve dergiler, militan anlayıslarla hazirlanmakta ve sadece siyasi partilerin goruşlerini yansitmaktadirlar. Farkli bir goruse tahammül yoktur.Telif hakki veya emegin karsiligi diye birsey de sozkonusu olamaz. Okur sayisini arttirabilme kaygusu da onemli degildir. En onemli sey, parti yoneticilerinin demeclerinin yer almasidir. Bu nedenlerle, basindan dislanan karikaturculer, uluslararası etkinliklere yonelmek zorunda kalmislardir...Kibris'li Turk Karikaturculer katildiklari uluslararasi karikatur etkinliklerinden -mesleki itibar saglamanin yaninda- bugune dek 200'u askin oduller kazanmislardir. 
A SHORT SUMMARY OF TURKISH CYPRIOT CARTOONS
ON TURKISH CYPRIOT HUMOR...
First of all, there was "Oral Humor" in the Turkish Cypriot Community...Humorous Poems (Satires) recited by bards and folk poets, shadow-theater characters like " Karagoz - Hacivat", public story tellers' stories containing satire and wisecrack are considered the first examples of Turkish Cypriot Humor...Turkish Cypriot Humor is-heavily based on Ottoman humor due to the fact that the Island of Cyprus was under the control of the Ottoman Empire for many years (1571-1878). The people who were sent from different regions of Anatolia not only brought their traditions and customs but also brought their culture along with them. Humor which plays an important part in the Cypriot Turkish Community has not only been reflected as a social entertainment mediator (shadow plays, puppet shows) with thetrical characteristics but also has been used in the various branches (story, epic, riddle, ballad, tongue-twister) of Turkish Cypriot Oral Folk literature... Turkish Cypriot Humor was passed over orally from the beginning of the Ottoman Empire (1571) till the date when the Island's control was handed to the British Empire (1878). The reason for that is during the reign of the Ottoman Empire there weren't any independent printing facilities in Cyprus; to allow newspapers and magazines to be published... With the development of independent printing, Turkish Cypriot and Greek Communities atarted to publish their own newspapers.  "Saadet" (1889-?) was the first newspaper published by the Turkish Cypriots to be followed by various newspapers. In Turkish Cypriot Humor "The period of humor with caption" started with the first humor newspaper "Kokonoz" (1896-1910) The Turkish Cypriot cartoon as an art starts with "Davul".
THE FIRST CARTOONIST IN TURKISH CYPRIOT PRESS:   AHMET RIFAT EFENDI...
The first models of the Turkish Cypriot Cartoon as an art are seen in "Davul" a humor newspaper. Ahmet Rifat Efendi (1892-1975) known as "Klieci Rifat" in Cypriot Turkish Press in the creator of these cartoons. Most of the cartoons published in "Davul" humor newspaper are related to the War of Independence and M. Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. In the cartoons of Ahmet R. Efendi imperialist states attacking Anatolia are criticized; on the other hand, National Forces and Anatolian people fighting for independence under Mustafa Kemal Ataturk are praised. Besides being the first Turkish Cypriot cartoonist, Ahmet Rifat Efendi is the first and the last person to publish his cartoons using the Ottoman Turkish script. Ahmet
Rifat Efendi drew cartoons not only for "Ses" newspaper (1935-1938) but for "Davul" humor newspaper as well...
"CARTOONS WITH CAPTION" THE PERIOD IN THE TURKISH CYPRIOT CARTOON...
Researches state that there was no other cartoonist but Ahmet Rifat Efendi in the Cyprus Turkish Community until late 1940's. Between the years 1940 and 1950 the drawings of three important cartoonist appear in the Cypriot Turkish  Press: İsmet Vehit Guney, Sevki Cankaya and Ramiz Gökçe... All of them are the most influential cartoonists of that period. In those days the trend of "cartoons wit captions" is effective. The cartoons are more like pictures. The mesage of the content and spirit is emphasized in the caption. In the Cypriot Turkish Community, Ismet Guney,mostly knows as an artist published his cartoons in"İstiklal" (1949-1953) and "Koylu"(1954-1955), the most influential newspapers of that period. The cartoons of Şevki Çankaya were mostly seen in the newspapers in Turkey rather than Turkish Cypriot Press... Ramiz Gokce first began to draw cartoons in "Duvar Gazetesi" in 1956 when he was studying at "Magusa Namık Kemal High School". He intensified his activities and published his works in a book form called "Çizgi." It was the first cartoon publication in Cypriot Turkish Cartoon. Ramiz Gökçe published his works in "Halkın Sesi" (1942), "Bozkurt" (1951- 1991), "Time of Cyprus" (1955) and "Cyprus Mail" (1945)... Toward the end of the 1940's the humor magazine "Zırıltı" (1947-1948) was published, but this magazine didn't allow much space to cartoon. It published humorous articles and poems rather than cartoons. It is also known that most of the works in "Zırıltı" had been published under false names...
