Cemil Cem | |
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Born | 1882 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 9 April 1950 (aged 67–68) Istanbul, Turkey |
Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Cem |
Collaborators | Refik Halit Karay |
Alma mater |
Cemil Cem (1882–1950) was a Turkish diplomat, cartoonist and journalist who worked for the Ottoman satirical magazine Kalem and founded his own satirical magazine Cem.
Cemil was born in 1882 in Istanbul. [1] [2] He graduated from Galatasaray High School and then obtained his law degree from Darülfunun, precursor of Istanbul University, in 1903. [1] [2] During his diplomatic post in Europe he also received a degree in political sciences in Paris. [3]
Following his graduation he held several diplomatic posts in Paris, Vienna and Rome. [3] He published several cartoons in the Ottoman satirical magazine Kalem which was in circulation between 1908 and 1911. [4] His cartoons contained western revolutionary ideas. [4] [5] Following his return to Istanbul he founded a satirical magazine entitled Cem in November 1910 which folded in 1912. [1] [2] His major collaborator in Cem was Refik Halit Karay. [6]
Cemil left Istanbul for Europe in 1912 and settled there until 1921. [1] Between 1921 and 1925 he worked as an administrator at the Fine Arts Faculty in Istanbul which was later attached to Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. [6] Cemil restarted his magazine Cem in 1927. [1] The same year he was tried due to a cartoon published in the magazine. [2] After the closure of his magazine in 1929 he became a city council member of Istanbul, but he left the post soon. [3]
Cem lived in Moda, Kadıköy, Istanbul. [6] He died in Istanbul on 9 April 1950. [1] [3]
Cemil Cem | |
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Born | 1882 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 9 April 1950 (aged 67–68) Istanbul, Turkey |
Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Cem |
Collaborators | Refik Halit Karay |
Alma mater |
Cemil Cem (1882–1950) was a Turkish diplomat, cartoonist and journalist who worked for the Ottoman satirical magazine Kalem and founded his own satirical magazine Cem.
Cemil was born in 1882 in Istanbul. [1] [2] He graduated from Galatasaray High School and then obtained his law degree from Darülfunun, precursor of Istanbul University, in 1903. [1] [2] During his diplomatic post in Europe he also received a degree in political sciences in Paris. [3]
Following his graduation he held several diplomatic posts in Paris, Vienna and Rome. [3] He published several cartoons in the Ottoman satirical magazine Kalem which was in circulation between 1908 and 1911. [4] His cartoons contained western revolutionary ideas. [4] [5] Following his return to Istanbul he founded a satirical magazine entitled Cem in November 1910 which folded in 1912. [1] [2] His major collaborator in Cem was Refik Halit Karay. [6]
Cemil left Istanbul for Europe in 1912 and settled there until 1921. [1] Between 1921 and 1925 he worked as an administrator at the Fine Arts Faculty in Istanbul which was later attached to Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. [6] Cemil restarted his magazine Cem in 1927. [1] The same year he was tried due to a cartoon published in the magazine. [2] After the closure of his magazine in 1929 he became a city council member of Istanbul, but he left the post soon. [3]
Cem lived in Moda, Kadıköy, Istanbul. [6] He died in Istanbul on 9 April 1950. [1] [3]