The Sultan’s Nose – Caricatures from Turkey

Exhibition at the Museum der Weltkulturen Frankfurt
August 9, 2008 to November 16, 2008

Organizer:
DiYALOG in cooperation with the Museum der Weltkulturen and
Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation

Museum of World Cultures, Schaumainkai 37, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

On August 8, on the occasion of the Book Fair, the Museum of World
Cultures in Frankfurt will open the exhibition "The Sultan's Nose -
Caricatures from Turkey."

This exhibition has been initiated and organized by the Turkish Cultural
Initiative DIYALOG in cooperation with the Museum of World Cultures, the
Turkish branch of the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation, and with support from
the Organizing Committee of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2008.

Since the debate on the Muhammad caricatures that were published in
Denmark, Europeans have been engaged with the question of caricature and
humour in the Muslim world. Presenting a selection of old and new examples
of Turkish caricatures, the exhibition aims to show the central role
satire has played as a form of socio-political argument since the time of
the Ottoman sultans in Turkey.

The exhibition includes work by caricaturists who are regarded as
classics in Turkey, first during the late Ottoman period and moving
forward to the 1950s with work by graphic artists like Turhan Selçuk
and Tan Oral. Simultaneously, the exhibition shows for the first time
in Germany a selection of works by today's generation of Turkish
caricaturists. Works come from saucy and/or satirical political daily
newspapers and magazines such as "LeMan," "Penguen" and "Uykusuz."

The exhibition will be accompanied by a publication on the history of
Turkish caricatures. The book is published by Istanbul University Press
and the Berlin publisher Dagyeli in a bilingual German-Turkish edition.

Full publication information:

"Die Nase des Sultans - Karikaturen aus der Türkei"
Istanbul Bilgi University Press and Dagyeli Publishers, Berlin
ISBN 978-3-935597-68-5
Price: 28 Euros