PERIOD OF REFORMATION OF TURKISH CYPRIOT CARTOON
The years between 1960 and 1970 were classified as the "Reformation" period of the Turkish Cypriot cartoon. "Caption cartoon" which was published before 1960's was replaced by less verbal forms of cartoon. The subject and humor content in cartoons were completed with verbal forms and lines. In the 1960's Ramiz Gökçe published his works in "Karga" (Crow) a humor magazine (1964-1965); then the cartoonists Tarık Arsal and Aziz Amerikalı also published their works in a humor magazine called "Amcabey" (1965-1966)...In the 1970's cartoonists also continued to publish their works in various magazines and newspapers: Güner Pir; "Halkın Sesi", "Zaman" (1973-1979),Erdogan Baybars; "Savas", "Bozkurt" and "Halkın Sesi" (1968-1973), Erten Kasımoğlu; "Halkın Sesi, "Kurtulus" (1978-1984) "Oncu" (1981-1981) and "Yeni Devir" (1978-1979), Serhan Gazioglu; "Yeni Duzen" and "Halkın Sesi", Necmi Astam; "Olay" (1978-1985) and "Halkın Sesi"... The cartoonists of this period were not only responsible for the reformation but also the production of the first no-caption cartoon...
THE PERIOD OF "UNIVERSALITY" IN TURKISH CYPRIOT CARTOON
1980's is the beginning of an important period in Turkish Cypriot Cartoon.The soncept of "no-caption cartoon" which started in the 1970's started gaining universal dimensions under the leadership of cartoonist Musa Kayra.In these years we come across cartoonist who have been active and successful not only in local but also in international press: Musa Kayra, Huseyin Cakmak, Alper Susuzlu, Mustafa Tozakı, Mehmet Ulubatlı, Cemal Tunceri, Bertan Soyer and Arif Albayrak...The cartoons of this period reflect the local and universal problems and happenings using 'lines'. Different symbols were used to express the subject and humor underlying it. The cartoons drawn in this style act as a visual language which reflect and explain the common local and universal problems of many a country. Turkish Cypriot Cartoonist who practides this art from were awarded many prizes in many different countries. In the 1980's and 1990's the cartoonist whose works appeared more in the Turkish Cypriot press rather than in international publications were; Serhan Gazioglu, Necmi Astam, Mustafa Azizoglu, Erdogan Baybars, Ramiz Gokce, Utku Karsu, Zuhal Denizci, Aziz Yavuzdogan, Kemal Bozkurt, Ergin Asyalı, Ergun Soforogulları...
THE PERIOD OF ORGANIZATION OF THE TURKISH CYPRIOT CARTOONIST
Turkish Cypriot Cartoonist, up to the year 1986, acted and showed up as inviduals. Although they were contemporary and lived in a very small
country, they were unaware of each other's existence. Before the foundation of the Association of the Turkish Cypriot Cartoonist, the local cartoonist could only convey messages to the public via newspapers and magazines... Turkish Cypriot Cartoon Art started toward the end of the 1970's in street and hall exhibitions along with the help of various publishers. However, a lot of  cartoonists were deprived of their professional rights and had no artistic collaboration... To maintain these rights an organization was neccessary. The Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists Association was founded in January 25, 1986 by a group consisting of M. Serhan Gazioğlu, Alper Susuzlu, Huseyin Cakmak, Mehmet Ulubatlı, Musa Kayra and Cemal Tunceri. The aims in establishing this organization was explained as stated below:
1) Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists Association will proceed activities universally without parting of the ways in Religion, Language, race and nationality; and will observe the rules and traditions of the world cartoon organizations...
2) The association will organize the Turkish Cypriot Cartoonist performing activities individually rather than collectively; and will protect the Cartoonists rights along with their copyrights...
3) The association will help to educate and improve the professional standards of the cartoonist in Cyprus...
4) The association will promote activities both at home and abroad to introduce Cypriot and world cartoon by procuring documents on their historical background. It will also establish an "International Museum of Humor and Cartoon"...
5) To introduce Cypriot and world cartoon the association will help open solo and joint exhibitions, will have symposiums and help publish promotional documents.Since its establishment Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists Association despite many cultural- political barriers, pressures and restrictions, has realized activities over 100 both within the country and abroad, and also cooperated with nearly 800 professional and cultural organizations in over 90 countries. The first executibe committee and the members of the present executive committee are as follows:Members of the temporary executive committee (1986-1987):Hüseyin Çakmak (President), Alper Susuzlu (General Secretary), Cemal Tunceri (Auditor), Serhan Gazioğlu (Member), Mehmet Ulubatlı (Member)...Current Members of the executive committe: (1987-1990)Hüseyin Çakmak (President), Alper Susuzlu (General Secretary), Serhan Gazioğlu (Auditor), Musa kayra (Member), Mustafa Tozakı (Member)...Current Members of the executive committe: (1990-1993)Hüseyin Çakmak (President), Musa Kayra (General Secretary), Bertan Soyer (Financial Secretary), Ramiz Gökçe (Member), Mehmet Ulubatlı (Member)...Current Members of the executive committe: (1993-) Hüseyin Çakmak (President), Musa Kayra (General Secretary), Mehmet Ulubatlı (Administrative Secretary), Ulus Irkad (Secretary of Foreign Affairs),Bertan Soyer (Member), Mustafa Tozakı (Mermber)...
