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ILLUSTRATORS OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS

FROM TURKEY

In Turkey, the birthplace of oral literature, fairy tales and legends, children’s literature has, over the past few years, rapidly become a thriving industry with an increasing number of artists choosing to specialize in illustrating children’s books. This catalogue provides an overview of 30 such illustrators, who have each created their very own style out of a synthesis of traditional motives passed on from generation to generation on Anatolian soil, combining universal and contemporary lines. The catalogue includes examples of their work, contact information and a short CV of each artist.

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ILLUSTRATORS OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS FROM TURKEY

TURKISH ILLUSTRATION ART NAZAN ERKMEN* The roots of Turkish book illustration goes back to Uygur Turks. The illustrated books found in Uygur cities in the 7th and 9th centuries prove that important work of art had been carried during that time. Art of miniature, book illustration, started during the 8th century. During the 13th century, Islamic libraries had the capacity of at least 100 thousand books. The libraries were so rich that one could see even “Dioscorides”; among these books. During the Abbasides period, “Kelile and Dimne”; was the most important illustrated book of that time. A gigantic work of art, titled “Makamat”; is covered with phantastic illustrations of animals and it is an example of one valuable illustrated book. In the 13th century in the time of Seljukians “Varaka and Gülşah”; was the first illustrated book in Anatolia. During the 13th century, the representation of events in those books turned into decoration rather than illustration. All the books were covered with illustrations during the 9th and 12th centuries as in “Book of Durrows”. Similarities of “Hiberno Nortumbrians”; schools are seen in these centuries. Here we can mention books of illustrations like“Kevakib el-Sabita”; “elHiyel el-Hendesiye” and “Kitab el-Haşaiş”; as valuable examples of illustrated books of the 12th century. However, calligraphy had more meaning than illustration. One important illustrated book of the 13th century is “El Hariri’s Makamat”; which is now in Paris Museum. Illustrators from foreign countries illustrated books during the 14th and 15th century; Bihzad is one of the important illustrators from Iran who illustrated poems of Sa’di and Nizami; during 1470 and 1520. The first publishing house was established by Said

Çelebi and İbrahim Müteferrika early in the 18th century. The beginning of Turkish graphic art starts with “Cihannüma”; in which the first illustrations of the maps took their places. Mıgırdıç of Galata and İbrahim of Tophane and Ahmet Kırimi were the first graphic artists. Turkish stamps had been illustrated during 1850s in litography technique in Darphan-i Amire, and the designers were known to be Abdülfettah and Tophaneli Agop and the ornamentations were made by Architect Muzaffer Begh. During the time of Tanzimat, animal stories were perfectly illustrated. Ebüziyya Tevfik was one of the most prominent illustrators of the time. It was hard for the children of that time to dream, because the illustrations lacked humour but they were well balanced with the texts. The illustrations were realist and realism became the popular model for illustrators during that time. In 1839, illustrators were in favor of art nouveau style. Models were taken from the west, the world of phantasy were inhibited to the children. After the the establishment of Democracy and The Turkish Republic in 1923, people began to read more. The renovation of Arabic letters, the return to Latin Alphabet was successfully adjusted to education. The change of the alphabet from Arabic letters to Latin alphabet made the Turkish citizen to act democratically, to decide for and vote for themselves. One of the most improtant Turkish painters, Ercüment Kalmık, also worked for children’s books and illustrated many important books for Turkish children.

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Vedat Nedim Tör, established the most important Turkish children’s magazine “Doğan Kardeş”, which was very important both for the outcoming authors and illustrators of future. Vedat Nedim Tör, who has created this magazine for children has offered a free platform for Turkish writers and illustrators. Famous illustrators of Turkish history became well known with their illustrations published in this important children’s magazine. Some of the names who illustrated books for children were Mustafa Eremektar, Gevher Bozkurt, Selma Emiroğlu, Altan Erbulak, Güngör Kabakçıoğlu and many others. It is interesting that many important painters like Mustafa Aslıer, Nuri Abaç, Nevzat Akoral, Abidin Dino, Mürşide İçmeli, Kayhan Keskinok, Orhan Peker and Adnan Turani also illustrated for children and illustration art became precious in the history of children’s literature. The attempt to illustrate course books in artistic manner started with Nevide Gökaydın who was a professor in the art academy, many illustrators were inspired by her and so they started working for the text books. Artists like Tan and Deniz Oral worked for caricatures and animation for children for the first time in Turkish history. Firuz Aşkın, Tonguç Yaşar, Sururi, Şevki Çankaya, Bedri Koraman are some of the most important names of caricature, who also drew for childrens books. After 1950 the importance of publications for children were emphasized. Prof. Mürşide İçmeli, Can Göknil are very important names of Turkish illustrators during 1960s. Prof. İçmeli is known for her compositions, strong characteristic way of illustrating, and dark and light contrasts in her illustrations. Can Göknil wrote and illustrated her books and her books were both translated into Flemish and German. She is one of the few illustrators who illustrated to ages below 5. The other

