Catalouge 12

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.
02 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 Çelebi and İbrahim Müteferrika early in the
centuries prove that important work of art had 18th century. The beginning of Turkish graphic
been carried during that time. art starts with “Cihannüma”; in which the first
illustrations of the maps took their places.
Art of miniature, book illustration, started Mıgırdıç of Galata and İbrahim of Tophane and
during the 8th century. During the 13th Ahmet Kırimi were the first graphic artists.
century, Islamic libraries had the capacity of at Turkish stamps had been illustrated during
least 100 thousand books. The libraries were 1850s in litography technique in Darphan-i
so rich that one could see even “Dioscorides”; Amire, and the designers were known to be
among these books. During the Abbasides Abdülfettah and Tophaneli Agop and the
period, “Kelile and Dimne”; was the most ornamentations were made by Architect
important illustrated book of that time. A Muzaffer Begh. During the time of Tanzimat,
gigantic work of art, titled “Makamat”; is animal stories were perfectly illustrated.
covered with phantastic illustrations of Ebüziyya Tevfik was one of the most prominent
animals and it is an example of one valuable illustrators of the time.
illustrated book. In the 13th century in the
time of Seljukians “Varaka and Gülşah”; was It was hard for the children of that time
the first illustrated book in Anatolia. During to dream, because the illustrations lacked
the 13th century, the representation of events humour but they were well balanced with the
in those books turned into decoration rather texts. The illustrations were realist and realism
than illustration. All the books were covered became the popular model for illustrators
with illustrations during the 9th and 12th during that time. In 1839, illustrators were
centuries as in “Book of Durrows”. Similarities in favor of art nouveau style. Models were
of “Hiberno Nortumbrians”; schools are seen taken from the west, the world of phantasy
in these centuries. Here we can mention books were inhibited to the children. After the the
of illustrations like“Kevakib el-Sabita”; “el- establishment of Democracy and The Turkish
Hiyel el-Hendesiye” and “Kitab el-Haşaiş”; as Republic in 1923, people began to read more.
valuable examples of illustrated books of the The renovation of Arabic letters, the return
12th century. However, calligraphy had more to Latin Alphabet was successfully adjusted
meaning than illustration. One important to education. The change of the alphabet
illustrated book of the 13th century is “El from Arabic letters to Latin alphabet made
Hariri’s Makamat”; which is now in Paris the Turkish citizen to act democratically, to
Museum. Illustrators from foreign countries decide for and vote for themselves. One of the
illustrated books during the 14th and 15th most improtant Turkish painters, Ercüment
century; Bihzad is one of the important Kalmık, also worked for children’s books and
illustrators from Iran who illustrated poems illustrated many important books for Turkish
of Sa’di and Nizami; during 1470 and 1520. The children.
first publishing house was established by Said
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Vedat Nedim Tör, established the most

important Turkish children’s magazine
“Doğan Kardeş”, which was very important important names in illustration art are Selçuk
both for the outcoming authors and Demirel, Yıldız Cıbıroğlu, Ferruh Doğan,
illustrators of future. Vedat Nedim Tör, who Feridun Oral, İsmail Kaya, Nazan Erkmen,
has created this magazine for children has Saadet Ceylan, Behiç Ak, Mustafa Delioğlu,
offered a free platform for Turkish writers Ender Dandul, Ferit Avcı, Osman Kehri, Sibel
and illustrators. Famous illustrators of Demirtaş, Şahin Erkoçak, Ümit Öğmel and
Turkish history became well known with their many others who represented their country
illustrations published in this important in many biennials and concours abroad.
children’s magazine. Some of the names who
illustrated books for children were Mustafa *Prof. Nazan Erkmen
Eremektar, Gevher Bozkurt, Selma Emiroğlu, Dean , Marmara University,
Altan Erbulak, Güngör Kabakçıoğlu and many Faculty of Fine Arts
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
AYDA KANTAR
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, aydakantar@gmail.com
Kantar then went on to work as an illustrator
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and graphic designer at Aydınlık newspaper ,
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Ses and Hayat magazines. In 1978 she began
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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.
KIRMIZI ŞEMSİYE / AYTÜL AKAL / UÇANBALIK / 2007
ŞIMARIK FİL / AYTÜL AKAL / UÇANBALIK / 1996

