Theme (2025)
Şanlıurfa (Urfa): A Century in Every Step, A Secret in Every Century.

Deadline
31 December 2025

Submission Address

• Postal:
  Nazmi KOZAK
  P.O. Box 87, 06444
  Yenisehir, Ankara / Türkiye

• Email: tourismcartoon@gmail.com

Regulations

1. Organizers: Anatolia Tourism Academy.

2. Eligibility: Open to all cartoonists worldwide, amateur and professional.

3. Entries: Each participant may submit up to 3 works.

4. Format: Original drawings, digital prints, or computer printouts. Any color or black and white. Free technique. Size: A4 or A3.

5. Conditions:

   • Works may have been published but must not have won a prize in another competition.

   • Each work must be signed by the artist.

   • Submissions must include participant’s full name, postal address, phone number, and email.

   • AI-generated works are not accepted.

   • Submitted works will not be returned.

   • Participation implies agreement for works to be used in catalogs, posters, exhibitions, and promotional materials without additional compensation.

6. Categories:

   • Adult Cartoonists (17 and older)

   • Young Cartoonists (16 and younger)

Prizes

Category of Adult Cartoonists

• Grand Award: Round-trip flight to Şanlıurfa + 5-day vacation for two in Şanlıurfa

• Second Award: Same as above

• Third Award: Same as above

• Professor Atila Özer Recognition Award: Same as above

Category of Young Cartoonists

• Grand Award: Round-trip flight to Şanlıurfa + 5-day vacation for two in Şanlıurfa

• Second Award: Same as above

• Third Award: Same as above

All winners also receive plaques, certificates, and inclusion in the competition’s official online book/catalogue.

Important Dates

• Deadline for submission: 31 December 2025

• Pre-selection Committee meeting: 17 January 2026

• Announcement of finalist cartoons (for objections): 24–31 January 2026

• Winners notified: April 2026

• Award Ceremony: April 2026, Turkey

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