Finalists of the 15th International Cartoon Contest "Free Section", Cyprus

🎨 The organizing committee of the 15th International Cartoon Contest 2026, held as part of the 25th International Olive Festival in Kyrenia, Cyprus, has released the non-definitive list of prize-winning cartoons in the Free Section, inviting the international cartoon community to review the selected works before the official results are confirmed.

🌍 The competition attracted 148 cartoonists from 44 countries, who submitted a total of 586 cartoons. The judging sessions were held from June 15 to 18, 2026, at the Dome Hotel in Kyrenia.

👨‍🎨 The international jury consisted of Murat Şenkul, M. Serhan Gazioğlu, Ivailo Tsvetkov, Musa Keklik, Musa Kayra, Zafer Turkulu, and Hüseyin Çakmak, who evaluated all submitted artworks and selected the finalists for the Olive Section.

🎯 CARTOONS FOR OBJECTION

⚠️ Dear cartoonists and cartoonist organization officials: We are sending the cartoons that the 15th International Cartoon Contest Selection Committee scored and determined as finalists for objection.

🖼️ These cartoons may be similar, imitated or copied. He may have won an award in another contest before. Please report these cartoons (providing the exact date and documentation). Documented cartoons will be canceled and other cartoons with high scores will be taken into consideration.

📅 The objection period is until July 15, 2026. (24.00 at night – Cyprus Time).

📧 The necessary documents and information in this regard should be sent to olivecartoons@gmail.com Objections without an exact date and documentation will not be taken into consideration.