important names in illustration art are Selçuk Demirel, Yıldız Cıbıroğlu, Ferruh Doğan, Feridun Oral, İsmail Kaya, Nazan Erkmen, Saadet Ceylan, Behiç Ak, Mustafa Delioğlu, Ender Dandul, Ferit Avcı, Osman Kehri, Sibel Demirtaş, Şahin Erkoçak, Ümit Öğmel and many others who represented their country in many biennials and concours abroad. *Prof. Nazan Erkmen Dean , Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts

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AYDA KANTAR

[email protected] Barbaros Mh. Bahar St. A/3 Blok D: 2 Koşuyolu Üsküdar 81200 İstanbul

ŞIMARIK FİL / AYTÜL AKAL / UÇANBALIK / 1996

HİKÂYE RESİMLERİ / TÜRKİYE ÇOCUK DERGİSİ

KIRMIZI ŞEMSİYE / AYTÜL AKAL / UÇANBALIK / 2007

Kantar was born in Istanbul in 1955. She graduated from the Department of Graphic Art at Marmara University’s Faculty of Fine Arts in 1978. Having gathered experience working for the press and various advertising companies, Kantar then went on to work as an illustrator and graphic designer at Aydınlık newspaper , Ses and Hayat magazines. In 1978 she began with illustrating children books and set up her first studio in 1988. Kantar has illustrated a number of greeting cards and currently works as a freelance artist. She was awarded in 3rd place both in a poster design contest in 1978 at Istanbul Festival and in a further poster design contest on the topic of “Turkey” organized by ENKA in 1988. Kantar’s illustrations for, Ben Minicik Bir Bebektim / Once I was a Little Baby won her a mention award at a Children’s Book Competition organised by the Ministry of Culture in 1996.

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AYŞE İNAN ALİCAN

ELMA KELEBEĞİ / HANDAN DERYA / KÖK / 2002

Alican was born in Ankara in 1972. She graduated from the Graphic Design Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Hacettepe University in 1992. She has worked as a cartoonist for newspapers such as Siyah-Beyaz, Günlük Haber and Schwarz auf Weiss and is the creator of the children’s section of Birgün newspaper. Her paintings have featured in a variety of exhibitions. She has been working as an illustrator for advertising agencies, publishers, and periodic publications of TUBITAK since 2004. Alican’s other works include; Elma Kelebeği / The Apple Butterfly (Kök Publishing), Okusun da Büyüsün / Read to Grow (Yeni Çizgi Publishing), Çocuk Oyunları / Children’s Games (FNF Advertisement and Consultancy) and her illustrations of books by Samed Behrengi (Nokta Publishing). Alican’s children’s book The Apple Butterfly, also published in Pakistan, won her “The Success Award of Hacettepe University”.

[email protected] www.cizeriz.biz/ayse Hayri Çeçen Sk. Oral Ap. Atatürk St. C Blok D: 60 Oran 06450 Ankara

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AYŞİN EROĞLU

THE ZOO BAND / PICTURE WINDOW BOOKS / 2007

Eroğlu was born in Istanbul in 1968. She graduated from the Department of Graphic Arts at Marmara University’s Faculty of Fine Arts. She has provided illustrations for advertisement agencies and publishing houses. She currently works as a freelance illustrator. Eroğlu’s illustrations for Uyku Canavarı / The Sleep Monster were exhibited at the Bratislava Children’s Books Biennial in 1999 as well as in various Japanese museums and galleries in 2000. One of her illustrations has been used as UNICEF greeting card. She has also illustrated a number of books for foreign publishers including; The Zoo Band and Princess Bella’s Birthday Cake (USA) and Pirate Pranks (London) as well as an e-book published in Australia. In 2006, ÇGYD (IBBY Turkey) granted Babaannemin Gözü Ağrıdı / Granny’s First Grandbaby which Eroğlu illustrated, “The Best Pre-school Book of The Year Award”.

