Sunday, January 8, 2012

Leman on "artistic terrorism" and Uludere massacre

The Turkish Minister of Interior İdris Naim Şahin's new definitions of terrorism, which were condemned by academics, artists, and writers in Turkey and elsewhere, had put GIT - North America to work and we had illustrated with a piece what we thought Minister Şahin must have meant by his references to "artistic terrorism."

A few days ago, Turkish comic magazine LeMan published their own version. Alluding to the Uludere massacre, also covered on GIT - North America, the framed photograph illustrates the dead civilians. 

Underneath, the Minister of Interior points at the picture and says: 
"They support terror[ism] by painting, reflecting [things] on the canvas." 


An anonymous voice replies: "That is no canvas. That is the truth."