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A Short History of the Turkish-Cypriot Cartoons
  by Hüseyin Çakmak 
   
  PERIOD OF REFORMATION OF THE TURKISH-CYPRIOT CARTOON
 

The years between 1960 and 1970 were classified as the "Reformation" period of the Turkish Cypriot cartoon. "Caption cartoon" which was published before 1960's was replaced by less verbal forms of cartoon. The subject and Humour content in cartoons were completed with verbal forms and lines.

In the 1960's Ramiz Gökçe published his works in "Karga" (Crow) a Humour magazine (1964-1965); then the cartoonists Tarik Arsal and Aziz Amerikali also published their works in a Humour magazine called "Amcabey" (1965-1966).

In the 1970's cartoonists also continued to publish their works in various magazines and newspapers: Güner Pir; "Halkin Sesi", "Zaman" (1973-1979), Erdogan Baybars; "Savas", "Bozkurt" and "Halkin Sesi" (1968-1973), Erten Kasimoglu; "Halkin Sesi, "Kurtulus" (1978-1984) "Öncü" (1981-1981) and "Yeni Devir" (1978-1979), Serhan Gazioglu; "Yeni Düzen" and "Halkin Sesi", Necmi Astam; "Olay" (1978-1985) and "Halkin Sesi" The cartoonists of this period were not only responsible for the reformation but also the production of the first no-caption cartoon.

   
 

A Short History of the Turkish-Cypriot Cartoons

     
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