Turhan Selçuk

Turhan Selçuk
Turhan Selçuk
Born	July 30, 1922; Milas, Muğla, Turkey
Died	March 11, 2010 (aged 87); Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Occupation	Cartoonist

Turhan Selçuk (30 July 1922 – March 11, 2010) was a Turkish cartoonist.

Biography

Born in Muğla, Milas Selçuk was a prolific caricature cartoonist and illustrator. He is considered to be one of the few cartoonists in Turkey, who paved the way for the current Turkish cartoon scene.

Selçuk was the founder of the Turkish Cartoonists Association together with Semih Balcıoğlu and Ferit Öngören.^[1] İlhan Selçuk was his brother. He died in Istanbul.

Awards and honors

First Prize for caricature in the Journalism Achievement Award Competition organised by the Association of Journalism in Turkey (1955)^[2]
Golden Palm at the International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera (Salone Internazionale dell'Umorismo di Bordighera) (1956)^[2]^[3]
Aero Club Silver Cup International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera (Salone Internazionale dell'Umorismo di Bordighera) (1956)^[2]^[3]
Silver Date at the International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera (Salone Internazionale dell'Umorismo di Bordighera) (1962)^[2]^[3]
Ippocampo Award at the Ippocampo-Vasto Caricature Festival in Italy (1970)^[2]^[3]
Artist of the People Award by the Union of Turkish Artists (1971)^[2]
Silver Cup at the Verelli Caricature Biennial in Italy (1975)^[2]
Achievement Award by the Association of Journalists in Turkey (1983)^[2]
Achievement Award for Journalism by the Association of Journalists in Turkey (1987)^[2]
Achievement Award for Journalism by the Association of Journalists in Turkey (1988)^[2]
Achievement Award for Journalism by the Association of Journalists in Turkey (1989)^[2]
Achievement Award for Journalism by the Association of Journalists in Turkey (1990)^[2]
Best Caricaturists opinion poll to choose “The Best in the Last Twenty Years” among Boğaziçi University students as part of their twentieth anniversary celebrations (1992)^[2]
Honorary doctorate ( Doctor Honoris Causa ) by Cumhuriyet University in Sivas, Turkey (1992)^[2]
Honorary doctorate ( Doctor Honoris Causa ) by Anadolu University (1997)^[3]
Presidential Grand Awards in Art and Culture, Turkey (1997)^[4]

Tribute

On July 30, 2020, Google celebrated his 98th birthday with a Google Doodle.^[5]^[6]

Bibliography

Turhan Selçuk Karikatür Albümü (1954) (Turhan Selçuk Cartoon Album)
140 Karikatür (1959) (140 Cartoons)
Turhan 62 (1962)
Hiyeroglif (1964) (Hieroglyph)
Hal ve Gidis Sifir (1969) (A Zero for the Current Situation)
Söz Çizginin (1979) (Line's Say)
Insan Haklari (1995) (Human Rights)

Characters

Abdülcanbaz
Karanfil Hoca
Tarzan
Fettah
Fayrabi
Gözlüklü Sami Bey
Sürmegöz Ihsan Bey

References

^ Kabacalı, Alpay (1989). Grafik Mizahın Büyük Ustası Turhan Selçuk. Turkey, Istanbul: Tüyap.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Eczacıbaşı Virtual Museum - Turhan Selçuk Chronological Biography". Eczacıbaşı Corporation. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Cumhuriyet Newspaper - Turhan Selçuk Biography". Cumhuriyet Newspaper. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^ "Presidential Grand Awards in Art and Culture - Laureate List". Presidency of the Republic of Turkey. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^ "Turhan Selçuk's 98th Birthday". Google. 30 July 2020.
^ Desk, OV Digital (2023-07-29). "30 July: Remembering Turhan Selçuk on Birthday". Observer Voice. Retrieved 2023-07-29. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links

[Grafik_Mizahın_Büyük_Ustası_Turhan_Selçuk-1] Kabacalı, Alpay (1989). Grafik Mizahın Büyük Ustası Turhan Selçuk. Turkey, Istanbul: Tüyap.

[Eczacıbaşı_Virtual_Museum_-_Turhan_Selçuk_Chronological_Biography-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Eczacıbaşı Virtual Museum - Turhan Selçuk Chronological Biography". Eczacıbaşı Corporation. Retrieved 8 March 2011.

[Cumhuriyet_Newspaper_-_Turhan_Selçuk_Biography-3] "Cumhuriyet Newspaper - Turhan Selçuk Biography". Cumhuriyet Newspaper. Retrieved 8 March 2011.

[Presidential_Grand_Awards_in_Art_and_Culture_-_Laureate_List-4] "Presidential Grand Awards in Art and Culture - Laureate List". Presidency of the Republic of Turkey. Retrieved 8 March 2011.

[5] "Turhan Selçuk's 98th Birthday". Google. 30 July 2020.

[6] Desk, OV Digital (2023-07-29). "30 July: Remembering Turhan Selçuk on Birthday". Observer Voice. Retrieved 2023-07-29. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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