[email protected] www.aysin.arternatif.com Acıbadem Mh. Yurtseven Sk. Alsancak St. C Blok D: 10 Üsküdar 34660 İstanbul

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BEHİÇ AK

Galipdede Cd. N: 101/11 Galata Beyoğlu 34433 İstanbul

KEDİ ADASI / BEHİÇ AK / OĞLAK ÇOCUK / 2003

[email protected]

RÜZGÂRIN ÜZERİNDEKİ ŞEHİR / BEHİÇ AK / OĞLAK ÇOCUK / 2003

YÜKSEK TANSİYONLU ÇINAR AĞACI / BEHİÇ AK / OĞLAK ÇOCUK / 2004

Ak was born in Samsun in 1956. After graduating as an architect, he began working as a cartoonist for Cumhuriyet, Turkey’s oldest newspaper, in 1982. Both as an author and an illustrator, his works extends from theatre plays to caricatures, stories and children books. His award-winning plays have been commissioned by theatre companies from Istanbul to Munich whilst his drawings have featured in various exhibitions in Turkey as well as in Holland, Germany and Switzerland. He has written and illustrated a number of children’s books including Yüksek Tansiyonlu Çınar Ağacı / The Plane Tree with Hypertension, Rüzgârın Üzerindeki Şehir / The City Above the Wind and Kedi Adası / The Cat Island (all published by Oğlak Publishing). His books have been published in Japan, Korea and Germany as well as in Turkey.

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BETÜL SAYIN

[email protected] www.betul.net Fax: +90 212 2926513 Yeni Fikir Sk. B Blok N: 21/3 Moda 34710 İstanbul

5 ÇOCUK 5 İSTANBUL / BETÜL SAYIN / GÜNIŞIĞI KİTAPLIĞI / 2005

KÖSTEBEK KUKİ / BETÜL SAYIN / GÜNIŞIĞI KİTAPLIĞI / 2007

Sayın was born in Istanbul in 1958. She graduated from the Department of Architecture of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. After two years spent working as an architect, she is occupied as an illustrator since 1989. Sayın has illustrated numerous children’s books and her work has been published in many children’s magazines. Her book, 5 Çocuk 5 İstanbul / 5 Children 5 Times Istanbul appeared on the IBBY 2006 Honours List. A variety of her illustrations have been printed on official UNICEF greeting cards. She has participated in a variety of international illustration exhibitions in countries such as France (1990), China (2006) and Slovakia (2007). Sayın has been on the selection committees of many children’s painting and drawing contests, and has been a member of the jury in contests aimed at increasing the visual quality of children’s editions and at discovering new talents.


CAN GÖKNİL

Göknil was born in Ankara in 1945. She got her MA degree in painting from the City College of the City University of New York, Deparment of Fine Arts. Her work features in various permanent museum collections including those of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Museo d’Arte Moderna in San Marino, the Chiriro Art Museum in Tokyo, the Schenectady Museum in New York and The House of Humour and Satire in Gabrovo, Bulgaria as well as in further exhibitions in Turkey. She has written and illustrated a number of prize-winning books, 34 of which have been published in Turkey. Six of her books have also been published in other countries. They have been translated into a variety of languages including English, German, Dutch, Surinamese and Arabic and have been included in numerous international exhibitions. Can Göknil currently works in Istanbul.

[email protected] www.cangoknil.com Fax: +90 212 287 9762 Ayşe Sultan Korusu N: 10/6 Bebek 34342 İstanbul

KUYRUKSUZ / CAN GÖKNİL / CAN ÇOCUK / 2006

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CEM KIZILTUĞ

[email protected] www.cemkiziltug.com Cihangir Cd. N: 62/2 Beyoğlu 34433 İstanbul

ŞAHMARAN / MERKEZ KİTAPLAR / 2007

BEN PICASSO / SİBEL SONMAZ / SABANCI MÜZESİ / 2006

Kızıltuğ was born in Istanbul in 1974. He graduated from the Department of Graphic Arts at Marmara University’s Faculty of Fine Arts in 1997. He has been working for Zaman newspaper, since graduating. In 2003, he published C’empati, an anthology of the cartoons he drew for the weekend edition of Zaman as well as Kediler Kelimeler / Cats and Words, a collection of poetry and illustrations, in 2006. In 2007 Kızıltuğ created a comic strip called Mr. DiploMat!, for Today’s Zaman, another national newspaper. He has exhibited his paintings in a variety of locations. In 2005, Kızıltuğ won the Writers Union of Turkey “Cartoonist of the Year Award”. He has illustrated children’s books for numerous Turkish publishers such as Yapı Kredi, Merkez and Timaş. He has also illustrated a series of children’s books for the Museum of Sakıp Sabancı, including Ben Robin / My Name is Robin and Ben Kitap / My Name is Book.