HİKÂYE RESİMLERİ / TÜRKİYE ÇOCUK DERGİSİ
AYŞE İNAN ALİCAN
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 ayseinanalican@gmail.com
and Schwarz auf Weiss and is the creator of
www.cizeriz.biz/ayse
the children’s section of Birgün newspaper.
Her paintings have featured in a variety of Hayri Çeçen Sk. Oral Ap.
exhibitions. She has been working as an Atatürk St. C Blok D: 60
illustrator for advertising agencies, publishers, Oran 06450 Ankara
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”.
ELMA KELEBEĞİ / HANDAN DERYA / KÖK / 2002
AYŞİN EROĞLU
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. aysin@arternatif.com
She currently works as a freelance illustrator.
www.aysin.arternatif.com
Eroğlu’s illustrations for Uyku Canavarı / The
Sleep Monster were exhibited at the Bratislava Acıbadem Mh. Yurtseven Sk.
Children’s Books Biennial in 1999 as well as Alsancak St. C Blok D: 10
in various Japanese museums and galleries Üsküdar 34660 İstanbul
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”.
THE ZOO BAND / PICTURE WINDOW BOOKS / 2007
BEHİÇ AK
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 behicak@yahoo.com.tr
to caricatures, stories and children books. His
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award-winning plays have been commissioned
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KEDİ ADASI / BEHİÇ AK / OĞLAK ÇOCUK / 2003

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.
YÜKSEK TANSİYONLU ÇINAR AĞACI / BEHİÇ AK / OĞLAK ÇOCUK / 2004
RÜZGÂRIN ÜZERİNDEKİ ŞEHİR / BEHİÇ AK / OĞLAK ÇOCUK / 2003

BETÜL SAYIN
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 sayinbetul@gmail.com
has illustrated numerous children’s books
www.betul.net
and her work has been published in many
children’s magazines. Her book, 5 Çocuk 5 Fax: +90 212 2926513
İstanbul / 5 Children 5 Times Istanbul appeared Yeni Fikir Sk. B Blok N: 21/3
on the IBBY 2006 Honours List. A variety of Moda 34710 İstanbul
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.
5 ÇOCUK 5 İSTANBUL / BETÜL SAYIN / GÜNIŞIĞI KİTAPLIĞI / 2005

KÖSTEBEK KUKİ / BETÜL SAYIN / GÜNIŞIĞI KİTAPLIĞI / 2007
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 cangoknil@superonline.com
of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London,
www.cangoknil.com
the Museo d’Arte Moderna in San Marino, the
Chiriro Art Museum in Tokyo, the Schenectady Fax: +90 212 287 9762
Museum in New York and The House of Humour Ayşe Sultan Korusu N: 10/6
and Satire in Gabrovo, Bulgaria as well as in Bebek 34342 İstanbul
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.
KUYRUKSUZ / CAN GÖKNİL / CAN ÇOCUK / 2006

CEM KIZILTUĞ
Kızıltuğ was born in Istanbul in 1974. He

Arts at Marmara University’s Faculty of Fine
Arts in 1997. He has been working for Zaman
newspaper, since graduating. In 2003, he cemkiziltug@gmail.com
published C’empati, an anthology of the
www.cemkiziltug.com
cartoons he drew for the weekend edition
of Zaman as well as Kediler Kelimeler / Cihangir Cd. N: 62/2
Cats and Words, a collection of poetry and Beyoğlu 34433 İstanbul
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.
BEN PICASSO / SİBEL SONMAZ / SABANCI MÜZESİ / 2006
ŞAHMARAN / MERKEZ KİTAPLAR / 2007

DAĞISTAN ÇETİNKAYA
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 dagistanc@hotmail.com
the Istanbul Metropolitan Museum of Satirical
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Drawing and Humour and has taken part in
many others since then. He is a frequent winner Çallıöz Mh. Bulutkent St.
of the success award from the Aydın Doğan A Blok D: 7 Kırıkkale
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.
ORMANDAKİ BİSİKLET / BURHAN EREN / BABIALİ KÜLTÜR / 2000

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

ENDER DANDUL
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 enderdandul@hotmail.com
began working as a freelance designer focused
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on fabric painting and graphical design. He
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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.
/ MUSTAFA RUHİ ŞİRİN / BEYAN / 1989
UÇ UÇ BENEĞİM / GÖZDE KAYABEYOĞLU

KATIR ASLAN
FERİDUN ORAL
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. feridunoral@hotmail.com
His own books have been translated into many
www.lebriz.com/feridunoral
languages. Having participated in numerous
national and international exhibitions, Örnek Mh. Libadiye Cd.
biennials and competitions, he was awarded Çamlıca St. 1. Blok D: 26
the runner-up prize for his book Böğürtlen Cini Üsküdar 34704 İstanbul
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.
BÖĞÜRTLEN CİNİ VE SARI GAGA / FERİDUN ORAL / YAPI KREDİ / 1993

