Results of the 1st International Competition ‘Cartoonist without borders’ 2011, Istanbul - Turkey announced on 23 April 2011:Organized by http://www.duyabilirsin.com/, the competition received about 750 works from 20 countries. The prize-giving ceremony will be held in the Week of the Disabled, 10-16 May 2011, with the opening of the exhibition. The exact time and place to be informed on the website.
The selected cartoons with the prize-winning ones to be displayed soon at the special website http://www.engeltanimayankarikaturler.com/ .
JURY:Burhanettin Ardagil, Muhittin Köroğlu, Hicabi Demirci, Kemal Özyurt, Metin Övün, Nevin Yıldız.
PRIZE-WINNERS:
First Prize: Murat Sarı / Turkey (see top above)
Second Prize: Samira Barati / Iran (See above)
Third Prize: Mehmet Kahraman / Turkey (See below)
4 (Equal) Mentions:
Rumen Dragostinov / Bulgaria, Konstantin Kazanchev / Ukraine, Murat Gök / Turkey, Kürşat Zaman / Turkey.
Jury Prizes of Encouragement (to young cartoonists):
Zhang A He / China, Selim Tanrıseven / Turkey.
List of participants at source: duyabilirsin.com .
Besides being a professor at the university he was also a world-famous cartoonist. His first cartoon was published in 1973 in "Bonbon", the humor magazine of the national newspaper Hurriyet. He won dozens of awards in cartoon competitions in Japan, China, Korea, Iran, Syria, Cyprus, Germany, Bulgaria ... His cartoons were published in domestic and foreign newspapers and magazines. He has made also cartoons for educational TV programs. He had personal exhibitions in Turkey, Austria, Germany, and Belgium.
Themes: A) Plastic Surgery ; B) Free.