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DAĞISTAN ÇETİNKAYA

[email protected] [email protected] Çallıöz Mh. Bulutkent St. A Blok D: 7 Kırıkkale

ORMANDAKİ BİSİKLET / BURHAN EREN / BABIALİ KÜLTÜR / 2000

NASRETTİN HOCA / ORHAN VELİ / YAPI KREDİ / 2003

LA FONTAINE’İN MASALLARI / ORHAN VELİ / YAPI KREDİ / 2003

Çetinkaya was born in Kırıkkale in 1970. He graduated from the Graphic Arts Department of Mimar Sinan University’s Faculty of Fine Arts. He has worked as a graphic artist and illustrator for many years. He held his first exhibition at the Istanbul Metropolitan Museum of Satirical Drawing and Humour and has taken part in many others since then. He is a frequent winner of the success award from the Aydın Doğan Foundation Satirical Drawing Competition and has received the mentioned award two times in the Sedat Semavi Satirical Drawing Competition, a prestigious award named after one of the most important names in Turkish press history. He has illustrated a great number of children’s books including Böcekistan / Bugland, Bilmiyorum / I Don’t Know, and Nurcan, Kral ve Soytarı / The King and his Jersey for publishers such as Yapı Kredi, Babıali Kültür and Bianet Publishing.


ENDER DANDUL

[email protected] Mehtap Sk. Dilek Ap. N: 12/2 Caddebostan 34728 İstanbul

UÇ UÇ BENEĞİM / GÖZDE KAYABEYOĞLU

/ MUSTAFA RUHİ ŞİRİN / BEYAN / 1989

Dandul was born in 1955. He graduated from the Department of Textiles, Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts in 1978. Having remained as a teaching assistant, Dandul went on to gain both his MA and his PhD in Fine Arts. In 1985 he began working as a freelance designer focused on fabric painting and graphical design. He spent 12 years as an art director of a publishing house. He has held over 35 personal painting exhibitions, four of which in foreign countries. He has participated in several art fairs and symposiums. Dandul has worked for many well-known publishing houses and created designs for over a hundred children’s books including Mevsimler Kralı / The King of Seasons (Uçanbalık) and Şarkını Denizlere Söyle / Sing Your Song to the Waters (Can Publishing). Dandul continues to lecture at various universities and also works as a freelance children’s books illustrator.

KATIR ASLAN

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FERİDUN ORAL

[email protected] www.lebriz.com/feridunoral Örnek Mh. Libadiye Cd. Çamlıca St. 1. Blok D: 26 Üsküdar 34704 İstanbul

BÖĞÜRTLEN CİNİ VE SARI GAGA / FERİDUN ORAL / YAPI KREDİ / 1993

KIRMIZI ELMA / FERİDUN ORAL / YAPI KREDİ / 2008

Oral was born in Kırıkkale in 1961. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Marmara University in 1985. Since then, he has written and illustrated many children’s books, as well as illustrating those of other authors. His own books have been translated into many languages. Having participated in numerous national and international exhibitions, biennials and competitions, he was awarded the runner-up prize for his book Böğürtlen Cini ve Sarı Gaga / The Blackberry Fairy and the Yellow Beak in the UNESCO Noma Concour competition in Japan. His book Düş Kedileri / Dreamcats won the mentioned award at the European Illustrator’s Biennial in Japan. Besides illustrating children’s books, Oral has exhibited his artwork including paintings, sculptures and ceramics, on many occasions.

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FERİT AVCI

BENİM MİNİK KIRMIZI BALIĞIM / FERİT AVCI / TUDEM / 2008

Avcı was born in 1954. He graduated from Ankara Gazi University’s Faculty of Education in 1979. He has dedicated a large part of his working life to children’s magazines, both as an illustrator and as an editor he spent 11 years at Atlas Magazine. His career as an illustrator began in 1975 when he drew his first caricatures. He has won a total of 32 awards, including three international awards. His work has featured in various national and international exhibitions. He has illustrated over 100 children books and has written and illustrated six. In 1996 his book Kırmızı Fili Gördünüz mü? / Have You Seen the Red Elephant? won him the Eflatun Cem Güney Children’s Books Competition organized by the Ministry of Culture. He won a mentioned award in 2007 for Benim Minik Kırmızı Balığım / My Tiny Red Fish at the illustrated children’s book competition organized by TUDEM publications.

[email protected] Yakabağ Köyü Eşen Fethiye 48300 Muğla


FÜSUN İYİCİL

İyicil was born in Istanbul in 1955. She graduated from the Department of Graphic Arts at Marmara University’s Faculty of Fine Arts in 1992. She holds an MA in “Information Age and Creativity” from the same department. She has taught ballet and painting, worked for numerous advertisement agencies as a graphic artist, illustrator and art director as well as for various publishing houses illustrating children’s books and magazines. She won a success prize in a poster competition on “Turkey” organized by the Belgian royal family and has participated in a large number of national and international fairs and exhibitions. She is both a member of the ÇGYD (IBBY Turkey) and of a group of artists called “Children’s Books Illustrators”.

