Erdogan Caricature: cartoonists hit back at Turkish leader's clampdown.(TheGuardian).
Cartoonist Martin Rowson urges cartoonists to caricature Turkey’s president Erdoğan, to highlight the trial of a Turkish cartoonist who lampooned him
The cartoonist and author Martin Rowson has encouraged people around the world to draw caricatures of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in an attempt to raise awareness of a perceived clampdown on Turkish cartoonists wishing to lampoon him.
Over a series of messages on Twitter, Rowson, a regular Guardian contributor, wrote:
“President Erdoğan of Turkey is seeking 10 year stretch for a Turkish cartoonist. Recently another Turkish cartoonist was heavily fined for drawing Erdogan as a cat. “Maybe, if it’s safe, a whole pile of cartoonists round the world should tweet their cartoons of Erdoğan to teach him some humility before God and us cartoonists. Otherwise he might give the very strong impression that he’s a chippy narcissistic despot. The very idea! I’ll file my#ErdoganCaricature tomorrow morning. Start scribbling, comrades!”
True to his word, Rowson posted his own caricature of the Turkish president on Thursday morning, and encouraged others to do likewise - if safe to do so. Hmmm..... Opening the 'cartoonist box'......'A Cartoonist too far'. Read and see the full story here.
"I know what you did last year" #erdogancaricature #erdogancartoon @diehimbeertonis @ISTANBUL_THEMES @berhem pic.twitter.com/NpoL0q0JxI
— MFS - The Other News (@MFS001) October 24, 2014
Here's my #Erdogancaricature, in support of Musa Kart, facing 9yrs jail for cartoon of Turkish President. Add yours! pic.twitter.com/Dw3tAcOwdQ
— Martin Rowson (@MartinRowson) October 23, 2014
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