KIRMIZI ELMA / FERİDUN ORAL / YAPI KREDİ / 2008
FERİT AVCI
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 mobidik@ttmail.com
at Atlas Magazine. His career as an illustrator
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began in 1975 when he drew his first caricatures.
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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.
BENİM MİNİK KIRMIZI BALIĞIM / FERİT AVCI / TUDEM / 2008
FÜSUN İYİCİL
İyicil was born in Istanbul in 1955. She

Arts in 1992. She holds an MA in “Information
Age and Creativity” from the same department. akustiklab@ttmail.com
She has taught ballet and painting, worked for
www.boyalikus.com
numerous advertisement agencies as a graphic
artist, illustrator and art director as well as for Fax: +90 216 325 28 00
various publishing houses illustrating children’s Koşuyolu Cd. N: 58
books and magazines. She won a success prize Kadıköy 34718 İstanbul
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”.
KÖK PUBLISHING CALENDER / 2004

GÖKÇE AKGÜL
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 gokceakgul@yahoo.com
exhibitions and workshop groups and has
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taken part in a variety of contests. He has
created book designs as well as cover and page Sıracevizler Cd. Tesalya Ap.
illustrations for more than 70 children’s books N: 50/5 Şişli 34360 İstanbul
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.
UZAYLI ÇOCUK TOPKAPI SARAYI’NDA /
KALEMİN ÖYKÜSÜ / BANU BOZDEMİR /
NURAN TURAN / ERDEM / 2008

BEYAZ BALİNA / 2008
NASREDDİN HOCA / BESTAMİ YAZGAN / ERDEM / 2008

GÖZDE BİTİR SINDIRGI
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 gozdebitir@gmail.com
Turkey) “Best Book Cover Award” for her work
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on Kırmızı Başlıklı Kız / Little Red Riding Hood
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by the Brothers Grimm. She won further two
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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.
KIRMIZI BAŞLIKLI KIZ / GRIMM / CAN ÇOCUK / 2006
PARMAK KIZ / ANDERSEN / CAN ÇOCUK / 2007

SANAT SINAVI / ÜLKÜ TAMER / CAN / 2006
HUBAN KORMAN
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 huban@kormankorman.com
has created advertising campaigns for a variety
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of brands and has received several awards. As
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well as having received a number of awards for
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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).
KADİFE TAVŞAN / MARGERY WILLIAMS / CAN ÇOCUK / 2007
KIRIK ŞEMSİYE / SEVİM AK / CAN ÇOCUK / 2007

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 lebrizrona@yahoo.com
taken part in various national and international
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exhibitions. She started illustrating children’s
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books in 1996. Her past work includes
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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
MUSTAFA DELİOĞLU
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 delioglumustafa@hotmail.com
exhibitions, including a number of personal
www.delioglu.com
ones. He has received a number of awards
including “The Foundation for Children’s Nuriosmaniye Cd. Derin Han
Outstanding Contribution Award” in 2004, the N: 8/2 Cağaloğlu 34120 İstanbul
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.
MAVİ AY / MAVİSER YENER, AYTÜL AKAL / UÇANBALIK / 2004
NAZAN ERKMEN
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 nerkmen@marmara.edu.tr
of the Department of Graphic Arts and Vice
Fax : +90 216 326 91 29
Dean. She became a professor in 1996 and was
appointed Dean of the Faculty in 2006. She is Marmara Üniversitesi Güzel
specialized in illustration. She has illustrated Sanatlar Fakültesi Acıbadem
164 books and won 14 awards, four of which Kadıköy 34660 İstanbul
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”.
ÖNEL / 1999
GILGAMIŞ / CELAL ÜSTER / ÖNEL / 1999
GILGAMIŞ / CELAL ÜSTER /

HİTİT MÜZİK TANRIÇASI
OSMAN KEHRİ
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 kehri@ttmail.com
illustration but also in all other areas of graphic
www.osmankehri.com
arts. Having worked as an art director in the
most important advertising agencies in the Hanımefendi Sk. N: 62/1
country, he established his own studio. Şişli 34381 İstanbul
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.
KÜÇÜK DENİZKIZI / ANDERSEN / REDHOUSE / 1987

BEYAZ TAY / HASAN LATİF SARIYÜCE / KÖK / 2005
OSMAN TURHAN
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 o.turhan@zaman.com.tr
received “The Best Children’s Book Illustration
www.osmanturhan.com
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.
PEYGAMBERİMİ ÖĞRENİYORUM / DİYANET İŞLERİ BAKANLIĞI / 2005
GÜNEŞE ÂŞIK ÇOCUK / TBMM / 2006
GÜNEŞE ÂŞIK ÇOCUK / TBMM / 2006