[email protected] www.boyalikus.com Fax: +90 216 325 28 00 Koşuyolu Cd. N: 58 Kadıköy 34718 İstanbul

KÖK PUBLISHING CALENDER / 2004

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GÖKÇE AKGÜL

[email protected] www.tombikprens.com Sıracevizler Cd. Tesalya Ap. N: 50/5 Şişli 34360 İstanbul

NASREDDİN HOCA / BESTAMİ YAZGAN / ERDEM / 2008

UZAYLI ÇOCUK TOPKAPI SARAYI’NDA / NURAN TURAN / ERDEM / 2008

KALEMİN ÖYKÜSÜ / BANU BOZDEMİR / BEYAZ BALİNA / 2008

Akgül was born in Ankara in 1978. He studied Painting at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and graduated in 1999. He began illustrating children’s books whilst still studying. He has participated in national and international exhibitions and workshop groups and has taken part in a variety of contests. He has created book designs as well as cover and page illustrations for more than 70 children’s books including Andersen’s Fairy Tales by Türkiye İş Bankası Cultural Publishing, Ormanda Yaz Olimpiyatları / Summer Olympic Games in the Woods (Say Publishing), Koca Devin Koca Meyveleri / Big Gians’s Big Fruits (İkarus Publishing). In addition to these, Akgül has also written and illustrated a further two children’s books: Şlop and Gökmen and Metal Orman / The Forest of Metal. He is currently based in Istanbul, working on illustrations and short films and experimenting with various animation techniques such as 2D, 3D, stopmotion.

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GÖZDE BİTİR SINDIRGI

[email protected] Acıbadem Mh. Eminbey Sk. A Blok N: 5/8 Acıbadem 34718 İstanbul

PARMAK KIZ / ANDERSEN / CAN ÇOCUK / 2007

SANAT SINAVI / ÜLKÜ TAMER / CAN / 2006

KIRMIZI BAŞLIKLI KIZ / GRIMM / CAN ÇOCUK / 2006

Sındırgı was born in Kırklareli in 1978. Educated in Istanbul, she graduated from the Graphic Arts Department of Mimar Sinan University, Fine Arts Faculty in 2001 where her focus was on illustration. In 2006 she won the ÇGYD (IBBY Turkey) “Best Book Cover Award” for her work on Kırmızı Başlıklı Kız / Little Red Riding Hood by the Brothers Grimm. She won further two awards at the Roches illustration contest (1999 / 2000), for her illustrations on the topic of “the moon”. She has designed and illustrated around 50 books and worked with a great number of publishing houses such as Can Publishing, Günışığı Kitaplığı Children’s and Young Adult’s Publishing House, Altın Kitaplar, Epsilon Publishing, Bu Publishing. She currently works as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer.

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HUBAN KORMAN

[email protected] Kültür Mh. İpek Sk. Akarsu Ap. B Blok D: 9/10 Etiler 34340 İstanbul

KIRIK ŞEMSİYE / SEVİM AK / CAN ÇOCUK / 2007

KADİFE TAVŞAN / MARGERY WILLIAMS / CAN ÇOCUK / 2007

Korman was born in Istanbul in 1959. She graduated from the Department of Graphic Arts in Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts Faculty of Decorative Arts. Korman has worked for various companies as an art director and illustrator. She has created advertising campaigns for a variety of brands and has received several awards. As well as having received a number of awards for her illustrations she has also been nominated as the Turkish candidate on the IBBY 2008 Honour List in recognition of her work on Kırık Şemsiye / Broken Umbrella (Can Publishing). Her aditional work includes Şeroks (Günışığı Kitaplığı), Ben Kimim? / Who am I?, Ben Neyim? / What am I?, Ben Neredeyim? / Where am I? (Uçanbalık Publishing) and Yaramaz Çocuklara Masallar / Fairytales for Naughty Kids (Yapı Kredi Publishing).


LEBRİZ RONA

Rona was born in Istanbul in 1973, she holds MA and PhD degrees from the Department of Painting at the Institute for Social Sciences, Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts where she currently works as a research assistant. She has taken part in various national and international exhibitions. She started illustrating children’s books in 1996. Her past work includes illustrations for children’s books such as Orman Kardeşin Mektubu / Letters from Brother Forest, Tombul Sarı Balık / Chubby Yellow Fish both published by Yapı Kredi Publishing and cover illustrations for children’s magazines such as Kırmızıfare Dergisi / The Red Mouse Magazine by Mavibulut Publishing.

