Master cartoonists at the Çukurova Cartoon Festival

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SONER ÇETİN: WE WILL FURTHER EXPAND THE FESTIVAL


Organized by the Çukurova Municipality for the 5th time this year, the International Çukurova Cartoon Festival kicked off with a beautiful ceremony attended by master cartoonists.
President Soner Çetin stated that they attach great importance to caricature, as they do to any art branch, and that they want to take the festival to a level that will have more events at national and international level in the coming years.

Master cartoonists at the Çukurova Cartoon Festival

The International Çukurova Cartoon Festival started with a beautiful ceremony. The opening ceremony, held with the participation of Çukurova Municipality Mayor Soner Çetin, Seyhan Mayor Akif Kemal Akay, master journalist Metin Uca and master illustrators from Turkey and abroad, drew attention to the greatness of young people.

After the ribbon cutting, the Masters’ Exhibition was opened in the Foyer of Orhan Kemal Cultural Center. Then the activities continued at the Orhan Kemal Cultural Center. Although the pantomime show of the Ankara Art Center actors was highly appreciated, President Soner Çetin said in his opening speech that they attach great importance to caricature, as they do to all branches of the arts.

Master cartoonists at the Çukurova Cartoon Festival

President Soner Çetin said: “In our youth, we followed magazines like Gırgır and Fırt. But in recent years, our artists have been facing great difficulties. We need to know the value of our artists who accompany us. This festival was born as a result of this understanding. This year we are organizing for the 5th time. Due to the pandemic we have been away for a few years, but we are happy to start again. With the contributions of our esteemed artists, we want to make it a festival in the coming years with more activities and a more resonant national and international level.”
President Soner Çetin stated that they have turned Çukurova into a city of culture and art with events such as Orhan Kemal Literature Festival and Jacaranda Culture and Art Festival, noting that the people of Çukurova know what they expect from them in terms of culture and art. President Soner Çetin used the phrase “Stick to the arts, stick to cartoons, take care of cartoons”.


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Seyhan Mayor Akif Akay also stressed that caricature is an important branch of art that makes you laugh and think.

Master cartoonists at the Çukurova Cartoon Festival

Cartoonist Hicabi Demirci, on the other hand, said the cartoon was fired from its humor pages and was not sold to its magazines as before. Hicabi Demirci emphasized the importance of festivals for cartoonists to touch children and youth, saying: “Young people interested in cartoons will be more democratic and tolerant. This festival meets that need. I want to thank President Soner Çetin for this,” he said.
After the opening ceremony, the activities continued with lectures and drawing workshops.
 
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