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Hüseyin ÇAKMAK

 

1964 Yilinda Lefkosa'da dogdu.... Karikatur cizmeye 1976 yilinda Turkiye'deki "Girgir "mizah dergisi sayesinde basladi ....Ilk kisisel sergisini 1983 yilinda Lefkosa'da (Acik mekan ) acti... Kibris'in yanisira ,dunyanin cesitli ulkelerindeki bircok gazete ve dergilerinde karikaturleri yayimlandi...1986 yilinda 4 arkadasiyla birlikte "Kibris Turk Karikaturculer Dernegi"ni kurdu ve dernek baskanligina secildi. Halen bu dernek baskanligi gorevini surdurmektedir...Kibris'in yanisira ,50 'yi askin ulkede eserleri sergilendi,uluslararasi karikatur albumlerinde yayimlandi...1989-1991 yillari arasinda "Kibris Turk Gazeteciler Cemiyeti "yonetim kurulu uyeligi ve Genel Sekreterlik gorevlerinde bulundu...1988 yilinda "Avrupa Karikaturcu Orgutleri Federasyonu" (FECO) Bakan yardimciligina atandi.Halen bu gorevi surdurmektedir...Ulusal ve uluslararasi karikatur yarismalarinda 43 odul kazandi....Bir cok kez yilin karikaturcusu secildi...Eserleri uluslararasi karikatur muzelerine alindi...Ulusal ve uluslararsi karikatur yarismalarinda "secici kurul uyesi" gorevlerinde bulundu...Kibris'ta yayimlanan "Akrep" mizah ve karikatur gazetesi Genel Yayin Yonetmeni ;Hollanda'da yayimlanan FECO yayin organi "FECONEWS"in Kibris Editoru;ABD'nde yayimlanan uluslararasi yayimlanan "Witty World"