ORMAN KARDEŞİN MEKTUBU / AYSEL K. KORKUT / DOĞAN KARDEŞ / 1997

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[email protected] Hacı Hakkıbey Çıkmazı Sk. Dilek Ap. N: 6/3 Erenköy 34738 İstanbul

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MUSTAFA DELİOĞLU

MAVİ AY / MAVİSER YENER, AYTÜL AKAL / UÇANBALIK / 2004

Delioğlu was born in Erzincan in 1946, since beginning his career in 1974, he has illustrated over 1000 children’s books. He also draws and creates cover designs for all kinds of books. Delioğlu’s work has featured in a number of exhibitions, including a number of personal ones. He has received a number of awards including “The Foundation for Children’s Outstanding Contribution Award” in 2004, the Truva Association for Folklore Studies Prize for Plastic Arts, also in 2004 Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Literature by ÇGYD (IBBY Turkey). In 2006 he received “The Best Book Illustration and Design Award” from the ÇGYD for his work on Mavi Ay / The Blue Moon, Denizin Büyüsü / The Magic of the Sea and Ninemin Hazinesi / My Granny’s Treasure.

[email protected] www.delioglu.com Nuriosmaniye Cd. Derin Han N: 8/2 Cağaloğlu 34120 İstanbul

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NAZAN ERKMEN

[email protected] Fax : +90 216 326 91 29

ÖNEL / 1999

Marmara Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi Acıbadem Kadıköy 34660 İstanbul

GILGAMIŞ / CELAL ÜSTER /

GILGAMIŞ / CELAL ÜSTER / ÖNEL / 1999

HİTİT MÜZİK TANRIÇASI

Erkmen was born in 1945. She graduated from the American College for Girls and studied at Marmara University’s Faculty of Fine Arts. She holds an MA as well as a PhD from the same faculty where she worked as lecturer, Head of the Department of Graphic Arts and Vice Dean. She became a professor in 1996 and was appointed Dean of the Faculty in 2006. She is specialized in illustration. She has illustrated 164 books and won 14 awards, four of which she received in foreign countries, including the Noma Concours for Picture Book Illustrations, organised biennially since 1978 by the Asia/ Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) and the Bratislava Biennal of Illustration. She has designed three sets of stamps for Turkish General Directorate of Post and Telegraph Organization (PTT). She has held 27 personal exhibitions and taken part in 23 biennials and competitions. In 2008 she was nominated for the IBBY’s “Andersen Award”.


OSMAN KEHRİ

[email protected] www.osmankehri.com Hanımefendi Sk. N: 62/1 Şişli 34381 İstanbul

KÜÇÜK DENİZKIZI / ANDERSEN / REDHOUSE / 1987

Kehri was born in 1949. He graduated from the Graphics Department at the School of Applied Arts of Istanbul. He worked as an illustrator until 1973 in London and on returning to Turkey he established a successful career not only in illustration but also in all other areas of graphic arts. Having worked as an art director in the most important advertising agencies in the country, he established his own studio. Kehri has worked as a lecturer at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and Marmara University. He has held 13 personal watercolour exhibitions. His illustrations have been published in a number of children’s books and magazines, an area in which he focuses. He works with different illustration techniques based on the literary style used in the story and poetry books he illustrates.

BEYAZ TAY / HASAN LATİF SARIYÜCE / KÖK / 2005

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OSMAN TURHAN

[email protected] www.osmanturhan.com

GÜNEŞE ÂŞIK ÇOCUK / TBMM / 2006

PEYGAMBERİMİ ÖĞRENİYORUM / DİYANET İŞLERİ BAKANLIĞI / 2005

GÜNEŞE ÂŞIK ÇOCUK / TBMM / 2006

Turhan was born in Mersin in 1976. Turhan began his career drawing for local newspapers and magazines whilst studying Fine Arts, in which he graduated top of his class in 1998. In 2007, last year the award-winning illustrator received “The Best Children’s Book Illustration Award” from the Writers Union of Turkey for his work on Hergüne Bir Hikâye; 365 Güne Sevgili Peygamberim / Each Day a Story; Dear Prophet in 365 days (Timaş Publishing). His work has been published in a a number of children’s books including Güneşe Âşık Çocuk / The Child in Love with the Sun (TBMM Publishing), Balkız Soruyor Serisi / Balkız Asks (Timaş Publishing), Kardan Tavşan / The Snow Rabbit (Kipat Publishing), to name just a few. The experienced comic artist has long been embellishing the pages of Zaman, an international newspaper.

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RANA MERMERTAŞ

[email protected] www.ranamermertas.com Ayazma Mh. Mehmet Paşa Değirmeni Sk. N: 19/4 Üsküdar 34672 İstanbul

AĞLAMA ANNE / CEZMİ ERSÖZ / HEM / 2008

BEN BALIK GİBİ Mİ DOĞDUM? / ULVİYE ALPAY / KAYNAK / 2002

Mermertaş was born in Erzincan in 1967. She graduated from the Department of Graphic Arts at Marmara University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, in 1995. She has worked for various Turkish newspapers and magazines as an illustrator and cartoonist. Mermertaş also creates animations. She started illustrating children’s books during her studies and won her first prize in this field in 1994. She has received many more awards, including a success award in an international satirical drawing competition organized by Aydın Doğan Foundation. She has also participated in many exhibitions such as the European Illustrations Exhibition (Japan). The children’s books illustrated by Mermertaş include Alacura Çay Evi / Alacura Tea House, Korkulu Bir Gün / A Scary Day, Ben Balık Gibi mi Doğdum? / Was I Born Like a Fish and Mahalle Anneliği El Kitabı / The Handbook for Child Car and Education Services by Motherhood.

