Huseyin Cakmak
He was born in 1964 in Nicosia-Cyprus... He started to draw cartoon in 1976 under the influence of the "Gır-Gır" Humour Magazine of Turkey...tc "He was born in 1964 in Nicosia... He started to draw cartoon in 1976 under the influence of the \"Gır-Gır\" humour magazine of Turkey..."
He opened his first private cartoon exhibition (Open air) in 1983 in (Mevlevi Museum Road) Nicosia-Cyprus... He opened his second private cartoon exhibition in 2002 in (Osijeka Cartoon Gallery) Osijeka-Croatia... He opened his third private cartoon exhibition in 2003 in (Turkey Republic of Cultural Ministry Fine Arts Gallery) Ankara-Turkey...tc "He opened his first private cartoon exhibition (Open air) in 1983 in Nicosia..." He opened his fourth private cartoon exhibition in 2002 in (Gubin International Edek Gallery) Gubin-Poland...
His cartoons have been published in various newspapers and magazines in Cyprus (Yeni Düzen, Bozkurt, Ortam, Gençlik, Özgürlük, Kıbrıs Postası, Söz, Xaravgi, Akrep, Nokta Kıbrıs, Lololo, Yeşil Ada, Vatan, Kıbrıslı, Avrupa, Afrika, Yeni Akrep...) as well as in many countries of the world...tc "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..tc "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 50 countries and they have been published in international cartoon albums...tc "His works have been exhibited in more than 50 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 tc "He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Union of Cypriot Turkish Journalists Association and was its Secretary-General for a period..."
He has been the Vice-President of the "Federation of the European Cartoonists Organisations" (FECO) since 1988.tc "He has been the Vice- President of the \"Federation of the European Cartoonists Organisations\" (FECO) since 1988."
He has won 66 awards in various national and international cartoon contests...tc "He has won 44 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...tc "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...tc "He has been jury member of many national and international cartoon competitions..."
He is the Editor-in-Chief of "New Scorpion, a international cartoon and humour magazine. 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...tc "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 Holand 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...tc "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