RANA MERMERTAŞ
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 rmermertas@gmail.com
and cartoonist. Mermertaş also creates
www.ranamermertas.com
animations. She started illustrating children’s
books during her studies and won her first prize Ayazma Mh. Mehmet Paşa
in this field in 1994. She has received many Değirmeni Sk. N: 19/4
more awards, including a success award in an Üsküdar 34672 İstanbul
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.
BEN BALIK GİBİ Mİ DOĞDUM? / ULVİYE ALPAY / KAYNAK / 2002
AĞLAMA ANNE / CEZMİ ERSÖZ / HEM / 2008

SAADET CEYLAN
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 saadetceylan@ttmail.com
(minyatür) and paper marbling (ebrû). She
Yaprak Sk. Hürel Ap. N: 24/4
has worked as a graphic artist in advertising
Acıbadem 34660 İstanbul
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.
BÜYÜLÜ BAHÇE / AYFER GÜRDAL ÜNAL / ÇINAR / 2006

NOKTACIK / SEZA KUTLAR AKSOY / TUDEM / 2008
SELÇUK DEMİREL
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 well-
known magazines and newspapers, especially www.selcuk-demirel.com
in Mimarlık. He moved to France in 1978 where
selcuk.demirel@wanadoo.com
he continued to work in Paris. His drawings
MUMUK HARFLERİ ÖĞRENİYOR / SELÇUK DEMİREL / YAPI KREDİ / 1997

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 well-
known 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.
MUMUK FOTOĞRAFLARDA / SELÇUK DEMİREL / YAPI KREDİ / 1983
KÂĞITTAN KEDİLER / YAPI KREDİ / 1999
KÂĞITTAN KEDİLER / YAPI KREDİ / 1999

SEMRA CAN
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 cansemracan@gmail.com
Teaching. The artist has not only created
www.semracan.com
comic strips and illustrations for Cumhuriyet,
a Turkish newspaper, but has also drawn Eskişehir Mh. Değirmen Sk.
cartoons for various comic magazines, such as N: 67/1 Kurtuluş 34375
Penguen, for which she still works. For a long İstanbul
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.
MOR EŞEK’İN SERÜVENLERİ / MUZAFFER İZGÜ / BU / 2000
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 sedeliorman@gmail.com
various graphic design agencies and in 2005
www.serapdeliorman.com
began illustrating children’s books. Deliorman
has participated in over 10 national and Rasimpaşa Mh. Taşlıbayır Sk.
international exhibitions. She has illustrated Sarıçiçek Ap. N: 3/5 Kadıköy
the following children’s books for Uçanbalık 34716 İstanbul
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.
İKİ KAVGACI AĞAÇ / AYTÜL AKAL / UÇANBALIK / 2002

SİBEL DEMİRTAŞ
Demirtaş was born in Istanbul in 1966. She

Arts, focusing on original print, illustration
and graphics. In 1993 she decided to dedicate demirtas.sibel@gmail.com
her career to illustrating children’s books.
desibeldemirtas@yahoo.co.uk
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.
NİL’İN ORMAN GEZİSİ / SİBEL DEMİRTAŞ / ÖZYÜREK / 1999
ŞAFAK TAVKUL
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 safaktavkul@yahoo.com
and directing animation projects. Tavkul has
www.tavkulanimation.com
created storyboards which include 50.000
images and has illustrated over 500 children’s Fax: +90 216 545 53 99
books. In 1990, he received “A Cartoon Award” Eczacı Necip Akar Sk. N: 2/3
from The Foundation for Children. In 2003, his Acıbadem Üsküdar 34660
illustration work in the children’s book Çocuğun İstanbul
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.
BLACK BEAUTY
LORD OF THE STEPPES
BLACK BEAUTY
ŞAHİN ERKOÇAK
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 sahin.erkocak@gmail.com
comic magazines and has illustrated a variety of
Kaşhaneler Sk. Hayat Ap.
children’s books.
N: 37/17 Şaşkınbakkal
İstanbul
THE COVER OF EBE SOBE CHILDREN MAGAZINE / MARCH 2006

SİHİRLİ MOZART / GÖKNİL GENÇ / CAN ÇOCUK / 2008
ÜLKÜ OVAT
ÜMİT ÖĞMEL
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 ogvats@gmail.com
have been working together writing children’s
İLKBAHAR / ÜLKÜ OVAT, ÜMİT ÖĞMEL / KÖK / 2004

Paris Cd. Işık Yolu Sk. N: 3/22
books, creating comics and children’s books
A. Ayrancı 06540 Ankara
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.
SONBAHAR / ÜLKÜ OVAT, ÜMİT ÖĞMEL / KÖK / 2004

