Galip Tekin found dead in his house in Arnavutkoy, Istanbul 6 July 2017Mavi Boncuk |
Galip Tekin (born 20 April 1958) is a Turkish comic book artist, cartoonist and screenwriter. He is known for his works in fantasy and science genres. His style is often compared to that of Jean "Mœbius" Giraud.[1]
Tekin started his comics career in Gırgır magazine in 1978. Following year, he dropped out Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts to pursue a career in Gırgır. Throughout the 1980s, he published comics and comic strips in Gırgır and Fırt, as well as in Günaydın newspaper. In May 1989, he became the chief editor of newly founded Dıgıl magazine.[1]
In 1990s, Tekin worked in various humor magazines, including Hıbır, Fırfır, Leman, Limon and L-Manyak. In 1994, he published his best-known comic series, Pı'ya Mektuplar. In 1994 and 2000, he started lecturing as a comic book instructor in Boğaziçi and Istanbul Bilgi University, respectively, pioneering the Comics studies in Turkey.[1]In 2008, he was arrested for allegedly conspiring to hire a contract killer after a shootout at Kemancı Bar in Taksim, which he was a co-owner of. He was subsequently released after charges against him were dropped.[2] During the 7 months of his detention, Tekin made 850 different illustrations, which were adapted into a textbook.[3]
In 2011, Tekin started compiling his best known works under the series Tuhaf Öyküler.[3] In 2012, some of his comic book stories were adapted into television series under the name Acayip Hikayeler,[4] with Tekin writing the screenplay for 4 episodes.[5] The series were cancelled that year.[6]
Having also previously worked for Penguen, Tekin currently works for Uykusuz.[7]
Selected works
Tuhaf Öyküler 1 (2011)
Tuhaf Öyküler 2 (2011)
Tuhaf Öyküler 3 (2012)
Filmography | Television
Acayip Hikayeler (2012)
References
1 Alpin, Hakan (2006). Çizgiroman Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). İstanbul: İnkılâp Kitabevi. ISBN 9751024366.
2 Kazancı, Murat (26 December 2008). "Karikatürist Galip Tekin’e takipsizlik". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 July 2015.
3 Erdoğan, Esra. "Eroinman, alkolik ya da deli olduğumu düşünenlere gülüp geçiyorum". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 July 2015.
4 Karakuş, Gülbahar (8 April 2012). "Don Kişot’luk yapıyoruz". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 July 2015.
5 "'Hikayelerimi televizyona koymak delilik!'". NTV (Turkey) (in Turkish). 6 April 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
6 "Galip Tekin". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 July 2015.
7 İzci, İpek (16 May 2012). "Mizahçıya baskı yapamazsın, bir şekilde adamı bitirir". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 July 2015.