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 Born
in Cyprus, Musa Kayra started drawing cartoons in 1979. His
caricatures were published in magazines and newspapers; Yeni Düzen,
Söz, Kurtuluş, Kıbrıs Postası, Akrep, Ortam, Halkın Sesi, Olay,
Kıbrıs Sanat and Toplum Postası (London). He exhibited his own
cartoons in Bremen (Germany) once, in Cyprus twelve times; and
five times in England. His works have been displayed in
International cartoon exhibitions in Turkey, Canada, Italy,
Belgium, France,Holland, Cuba, Japan, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Czec
Republic, Norway, USA, England, Germany, Scotland, Spain, Brazil,
Sout Korea, Iran, Lithuania, Macedonia, Croatia, Ukraine, Israel,
Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Australia, Hungary and Colombia.
His cartoons were among the works which were subsequently
published in a book from. In 1973, he made a short cartoon
animated film in Turkey . He published a collection called "CIZZZGICIKLAR"
in 1983. Since 1989, his cartoons and photographs are being
printed as cartoon-postcards. In 1986,with five other friends, he
founded Cypriot Turkish Cartoonists Association.
Musa Kayra is
currently the General Secretary of Cypriot Turkish Cartoonists
Association, the Assistant Secretary of the Federation for
European Cartoonists Organizations (FECO) and the editor of "Akrep",
the humor-cartoon newspaper.
The artist who is
also interested in posters, photography and painting was awarded
the following prizes in the field of caricatures:
- 1980- "Special
Prize", International "Nasreddin Hodja" Cartoon Competition
(Turkey).
- 1981- 1982-
"The Cartoonist of the Year Award" Cypriot Turkish Journalists
Association (Cyprus).
- 1987- "Second
Prize" Muğla Municipality, National
Cartoon Competition (Turkey).
- 1988- "First
Prize" Burdur Museum Center, National cartoon Competition
(Turkey).
- 1988- "Special
Prize" Natural cartoon Competition (Turkey).
- 1989- "The
Cartoonist of The Year Award", Necati Özkan
Art and Journalist Foundation (Cyprus).
- 1990- "Special
Prize", Cypriot Turkish Peace Association, National cartoon
Competition (Cyprus).
- 1990- "Special
Prize", Peace Newspaper, Cartoon Competition (Turkey).
- 1991- "Special
Prize" Yunus Emre Cartoon Competition (Turkey).
- 1993- "Special
Prize" Human Voice Newspaper Cartoon Competition (Turkey).
- 1993- "Special
Prize" Etos Art Assoc., Cartoon Competition (Switzerland).
- 1994-"Special
Prize" Int. Taejon Cartoon Festival (Korea).
- 1994- "Second
Prize" Etos Art Assoc., International Cartoon Competition
(Switzerland).
- 1995- "First
Prize", CTP National Cartoon Contest (Cyprus).
- 1995-
"Commemorative Plaque" Int. Ankara Cartoon Festival (Turkey).
- 1995- "Special
Prize", Int. Taejon Cartoon Competition (Korea).
- 1996- "Special
Prize", National Olympic Committee - Cartoon Competition
(Turkey).
- 1996- "Prize
of Honour" of the Cypriot Turkish Cartoonists Association
(Cyprus).
- 1997- "CEKUL
Foundation Prize",
- Theater of
Corum, Cartoon Competition (Turkey). 1998- "Prize of Honour",
Int. Peace With-Nature Cartoon Contest (Turkey).
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