Sunday, January 8, 2012

Leman on "artistic terrorism" and Uludere massacre

The Turkish Minister of Interior Ä°dris Naim Åžahin'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 Åžahin 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."