Editorial cartoonists, like many journalists, writers, and
intellectuals, in Turkey faced various obstacles after the 1980
military intervention. Restrictions on their professional lives
came in two different ways. For the editorial cartoonists who work
for a mainstream newspaper, the monopolization as a consequence of
liberal economy and non-existence of anti-trust laws became more
threatening than the governmental taboos such as the Kurdish
dispute in the 1990s. By tackling the Kurdish issue, and by often
taking sides in favor of Kurdish people or sympathizing with their
cause, these editorial cartoonists easily became the target of
government oppression. Their sharp criticism of Turkey's human
rights violations, the perpetual civil war taking place in the
southeastern part of Anatolia, or any topic other than the official
history came with a heavy price. This study highlights the
situation of the Turkish editorial cartoonists, who have been thus
far ignored and mostly left in the dark, by emphasizing the
delicate issues and taboos in the two decades following the 1980
military coup. It also sheds a light on the rapid transformation of
the Turkish press.
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