Wonderful artwork and a great honor for a friend we have left. We are very sad and have lit a candle at toonpool.com and our thoughts are with Turhan on this silent evening.

We moved this portrait into our Draw Me area for portraits of colleagues, friends and family - where Turhan will be among all the other artists.

Best wishes by heart,
Vanessa

basimiz sagolsun donquichotte..Acimizi sizinle beraber paylasiyoruz..sizin gibi ustalarin elleri dert görmesin abicim..

RIP and RESPECT!
Great tribute to Master Selcuk!!!

very sad R.I.P.

A SAD DAY FOR CARTOONİSTS...

Büyük ustalarımız birer birer giderken, arkalarında kocaman yüreklerini, karikatür aşklarını, gerçek mizahı, insanlığı, ışığı ve bayrağı devrettikleri siz ustalarımızı bıraktılar...
Büyük ustanın ardından sonsuz saygıyla...

Turhan Selcuk has died at age 88

Turhan Selcuk, died in Istanbul last night at 01.30 after his surgery at Acibadem Hospital. Selcuk was one of the most influential caricaturists of Turkey, shaping the country's sense of humor.

Turhan Selcuk, who worked for the Cumhuriyet newspaper died in Istanbul last night at 01.30.

Selcuk was taken into intensive care after his surgery at the Acibadem Hospital in Maslak, where he passed away.

The famous caricaturist's drawings left deep impressions shaping the sense of humour in Turkish society.

Turhan Selcuk, who was born in Milas by Mugla in 1922, was one of the co-founders of the caricaturist association along with Semih Balcioglu and Ferit Ongoren. He worked at periodicals like Selcuk, Akbaba, Aydede, Yon, Devrim and newspapers like Milliyet and Aksam.

Selcuk, who became especially popular with his character Abdulcanbaz, had many exhibitions in museums throughout Turkey and Europe. He is further journalist author Ilhan Selcuk's brother.