Salih Memecan
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| Salih Memecan | |
| Born | September 2, 1952 Giresun, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Area(s) | caricaturist |
| Notable works | Sizinkiler,Bizimcity |
Salih Memecan (September 2, 1952 - ) is a prominent Turkish cartoonist and political satirist. His work is published daily in Sabah newspaper, one of the most popular in Turkey, and weekly in the Aktüel magazine.
After receiving his BA and MA degrees in architecture from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey; Salih Memecan received his Ph.D. in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania as a Fulbright scholar (1983).
Memecan’s daily agenda includes a political cartoon strip, Bizimcity, on the front page, a comics cartoon strip, Sizinkiler, on the back page of Sabah newspaper. The animated version of Bizimcity takes place on the prime-time news program on ATV, the most popular national TV channel in Turkey. Memecan's editorial cartoons appeared in major U.S. newspapers including the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Baltimore Sun, the Philadelphia Inquirer. His cartoons are in his regular slot at www.cagle.com, a prominent political and editorial cartoon web site in the U.S.
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