32nd Ayd?n Do?an International Cartoon Competition winners awarded

The 32nd Ayd?n Do?an International Cartoon Competition Awards were distributed during a ceremony on Nov. 17, with Albanian cartoonist Agim Sulaj receiving top prize for giving a voice to terror threat across the world.

Organized by the Ayd?n Do?an Foundation (ADV), founded by its honorary president Ayd?n Do?an, the awards ceremony was held at the Trump Towers in Istanbul on Nov. 17.

Sulaj received the grand prize for his cartoon in which he warned that terror could hit any country and person around the globe, while Iranian cartoonist Mohsen Nuri received the runner-up prize, as another Iranian cartoonist, Jalal Pirmarzabad, finished third.

During the award ceremony, ADV's Deputy Honorary President Sema Do?an gave Sulaj his first place award, while ADV Deputy Chairwoman and Hürriyet Chairwoman Vuslat Do?an Sabanc? gave the second prize to Nuri, and ADV Executive Board President and Do?an Online Founding Chairwoman Hanzade Do?an Boyner gave the third prize to Pirmarzabad. 

Some 787 artists from 66 different countries participated in the competition, in which the jury evaluated 2,289 works. 

The jury of the competition, chaired by ADV Executive Board President Candan Fetvac?, was led by Greek artist Michael Kountouris and included renowned cartoonists like Ercan Akyol, Latif Demirci, Selçuk Demirel, Piyale Madra and Tan Oral - all from Turkey - Bayram Hajizadeh from Azerbaijan, Godfrey Mwampembwa from Tanzania, Yuko Shimizu from Japan and Jen Sorensen from the United States.

The jury also awarded Alberto Morales Ajubel from Spain, Angel Boligan from Cuba, Ishimaru Hide from Japan, Frank Hoffmann from Germany, Moacir Knorr Gutterres from Brazil, Musa Gümü? from Turkey, Cemalettin Güzelo?lu from Turkey,...