MOR BENEKLİ / SÜLEYMAN BULUT / ANFORA / 2008
YAPRAK MORALI
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 www.moryap.com
she attended a one year animation course
Konaklar Mh. Oyak St. B Blok
in Denmark and upon graduating worked in
N: 10/3 Yeni Levent 80620
different European animation studios on a
İstanbul
number of projects for the big and small screen,
including promotional videos, music videos, Huitfeldts Gate 17 0253
advertorials and TV series as an animator, Oslo Norway
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.
GEÇMİŞTEN GELEN KONUKLAR / BİLGİN ADALI / CAN / 2005
ILLUSTRATORS OF
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ILLUSTRATORS OF

TURKISH ILLUSTRATION ART

Vedat Nedim Tör, established the most

After 1950 the importance of publications

Kantar was born in Istanbul in 1955. She

ŞIMARIK FİL / AYTÜL AKAL / UÇANBALIK / 1996

AYŞE İNAN ALİCAN

Alican was born in Ankara in 1972. She

Eroğlu was born in Istanbul in 1968. She

Ak was born in Samsun in 1956. After

KEDİ ADASI / BEHİÇ AK / OĞLAK ÇOCUK / 2003

RÜZGÂRIN ÜZERİNDEKİ ŞEHİR / BEHİÇ AK / OĞLAK ÇOCUK / 2003

Sayın was born in Istanbul in 1958. She

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

Göknil was born in Ankara in 1945. She got her

KUYRUKSUZ / CAN GÖKNİL / CAN ÇOCUK / 2006

Kızıltuğ was born in Istanbul in 1974. He

ŞAHMARAN / MERKEZ KİTAPLAR / 2007

Çetinkaya was born in Kırıkkale in 1970. He

ORMANDAKİ BİSİKLET / BURHAN EREN / BABIALİ KÜLTÜR / 2000

NASRETTİN HOCA / ORHAN VELİ / YAPI KREDİ / 2003

Dandul was born in 1955. He graduated from

UÇ UÇ BENEĞİM / GÖZDE KAYABEYOĞLU

Oral was born in Kırıkkale in 1961. He

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

Avcı was born in 1954. He graduated from

İyicil was born in Istanbul in 1955. She

KÖK PUBLISHING CALENDER / 2004

Akgül was born in Ankara in 1978. He studied

NURAN TURAN / ERDEM / 2008

NASREDDİN HOCA / BESTAMİ YAZGAN / ERDEM / 2008

GÖZDE BİTİR SINDIRGI

Sındırgı was born in Kırklareli in 1978. Educated

PARMAK KIZ / ANDERSEN / CAN ÇOCUK / 2007

Korman was born in Istanbul in 1959. She

KIRIK ŞEMSİYE / SEVİM AK / CAN ÇOCUK / 2007

Rona was born in Istanbul in 1973, she holds

Delioğlu was born in Erzincan in 1946, since

Erkmen was born in 1945. She graduated from

GILGAMIŞ / CELAL ÜSTER /

Kehri was born in 1949. He graduated from the

KÜÇÜK DENİZKIZI / ANDERSEN / REDHOUSE / 1987

Turhan was born in Mersin in 1976. Turhan

GÜNEŞE ÂŞIK ÇOCUK / TBMM / 2006

Mermertaş was born in Erzincan in 1967. She

AĞLAMA ANNE / CEZMİ ERSÖZ / HEM / 2008

Ceylan was born in Düzce in 1955. She

BÜYÜLÜ BAHÇE / AYFER GÜRDAL ÜNAL / ÇINAR / 2006

Demirel was born in Artvin in 1954. He had his

MUMUK HARFLERİ ÖĞRENİYOR / SELÇUK DEMİREL / YAPI KREDİ / 1997

KÂĞITTAN KEDİLER / YAPI KREDİ / 1999

Can was born in Rize in 1971. She studied in

Deliorman was born in Ankara in 1981. She

İKİ KAVGACI AĞAÇ / AYTÜL AKAL / UÇANBALIK / 2002

Demirtaş was born in Istanbul in 1966. She

Tavkul was born in Kastamonu in 1963. He

Erkoçak was born in Konya in 1953. He

THE COVER OF EBE SOBE CHILDREN MAGAZINE / MARCH 2006

Öğmel was born in 1946. He began creating

İLKBAHAR / ÜLKÜ OVAT, ÜMİT ÖĞMEL / KÖK / 2004

SONBAHAR / ÜLKÜ OVAT, ÜMİT ÖĞMEL / KÖK / 2004

Morali was born in Ankara in 1976. After