Asaf Koçak
Asaf Koçak (* 1958 in Yerköy / Yozgat , † July 2, 1993 in Sivas ) was a Kurdish cartoonist .
life and work
Asaf Koçak was born in Yerköy in Yozgat, but comes from the village of Mahmutlu in Çiçekdağı / Kırşehir and belongs to the ethnic group of the Central Anatolian Kurds . He lived in Yozgat with his father, Eze Teksin, and his mother, Afe Mome, until he was young. Asaf Koçak had six siblings and was the fifth child.
His love for drawing began in elementary school. To improve his knowledge, he attended the Davutpasa cartoonist school in Istanbul . Immediately afterwards he successfully graduated from Kırşehir University. To develop his talent further, he completed a four-year apprenticeship as a cartoonist. He then gave cartoonist lessons in Adıyaman for three years .
He moved to Ankara and played in a short film (Büyük Simbad - Eng .: The Great Sindbad ) and occasionally worked as a plumber. He drew caricatures of Pir Sultan Abdal with his two friends Erdal Ayranci and Uğur Kaynar.
After participating in the 4th Pir Sultan Abdal Festival in Sivas , Asaf Koçak was killed on July 2, 1993 in the arson attack on the Madimak Hotel with Erdal Ayranci and Uğur Kaynar.
In 1997 his book of caricatures appeared. Caricaturist competitions are still held under his name today.
Awards
- Yunus Nadi Caricature Award
- Award for the film Büyük Simbad
Individual evidence
- ^ Asaf Koçak. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 14, 2017 ; accessed on May 30, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koçak, Asaf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Alevi caricaturist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yozgat |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd July 1993 |
| Place of death | Sivas |