THE FEDERATION OF THE EUROPEAN CARTOONISTS ORGANIZATION (FECO) AND CYPRUS REPRESENTATIVE FECO-CYPRUS
In 1988 Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists Association was accepted as a member to the Federation of the European Cartoonists Organization (FECO) and has won an International identity, and indulged in a different kind of organization under the name of FECO-CYPRUS. Hüseyin Çakmak was appointed as Vice-President General of FECO and Musa Kayra as Vice-Secretary General as a result of FECO...
FECO with its headquaters in Holland has started a rapid organization called the Federation of the World Cartoonists Organization accepting the following countries as true member states:
Australia,Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey...The countries accepted as an-hoc committee are: Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Denmark, France, Hungary, India, Italy, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Norway, Singapore, Ukraina, Yugoslavia, United States America...There is a bi-monthly International Publication called "FECONEWS" of the European Cartoonists Organization "FECO" which provides many professional facilities to its member cartoonists and associations. The organization also has the rihgt to issue "International Press Card", and its President is Ronald Libin from Belgium. The General Secretary is Peter Neiuwendijik from Holland...

THE PRIZES THAT TURKISH CARTOONOSTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED INTERNATIONALLY:

As from 1970's Turkish cartoonists turned their attention to international exhibitions so as to have acquaintance with the world of cartoon, contact with the artists in from different countries and find a place in this world.Of course, the most important reason for this act was the fact that Turkish Cypriot Press was dominated by the political parties and the majority of the pages in the newspapers and magazines were allocated fot the news bulletins of these parties. Newspapers and magazines were published with this mentality, articles and cartoons do not carry the value of "art and labour".Newspapers and magazines were prepared with militant views and reflect the views of political parties only.Any different view is not tolerated. Copyright and the return for the labour is out of the question. They are not interested in increasing the number of readers. The most important thing is the appearence of the statements made by the politicians or the party administrators in them. Therefore the cartoonists who have been excluded from the press had to participate in the international activities. Turkish Cypriot cartoonists not only have obtainedprofessional credit but won more than 200 awards in the international cartoon activities that participated. Following are some of the prizes they
were awarded:MUSA KAYRA: The International Cartoon Competition of Nasrettin Hoca, "The Special Award", 1980-Türkiye... ETOS Art Association International Cartoon Competition, "Special Award", 1993-Sweden... The International Cartoon Competition of "Taejon", "Special Award", 1994-95-South Korea... ETOS Art Association Cartoon Competition, "Second Place Award", 1994-Sweden... One of His Works Was Placed in The International Cartoon Museum in Florida,"Diploma", 1997-USA... The Peace With Nature International Cartoon Contest,"Special Prize", 1998-Türkiye... The Turkish Standards Institute International Cartoon Competition, "2nd Prize", 1998-Cyprus...ALPER SUSUZLU: Tib-Wats International Turkish Cartoonists Competition,
"First Award", 1986-Switzerland... The International "Ancona" Cartoon Competition, "Silver Medal", 1989-1990-1992-Italy... "The City Council Award" of the International World Cartoon Competition of "Skopje", 1993-Macedonia... The International Cartoon Competition of "Marostica", "Special Award", 1995-Italy...HÜSEYİN ÇAKMAK: The International Cartoon Competition of "Bordighera", The Golden Date", 1989-Italy... "The European Council Award" of the International Cartoon Saloon of "Bordighera", 1989-Italy... The International Cartoon Competition of "Humor Center", "Bronze Medal", 1993-Russia... The International Cartoon Festival of "Harbor City", "Silver Medal", 1995- Australia... The International Cartoonists Against Crime Association, "The Year of International Cartoonist Prize", 1996-USA... One
of His Works Was Placed in The International Cartoon Museum in Florida,"Diploma", 1997-USA... 1998-International Umoristica-Marostica Cartoon Competition "International Marostica Prize", 1998-Italy... The Turkish Standards Institute International Cartoon Competition, "3rd Prize", 1998-Cyprus...MUSTAFA TOZAKI: Tib-Wats International Turkish Cartoonist Competition,
"Second Award, 1986-Switzerland...BERTAN SOYER: The International Cartoon Competition of "Brindissi", "The Special Jury Award", 1987-Italy... International Cartoon Festival of "Cafam", "Special Jury Award" 1993-Colombia...ARIF ALBAYRAK: ETOS Cartoon Competition, "Special Award", 1994- Sweden...The International "Golden Mouflon" Cartoon Contest, "Special Prize",1998-Cyprus...
CEMAL TUNCERİ: The Turkish Standards Institute International Cartoon Competition, "1st Prize", 1998-Cyprus... The International "Taejon" Cartoon Contest, "Mantition Prize", 1998-South Korea...
MEHMET ILKERLI: International "Golden Mouflon" Cartoon Contest, "Special Prize", 1997-Cyprus...
ERDINC ILKERLI: International "Golden Mouflon" Cartoon Contest, "Special Prize", 1998-Cyprus...
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