   KarikaturDergisi Kibris Temsilcisidir... Karikatur ve mizah sanati uzerine ,ulusal ve uluslararsi yayin organlarinda ve sempozyumlarda makaleleri ve bildirileri yer almaktadir....1994 yilinda ABD'nde yayimlanan "Witty World Illustradet Directory of International Cartoon Festivals,Competitions ,and Awards"isimli kitabin asistan yardimciligini yapti...
  He was born in 1964 in Nicosia-Cyprus... He started to draw cartoon in 1976 under the influence of the "Gir-Gir" humour magazine of Turkey... He opened his first private cartoon exhibition (Open air) in 1983 in Nicosia-Cyprus...
His cartoons have been published in various newspapers and magazines in Cyprus as well as in many countries of the world...
He was one of the four founders of the "Cypriot Turkish Cartoonists Association" which was established in 1986 Since then he has been the President of this Association..
His works have been exhibited in more than 55 countries and they have been published in international cartoon albums...
He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Union of Cypriot Turkish Journalists Association and was its Secretary-General for a period...
In 1987 he was sued by the Prime Minister of the North Cyprus because of a cartoon, published in "Ortam" (With a compensation demand of 200 billion Turkish Liras¡­) Many organizations from various countries protested this trial which lasted 6 years and five months... He was declared not guilty in the end
He has been the Vice- President of the "Federation of the European Cartoonists Organisations" (FECO) since 1988.
He has won 54 awards in various national and international cartoon contests...
For many years, he was selected as the "Best Cartoonist of the year" and his works were accepted for exhibition by the international museum of cartoons...
He has been jury member of many national and international cartoon competitions...
He is the Editor-in-Chief of "Akrep" (Scorpion), a Turkish Cyprus magazine of humour and cartoons. He is also the Cyprus-Editor of the "FECONEWS" organ of the FECO published in Holland and of the "Witty World" published in the USA...
He has published articles and studies on the art of cartoon and humor in Cyprus in various national and international press organs and took part in various symposia...
He was the Assistant-Editor of the "Witty World Illustrated Directory of International Cartoon Festivals, Competitions and Awards", published in the USA in 1994¡­ "A Short Summary of Turkish Cypriot Cartoon" albume in 1999¡­
PRIZES:
1987-Amateur Sport Clubs Con-Federation Cartoon Contest "Jury Special Prize" (Ankara-Turkey)
1987-Amateur Sport Clubs Con-Federation Cartoon Contest "Chankaya Municipality Special Prize" (Ankara-Turkey)
1987-"Burdur Museum Office" Cartoon Contest "Mantion Prize" (Burdur-Turkey)
1988-Serrez Municipality, Balcan Countrys Cartoon Exhibition "Honour Diplom" (Serrez-Greece)
1988-International Edinburg Cartoon Festival "3rd Prize" (Edinburg-Scotland)
1989-Turkish Standard Enstitusu Cartoon Contest "Jury Special Prize" (Ankara-Turkey)
1989-International Bordighera Cartoon Contest "Golden Date" (Bordighera-Italy)
1989-International Bordighera Cartoon Contest "European Council Prize" (Bordighera-Italy)
1989-Cypriot Turkish Journalists Association "The Year Cartoonist Prize" (Nicosia-Cyprus)
1990-"Samsun Haber" Newspapar Cartoon Competition "Success Prize" (Samsun-Turkey)
1991-"Yunus Emre" Cartoon Competition "Jury Special Prize" (Mersin-Turkey)
1991-"T¨¹ketici Klavuzu Magazine" Cartoon Competition "Mantion Prize" (Istanbul-Turkiye)
1991-Emin?n¨¹ Municipality Cartoon Competition "Jury Special prize" (Istanbul-Turkiye)
1991-International Ancona Sport Cartoons Festival "Silver Medal" (Ancona-Italy)
1991-One of His Works Was Placed in The Cartoons "International Cartoon Museum" in Tolentino. "Diplom" (Tolentino-Italy)
1991-Necati Ozkan Foundation-Journalist Awards "The Cartoonist of The Year" (Nicosia-Cyprus)
1992-Turkish Standards Institute Cartoon Competition "Mention Prize" (Ankara-Turkey)
1993-International "Humor Centre" Cartoon Competition "Bronze Medal" (Moscow-Russia)
1993-International "Okhotsk" Cartoon and Comic Festival "Mantion Prize" (Okhotsk-Japan)
1993-International Ancona Sport Cartoons Festival "Silver Medal" (Ancona-Italy)
1993-International Ancona Sport Cartoons Festival "Mention Prize" (Ancona-Italy)
1993-International "Humorfest" Cartoon Festival "Segnaltio Prize" (Foligno-Italy)
1994-International "Okhotsk" Cartoon and Comic Festival "Mantion Prize" (Okhotsk-Japan)
1995-Chankaya Municipality Cartoon Competition "Turkish Radio Television Prize" (Ankara-Turkey)
1995-One of His Works Was Placed in The Cartoons "International Peace and Solidarity Museum" in Thaskent. "Diplom" (Thaskent-Ouzbekistan)
1995-Republic Turkish Party (CTP) Cartoon Competition "2th Prize" (Nicosia-Cyprus)
1996-Cypriot Turkish Cartoonists Association "Honour Prize" (Nicosia-Cyprus)
1996-Cartoon Foundation, International "Ankara" Cartoon Festival "Memory Plaquet" (Ankara-Turkey)
1996-"Turkish Doctors Union" Cartoon Competition "1st Prize" (Ankara-Turkey)
1996-Torbal? Municipality Cartoon Competition "Success Prize" (Izmir-Turkey)
1996-International "Harbour" Cartoon Festival "Silver Plaquet" (Harbour-Australia)
1996-International Cartoonists Agains Crime Association "The Cartoonist of The Year Prize" (Chicago-USA)
1996-Cartoons Institute, International "Taejon" Cartoon Competition "Special Prize" (Seoul-Korea)
1996-Serdar Chak?rer Cartoon Competition "Mantion Prize" (Ankara-Turkey)
1997-Be?ikta? Municipality, Nehar Tublek Cartoon Competition "Special Prize" (Istanbul-Turkey)
1997-One of His Works Was Placed in The Cartoons "International Cartoon Museum" in Florida. "Diplom" (Florida-USA)
1997-International UPEC Cartoon and Humour Biennial "Mantion Prize" (Habana-Cuba)
1997-Cartoons Institute, International "Taejon" Cartoon Competition "Special Prize" (Seoul-Korea)
1998-Turkish Olimpic Committee, Fair Play Cartoon Competition "Success Prize" (Istanbul-Turkey)
1998-International Marostica Cartoon Competition "International Marostica Prize" (Marostica-Italy)
1998-Cartoons Institute, International "Taejon" Cartoon Competition "Special Prize" (Seoul-Korea)
1998-Turkish Standards Institute-Cyprus Representative, International Cartoon Prize "3rd Prize" (Nicosia-Cyprus)
1998-Tayvan Courage World Cartoon Exhibition "Special Prize" (Tapei-Taiwan)
1999-Cartoons Institute, International "Taejon" Cartoon Competition "Honour Prize" (Seoul-Korea)
2000-International Golden Mouflon Cartoon Festival Jury Member, "Honour Diplom" (Nicosia-Cyprus)
2000-International "Golden Smile" Cartoon Exhibition "2th Prize" (Beograd Yugoslavia)
2000-Livadia Municipality, Greece Cartoon Artists Exhibition "Friendship and Solidarity Artist" (Livadia-Greece)
2000-Cartoons Institute, International "Taejon" Cartoon Competition "Special Prize" (Seoul-Korea)
2001-International "El Gouna" Cartoon Competition "Special Prize" (El Gouna-Egypt)
2001-"Justo Medio" Newspaper, International Graphic Humor Contest "Special Prize"(Quantina Roo-Mexico)
2001-Cartoons Institute, International "Taejon" Cartoon Competition "3rd Prize" (Seoul-Korea)
2001-Republic of Cyprus-House of Representatives "Politics and Caricature" Exhibition "Honour Prize" (Nicosia-Cyprus)

Address:

Hüseyin ÇAKMAK
KIBRIS TURK KARIKATURCULER DERNEGI -TURKISH CYPRIOT CARTOONISTS ASSOCIATION P.K.87 LEFKOSA-KIBRIS ( VIA TURKEY) TEL&FAX:+(392)22 86 592

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