Turkish cartoonist Zehra Ömeroglu acquitted of "obscenity" offence

La dibujante turca Zehra Ömeroglu absuelta de un delito de "obscenidad"

After five long years of a judicial process stretched by adjournments, the Istanbul Court of First Instance finally acquitted the Turkish cartoonist Zehra Ömeroglu on Thursday 26 June. The cartoonist was tried for an alleged offence of "obscenity" for a cartoon published in LeMan magazine in 2020 and faced a prison sentence of ... Leer más

Zehra Ömeroğlu receives the Robert Rusell Award for Courage in Cartooning 2025

Zehra Ömeroğlu recibe el Premio Robert Rusell al valor en la viñeta 2025

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, ... Leer más