Salih Memecan
Salih Memecan (born 2 September 1952, Giresun, Turkey) is a Turkish editorial caricaturist and cartoonist. Memecan's political cartoon strip, Bizimcity, and comics cartoon strip, Sizinkiler, have been published daily in Sabah newspaper, one of the largest in Turkey, and weekly in the Aktüel magazine. The New York Times, The Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Baltimore Sun and The Philadelphia Inquirer have published Memecan's editorial cartoons.
Salih Memecan
- Born
- 2 September 1952
- Birthplace
- Giresun, Turkey
- Nationality
- Turkish
- Occupation
- cartoonist
- Education
- METU Faculty of Architecture
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Salih Memecan (born 2 September 1952, Giresun, Turkey) is a Turkish editorial caricaturist and cartoonist. Memecan's political cartoon strip, Bizimcity, and comics cartoon strip, Sizinkiler, have been published daily in Sabah newspaper, one of the largest in Turkey, and weekly in the Aktüel magazine. The New York Times, The Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Baltimore Sun and The Philadelphia Inquirer have published Memecan's editorial cartoons.
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Salih Memecan (born 1952) is a cartoonist, of Turkish nationality. The cartoonist was born in Giresun. Salih Memecan was educated at METU Faculty of Architecture. Languages used include Turkish.
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After receiving his BA and MA degrees in architecture from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey, Memecan received his PhD in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania as a Fulbright scholar (1983). Memecan's daily agenda included a political cartoon strip, Bizimcity, on the front page, and a comics cartoon strip, Sizinkiler, on the back page of the Sabah newspaper. The animated version of Bizimcity takes place on the prime-time news program on ATV. He was fired from Sabah newspaper in the late 2015. Memecan became chairman of the newly formed Turkish Media Association in 2010. He is married to Mesude Nursuna Memecan, a member of the Parliament of Turkey in the AKP.
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• Born — 2 September 1952 • Birthplace — Giresun, Turkey • Nationality — Turkish • Area — Cartoonist • Notable Works — Sizinkiler (Limon & Zeytin), Bizimcity
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Salih Memecan is recorded as cartoonist.
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1952
Salih Memecan born at Giresun.
Criticism
Memecan was harshly criticised for his caricature ridiculing hunger strikes of 2012. He is also condemned for his mocking of people who were killed by police during Gezi protests.
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- 1.Douglas Frantz. A Long-Distance Look at Life in Turkey. The New York Times. 2000-05-15.
- 2.Aboutbizimcity.tv
- 3.Ayıp ve çirkin. gunebakis. May 2018.
- 4.Salih Memecan kovuldu - Siyaset. ODATV. 1 January 2016.
- 5.CHP deputy condemned for 'prejudiced' remarks. Today's Zaman. 2010-03-27.
- 6.Salih Memecan. Bizimcity. Sabah. 2012-11-15.
- 7.Memecan'ın 'açlık grevi' karikatürüne tepki yağıyor!. Cumhuriyet. 2012-11-15.
- 8.Salih Memecan'ın Gezi karikatürü sosyal medyada tepki çekti. Radikal. 18 September 2013.
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