๐น๐ท The 18th International Tourism Cartoons Competition invites amateur and professional cartoonists from around the world to participate in its 2026 edition.
๐ฏ Theme:
1️⃣ Being a Tourist in Cappadocia.
2️⃣ Hot Air Balloon Tourism in Cappadocia.
๐ Submission Guidelines
- The competition is open to all amateur and professional cartoonists.
- Each performer is allowed to submit maximum three works.
- The cartoons submitted to the competition may be prepared as original drawings, digital printings or computer printouts.
- The drawing technique is open-ended. Drawings may be colorful or black and white. On the other hand, performers are required to put signatures on their drawings.
- Works produced with artificial intelligence are not accepted for the competition.
- Cartoons sent may be of the ones previously published somewhere but previously awarded cartoons are not allowed to submit.
- Cartoons submitted for selection will be able to be printed in the publication of Anatolia Tourism Academy and in other printed materials of this organization such as books, catalogs, brochures, postcards, web sites and posters. All rights for any other publishing except these belong to the owner of drawing.
- After the first elimination, the finalists will be announced on the website between 24 – 31 January 2027 and objections will be accepted between these dates.
- Finalist cartoons will be published in the album. Cartoonists whose drawings published in this album will be sent a copy of the album.
- Among the works participating in the competition, the finalists and the winners will be included in the book to be published online.
- All the cartoonists participated in the competition are implied to agree on the conditions and regulations of the competition.
⌛ Submission deadline is 31 December 2026.
๐️ Categories
Cartoons will be accepted in two sections:
1️⃣ Adult Category: This category is open for the all of cartoonists who are 17 and older. Category should be noted when cartoons are submitting. Grand award, second award, third award, Professor Atila รzer recognition award and three mansions will be given in this section. Finalist cartoons in this section will be published in the album.
2️⃣ Young Category: This category is open for the cartoonists who are 16 and younger. Category should be noted when cartoons are submitting. Grand award and two achievement awards will be given in this section. Finalist cartoons in this section will be published in the album.
๐ค Cartoon Submission
For further information and cartoon mailings:
๐ฎ Postal address:
Nazmi KOZAK
P.O. Box 87, 06444
Yenisehir, Ankara / Tรผrkiye
OR
๐ง E-mail: tourismcartoon@gmail.com
- Please fill in and submit the required information on the application form.
- The works of those who do not complete the participation form will not be evaluated.
๐ Click here for the Application-Form
๐ Evaluation Declarations
- Works submitted to the competition will be evaluated in two stages.
- In the first stage, all the works will be pre-evaluated at a meeting held by Pre-Evaluation Selection Committee members. At the end of this meeting, finalist works will be determined. No more than 1/5 of the works submitted to the competition will be taken for further evaluation.
- Before continuing with the second stage, finalist works will be announced on the internet between 24 and 31 January 2027. Similar and copy works, plagiarism, previously awarded works, and other objections will be decided by the Pre-Evaluation Selection Committee members and due to the reasonable objections, on which the committee will reach a consensus, related works will be eliminated.
- At the second stage, finalist works will be re-evaluated by Final Selection Committee Members. This time, evaluation will be done in two sub-stages. In the first stage, the number of finalist woks will be reduced to 45-50 and, in the last stage, winners will be determined.
- Evaluation of the submitted works will be done based on three critical issues mentioned below.
- Selection and convenience of the topic, Quality of humor, Originality of drawing.
1️⃣ CATEGORY OF ADULT CARTOONISTS:
๐ Prizes:
๐ฅ Grand Award: Five-day full-board stay for two in Cappadocia (including a hot air balloon ride with Cappadocia Voyager Balloons).
๐ฅ Second Award: Five-day full-board stay for two in Cappadocia (including a hot air balloon ride with Cappadocia Voyager Balloons).
๐ฅ Third Award: Five-day full-board stay for two in Cappadocia (including a hot air balloon ride with Cappadocia Voyager Balloons).
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Professor Atila รzer Recognition Award: Five-day full-board stay for two in Cappadocia (including a hot air balloon ride with Cappadocia Voyager Balloons).
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Saffet Yataฤan Recognition Award: a hot air balloon ride with Cappadocia Voyager Balloons).
2️⃣ CATEGORY OF YOUNG CARTOONISTS
๐ Prizes:
๐ฅ Grand Award: Five-day full-board stay for two in Cappadocia (including a hot air balloon ride with Cappadocia Voyager Balloons).
๐ฅ Second Award: Five-day full-board stay for two in Cappadocia (including a hot air balloon ride with Cappadocia Voyager Balloons).
๐ฅ Third Award: Five-day full-board stay for two in Cappadocia (including a hot air balloon ride with Cappadocia Voyager Balloons).
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Important Dates
⌛ Deadline for Submission: 31 December 2026.
๐ฅ Meeting of the pre-Selection Committee: 17 January 2027.
๐ข Announcement of finalist cartoons (for possible objections): 24 – 31 January 2027.
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Notification of Winners: April 2027.
๐ Date of the Award Ceremony: November 2027.