Within the framework of the yearly Olive Festival in Zeytinlik/Kyrenia

By Heidi Trautmann

The Cyprus Turkish Cartoon Association (FECO Cyprus) has called for the third contest – the last one was in 2008 – supported by the Kyrenia Municipality. The Final Results have come in:

According to the Association’s information 340 cartoonists from 60 countries have participated  with the high number of 554 works.

First Prize: 1.000 Euro + Gold Olive

Izabela Kowalska – Wieczorek (Polonya – Poland)

Second Prize: 800 Euro + Silver Olive

Elrayah Abu Baker Ombaddi (Sudan – Sudan)

Third Prize: 600 Euro + Bronz Olive

Ivailo Tsvetkov (Bulgaristan – Bulgaria)

(*) Altın Ödül – Gold Prize: 14 ayar, 15 gr – 14 carat, 15 gr.

    Gümüş Ödül – Silver Prize: 925 ayar, 20 gr – 925 carat, 20 gr.

SPECIAL PRIZES (BRONZ OLIVE)

Ba Bilig (Çin – China)

Saman Ahmadi (İran – Iran)

Luc Vernimmen (Belçika – Belgium)

Nicolae Lengher (Romanya – Romania)

Sajad Rafeei (İran – Iran)

Emrah Arıkan (Türkiye – Turkey)

Mayor of Kyrenia Nida Güngördü Special Prize

Konstantin Kazanchev (Ukrayna – Ukraina)

Kyrenia Municipality Assembly Special Prize

Makhmud Eshonkulov (Özbekistan – Uzbekistan)

Kyrenia Municipality Directorate of Special Prize

Ilya Katz (İsrail – Israel)

Cypriot – Turkish Cartoonists' Association Special Prize

Mileta Miloradovic (Sırbistan – Serbia)

Leymosun Foundation Special Prize

Aidarbek Gazizov (Kazakistan – Kazakhstan)

International New Scorpion Humour and Cartoon Magazine Special Prize

Andrea Pecchia (İtalya – Italy)

Olive Village Headman Special Prize

Louis Pol (Avustralya – Australia)

The Prize Ceremony will be held at the Zeytinlik Village Centre on 14 October at 19:00 hrs.