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Behiç Ak was born in Samsun in 1956. He studied architecture at Yıldız University and Istanbul Technical University. Since 1982 he has been drawing caricatures. His comic strip Kim Kime Dum Duma has been serialized in Cumhuriyet newspaper. His books for children and caricature strip books have been published not only in Turkey but also in Germany, Japan and South Korea. His caricatures have been exhibited in Holland, Germany and Switzerland as well as in Turkey. His plays have been performed not only in Istanbul: the Municipality Theatre, the State Theatre and the Aksanat Production Theatre but also in other cities such as Ankara, Adana, Gaziantep, Izmir, Sivas, Konya, Stuttgart, New York, Munich, South Cyprus, Athens, Zurich, Anvers, Amsterdam and Berlin. He was awarded "Best Documentary" with his film “Türk Sinemasında Sansürün Tarihi – Siyahperde” in the Ankara Film Festival in 1994.
Plays:
Fay Hattı,Tek Kişilik Şehir, Bina, Ayrılık, Hastane, İmaj Katili, Newton Bilgisayardan Ne Anlar, Benim Küçük Global Köyüm, İki Çarpı İki
Books for children:
Yüksek Tansiyonlu Çınar Ağacı, Gökdelene Giren Bulut, Büyükannem ve Miyop Ejderha, Uyurgezer Bir Fil, Rüzgarın Üzerindeki Şehir, Kedi Adası, Bizim Tombiş Taştan Hiç Anlamıyor, Ben ne zaman doğdum?, Benim Bir Karışım, Tombiş Maskeli Baloya Katılmak istemiyor, Karadenizdeki Yunus, Doğumgünü Hediyesi, Ayşe nin Bulut Projesi, Dikkat Su, Dikkat Dünya, Bilyalar, Güneşi bile tamir eden adam, Alaadin′ in geveze su boruları, İstanbul’un Suyu Nereden Geliyor?
Caricature books:
Kim Kime Dum Duma, Ben Yapmadım Öğretmenim, Galiba Seni Seviyorum, Ne Biçim Kurbağasın Sen?, İletişim Karikatürleri, Zelzele, Was kümmerts mich, Korkma Ben Hümanist Değilim
Story books:
Yıldızların Tembelliği, Uyku şehir (novel)
Awards:
“Bina”, a special prize, The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, (1993)
“Türk Sinemasında Sansürün Tarihi - Siyahperde”, the best documentary film prize in Ankara Film Festival; the special prize from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism (1994)
“Ayrılık”, Afife Jale Awards; Cevat Fehmi Başkut Special Prize (1996)
“Tek Kişilik Şehir”, Afife Jale Awards; Cevat Fehmi Başkut Special Prize (2003)
Reference: karikaturculerdernegi.org; wikipedia.org; isimsizsiniz.com
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