🫒 At a ceremony held in Zeytinlik village as part of the 24th International Olive Festival, awards were presented to the cartoonists who won in the 14th International Cartoon Competition, organized by the Kyrenia Municipality and the Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists Association, along with the recipients of the 2025 Golden Olive Humor Service Award.
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| Cartoonist Hüseyin Çakmak |
🎤 Opening and Speeches
The opening speech at the awards ceremony, held on Sunday evening, October 5, 2025, in the festival area of Zeytinlik village, was delivered by Hüseyin Çakmak, Secretary General of the Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists Association.
Following the speech, awards were presented to the cartoonists who won awards in the 14th International Cartoon Competition and the artists who were awarded the 2025 Golden Olive Humor Service Award by Kyrenia Municipality Council Member Mete Ünal Gürgen, Kyrenia Municipality Council Member and Chairman of the Culture and Arts Committee Ziya Egemen Sencer, and President of the Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists Association M. Serhan Gazioğlu.
🏆 Award Winners and Highlights
The award-winning artists delivered meaningful speeches at the ceremony. Japanese cartoonist Yu Kimura, who won first prize in the "Olive" section of the 14th International Cartoon Competition, received great acclaim for delivering his speech in Turkish.
🎭 Master theater artist Şadiye Balıkçıoğlu, who was unable to attend the 2024 awards ceremony, surprised the audience after receiving her award by performing as "Karpazlı Emir Ayşe", a character she has portrayed for many years.
🌍 List of Awarded Artists
🏅 International Cartoon Competition 2025:
🇯🇵 Yu Kimura - Japan
🇭🇷 Nikola Listes - Croatia
🇮🇷 Louisa Hedayati - Iran
🇱🇧 Anas Lakkis - Lebanon
🇮🇷 Saeed Sadeghi - Iran – 2024 Grand Prize
🏆 2025 Golden Olive Humor Service Awards:
🎥 Gülşen Erçin Vaiz – Humorous Video Content
🎭 İzel Seylani – Shadow Play
🎬 Mehmet Ekin Vaiz – Humorous Video Content
✏️ Selen Selışık – Cartoon
🧑🎨 Serkan Sürek – Cartoon Workshop
😂 Tolgay Tarıman – Humorous Parody
🎭 Şadiye Balıkçıoğlu – Humorous Theater (2024 Prize)
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