PRIZES
Turhan Selçuk won these prizes: Istanbul Journalism Association’s First Prize in the Successful Journalism Contest in 1955 and Success Prizes in 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989 and 1990. Golden Palm and Aero Club Silver Cup in 1956 in Italy, in the International Bordighera Caricature Contest. In 1962 Silver Date. In 1970 The Ippocampo Prize in the Ippocampo-Vato Caricature Festival in Italy. In 1971 Turkish Artists Association’s Popular Artist Prize. In 1975, The Silver Cup in the Vercelli Caricature Bienal in Italy. In 1996 The Honorary Prize in the Caricature Foundation’s Second Caricature Festival. In 1998 Burhan Felek Servitude in the Printed Media Prize of the Istanbul Journalists Association.
Selçuk received the title of “Honorary Doctorate of Science” presented to him by The Sivas Cumhuriyet University in 1992 and The Eskişehir Anatolian University in 1997. In 2003 he received the Prize for Successful Journalism of the Istanbul Association of the Journalists and the same year he was also chosen as “The Caricaturist of The Year” by the Association of Caricaturists.
PUBLICATIONS
Turhan Caricature Album, Yeditepe Pub., İst., 1954
140 Caricature, Milliyet Pub., 3, [İst., 1962]
Turhan 62, Milliyet Pub., İst., 1962
Hieroglyph, İzlem Pub., İst., [1964]
Good Conduct Zero, Altın Pub., İst., 1969
The Line Speaks, Milliyet Pub., İst., 1979
Human Rights/ Ministry of Culture Pub., İst., 1995
In the Beginning There was Line… “60 Years of Line 60 yıl”, Cumhuriyet Books, İst., July 2003