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SAADET CEYLAN

[email protected] Yaprak Sk. Hürel Ap. N: 24/4 Acıbadem 34660 İstanbul

BÜYÜLÜ BAHÇE / AYFER GÜRDAL ÜNAL / ÇINAR / 2006

NOKTACIK / SEZA KUTLAR AKSOY / TUDEM / 2008

Ceylan was born in Düzce in 1955. She graduated from the Department of Graphic Art at Marmara University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, where she took classes in traditional Ottoman arts such as illumination (tezhip), miniature (minyatür) and paper marbling (ebrû). She has worked as a graphic artist in advertising agencies and has been a member of the jury in children’s painting competitions. Her work has featured in many mixed exhibitions and she was part of the Turkish team at the Biennale of Asian Illustrators in Japan in 2004. Ceylan received the “Illustration Labor Award” the ÇGDY (IBBY Turkey) Award for Outstanding Contribution in painting and was awarded 1st place in a contest entitled “Make Books!” as part of the TUDEM Literature Awards in 2007. She has illustrated over 500 books over 28 years. In recent years Ceylan has also begun working with ceramics.

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SELÇUK DEMİREL

www.selcuk-demirel.com

MUMUK HARFLERİ ÖĞRENİYOR / SELÇUK DEMİREL / YAPI KREDİ / 1997

[email protected]

KÂĞITTAN KEDİLER / YAPI KREDİ / 1999

MUMUK FOTOĞRAFLARDA / SELÇUK DEMİREL / YAPI KREDİ / 1983

KÂĞITTAN KEDİLER / YAPI KREDİ / 1999

Demirel was born in Artvin in 1954. He had his first drawings published in 1973 whilst still in high school. During his architecture studies, he continued to publish his drawings in wellknown magazines and newspapers, especially in Mimarlık. He moved to France in 1978 where he continued to work in Paris. His drawings have been published in Cumhuriyet, Yeni Yüzyıl, Kitaplık, P, Artimento, Milliyet (Turkey); Le Monde, Le Monde Diplomatique, Le Nouvel Observateur (France); The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The American Prospect, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune (USA) and in many other wellknown magazines and newspapers. His work is very varied, ranging from newspaper and magazine covers, design albums and children’s books to postcards and posters. He stages personal exhibitions and his books have been published in Turkey as well as in many cities in Europe and Japan.

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SEMRA CAN

MOR EŞEK’İN SERÜVENLERİ / MUZAFFER İZGÜ / BU / 2000

Can was born in Rize in 1971. She studied in the Ceramics Department at Mimar Sinan University and obtained her bachelor’s degree from the Textile Technology Department at Marmara University’s Faculty of Technical Teaching. The artist has not only created comic strips and illustrations for Cumhuriyet, a Turkish newspaper, but has also drawn cartoons for various comic magazines, such as Penguen, for which she still works. For a long time she created illustrations, puzzles, comic strips for children’s magazines such as Milliyet Kardeş, Çocuk and Missie. She has illustrated a number of children’s books including Masallar Çiçek Açtı / Flourishing Fairytales (Can Publishing), Babamın Yaramazlıkları / My Father’s Mischievous Adventures and the series Mor Eşek’in Serüvenleri / The Adventures of the Purple Donkey (both published by Bu Publishing). Can offers ceramics and sculpture workshops for children.

[email protected] www.semracan.com Eskişehir Mh. Değirmen Sk. N: 67/1 Kurtuluş 34375 İstanbul


SERAP DELİORMAN

Deliorman was born in Ankara in 1981. She began her fine arts education in high school and continued her studies in the Department of Animation at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Anadolu University. After graduation, she worked in various graphic design agencies and in 2005 began illustrating children’s books. Deliorman has participated in over 10 national and international exhibitions. She has illustrated the following children’s books for Uçanbalık Publishing: İki Kavgacı Ağaç / Two Quarrelsome Trees, Uzaylı Çocuğun Ödevi / The Homework by an Alien Boy, Babamın Burnundan Düştüm / I’m the Spitting Image of My Father and Ben Büyüğüm / I’m a Big Boy.

