20th International Olive Festival
Olive Humor Festival Organizing Committee Members
Announced the Results...
2021 GOLDEN OLIVE HUMOR SERVICE AWARDS ANNOUNCED
Hıfzı Topuz (for his Contributions to Turkish Cartoon Art and World Cartoon Art with his Articles, Researches and Books Published); John A. Lent (for his Contributions to the World Cartoon Art through his Writings, Research and Published Books); Mehmet Ulubatlı (for his Contribution to Turkish Cypriot Humor in the Cartoon Branch); Neriman Cahit (for her Contributions to the Turkish Cypriot Humor Culture and Turkish Cypriot Cartoon Art through her Articles and Interviews); Semra Yalcın Bayhanlı (for her Contribution to Turkish Cypriot Humor in the Cartoon Branch).
(26 September 2021 – Kyrenia) In line with the decision taken by the International Olive Humor Festival Organizing Committee Members, consisting of the Girne Municipality and the Cyprus Turkish Cartoonists Association representatives, the traditional award given to people who have made significant contributions to the Turkish Cypriot Humor Culture and World Cartoon Art in the past or present, the winners of the “Golden Olive Humor Service Awards” have been determined.
In the evaluation meeting held by the International Olive Humor Festival Organizing Committee Members, consisting of M. Serhan Gazioglu, Derman Atik, Musa Kayra, Aysun Celik, Selen Selısık and Huseyin Cakmak, the winners of the
“2021 Golden Olive Humor Service Awards” were determined as follows:
Hıfzı Topuz
(for his Contributions to Turkish Cartoon Art and World Cartoon Art
with his Articles, Researches and Books Published)
John A. Lent
(for his Contributions to the World Cartoon Art
through his Writings, Research and Published Books)
Mehmet Ulubatlı
(for his Contribution to Turkish Cypriot Humor in the Cartoon Branch)
Neriman Cahit
(for her Contributions to the Turkish Cypriot Humor Culture and
Turkish Cypriot Cartoon Art through her Articles and Interviews)
Semra Yalcın Bayhanlı
(for her Contribution to Turkish Cypriot Humor in the Cartoon Branch).
The 2021 Golden Olive Humor Service Awards, together with the 2020 Golden Olive Humor Service Awards, which were not given last year due to quarantine, will be given to their owners at the award ceremony to be held at 19.15 at the 20th International Olive Festival to be held in Zeytinlik village on Sunday, 10 October. The awards to be presented to the artists will consist of the "Golden Olive Statue" and the "Award Diploma".
Huseyin Cakmak
International Olive Humor Festival
Organizing Committee Member.