Zehra Ömeroğlu drew a cartoon entitled "Pandemic Sex" for the Turkish satirical magazine LeMan in November 2020. Following the publication of the cartoon, she has been involved in a criminal prosecution for "obscenity" which is dragging on. By March 2024, the trial had already been postponed four times. Today, after thirteen court hearings,
Translation: Pandemic sex... (A man sniffs a woman from behind): "At least I didn't lose my taste and smell..." I reproduce a press release from Cartooning for Peace and Cartoonists Right on the judicial persecution that the Turkish authorities have been subjecting cartoonist Zehra Ömeroğlu (1985)(Linktr) for more than three years. The trial
The Swedish newspaper Flamman has launched a satirical drawing competition with Erdogan as the main theme. They are offering a prize of 10,000 Swedish crowns (1,000 euros) to the winner and the best works will be published in their pages. The publication explains that the initiative is a response to Erdogan, whom they
Cartoonist Öznur Kalender is being judged for this cartoon Turkish authorities are responsible for 90% of cases of violations of freedom of expression in art The report freemuse report on the State of Artistic Freedom 2021 in Turkey highlights that the actions of the authorities are a major obstacle to the exercise of
A Turkish prosecutor on Friday called for four members of Charlie Hebdo magazine to be sentenced to up to four years in prison. The reason is a cartoon depicting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that once triggered a diplomatic conflict. The cartoon in question was published in October 2020 on the cover of the