[email protected] www.serapdeliorman.com Rasimpaşa Mh. Taşlıbayır Sk. Sarıçiçek Ap. N: 3/5 Kadıköy 34716 İstanbul

İKİ KAVGACI AĞAÇ / AYTÜL AKAL / UÇANBALIK / 2002

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SİBEL DEMİRTAŞ

NİL’İN ORMAN GEZİSİ / SİBEL DEMİRTAŞ / ÖZYÜREK / 1999

Demirtaş was born in Istanbul in 1966. She graduated from the Department of Graphic Arts at Marmara University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, focusing on original print, illustration and graphics. In 1993 she decided to dedicate her career to illustrating children’s books. She has illustrated over a hundred children’s books, game cards and game CD’s. She has participated in a number of mixed exhibitions and contests. She received a mention award in the Eflatun Cem Güney children’s books competition organized by the Ministry of Culture for her work on Kuli’nin Rüyası / Kuli’s Dream. Demirtaş, who also works with Turkish shadow puppet figures, has designed various Karagöz figures, some of which have been put on stage in France and Holland. She works as a freelance illustrator.

[email protected] [email protected]

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ŞAFAK TAVKUL

[email protected] www.tavkulanimation.com Fax: +90 216 545 53 99

BLACK BEAUTY

Eczacı Necip Akar Sk. N: 2/3 Acıbadem Üsküdar 34660 İstanbul

BLACK BEAUTY

LORD OF THE STEPPES

Tavkul was born in Kastamonu in 1963. He studied painting and sculpture at Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts. His work is varied, ranging from drawing to cartoon strips, comics, children’s books illustrations, animations and directing animation projects. Tavkul has created storyboards which include 50.000 images and has illustrated over 500 children’s books. In 1990, he received “A Cartoon Award” from The Foundation for Children. In 2003, his illustration work in the children’s book Çocuğun Duası / A Child’s Prayer (Erdem Publishing) won him “The Children’s Book of the Year Award” presented by Ankara Society of Children’s Books Writers.

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ŞAHİN ERKOÇAK

[email protected] Kaşhaneler Sk. Hayat Ap. N: 37/17 Şaşkınbakkal İstanbul

THE COVER OF EBE SOBE CHILDREN MAGAZINE / MARCH 2006

SİHİRLİ MOZART / GÖKNİL GENÇ / CAN ÇOCUK / 2008

Erkoçak was born in Konya in 1953. He graduated from Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts in 1979. He has worked in various media companies as an art director and an illustrator. He has published cartoon strips in cartoon and comic magazines and has illustrated a variety of children’s books.

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ÜLKÜ OVAT ÜMİT ÖĞMEL

Paris Cd. Işık Yolu Sk. N: 3/22 A. Ayrancı 06540 Ankara

İLKBAHAR / ÜLKÜ OVAT, ÜMİT ÖĞMEL / KÖK / 2004

[email protected]

SONBAHAR / ÜLKÜ OVAT, ÜMİT ÖĞMEL / KÖK / 2004

MOR BENEKLİ / SÜLEYMAN BULUT / ANFORA / 2008

Öğmel was born in 1946. He began creating graphic artwork in 1960s. In 1992 he met Ülkü Ovat, an artist with a colourful style of humour who participated in his drawing workshops for children. Since then both artists have been working together writing children’s books, creating comics and children’s books illustrations. From 1994 until 2000, the artists offered creativity workshops for children in Holland. During this period they also created an animated short film for Sesame Street which was broadcast by a Dutch TV station. Ovat and Öğmel have written and illustrated 30 books including Kırmızıyı Yiyebilir miyim? / Can I Eat Red and Kırmızı Düğmenin Düşü / The Dream of the Red Button (Kök Publishing). Eşek ve Berk / The Donkey and Berk (Can Publishing) and Mor Benekli / My Purple Dotted Lamb (Anfora Publishing) are two of the books for which they provided the illustrations.

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YAPRAK MORALI

GEÇMİŞTEN GELEN KONUKLAR / BİLGİN ADALI / CAN / 2005

Morali was born in Ankara in 1976. After having enjoyed a globetrotting childhood, she graduated from the Department of Banking and Finance at Bilkent University and finally went to study her passion: Animation. In 1999 she attended a one year animation course in Denmark and upon graduating worked in different European animation studios on a number of projects for the big and small screen, including promotional videos, music videos, advertorials and TV series as an animator, character designer and storyboard artist. Back in Istanbul in 2003, she started working as an illustrator for children’s books, including Zaman Bisikleti Dizisi / The Time Bicycle Children’s Series, Selo’nun Kuşları / Selo’s Birds and Çatalhöyük Öyküleri / The Stories from Çatalhöyük all published by Can Publishing. She has also illustrated greeting cards and toy designs and has worked on cartoons. She also was occupied as a character designer and lead storyboard projects.

www.moryap.com Konaklar Mh. Oyak St. B Blok N: 10/3 Yeni Levent 80620 İstanbul Huitfeldts Gate 17 0253 Oslo Norway


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