TERMS OF PARTICIPATION

1. The contest is organized at national and international level. It is free to apply amateur and professional cartoonists from all over the world. 2. Cartoons that do not comply with general moral rules, contain insults, serve political purposes, and contain objectionable and harmful expressions will be excluded from the contest.

3. Relatives of the members of the selection committee cannot participate in the contest.
4. The drawing technique is free. Contestants are required to fill the participation form.
5. Participation for the contest can only be accepted by e-mail. Cartoon measures should be at least A4 (21 x 29.7 cm), maximum A3 (29.7 x 42 cm) and 300 dpi resolution and jpg format.
6. The cartoons must not have received an award in any national or international contest before. Cartoons that the selection committee considers to be the same or similar or that they belong to another cartoonist will not be evaluated.
7. Contestants must add their short CVs to their cartoons.

8. Contestants can send a maximum of 5 (five) cartoons.
9. Participants under the age of 18 are required to attach a copy of their identity card to their application.
10. Cartoons must be sent to karikatur.yarisma@mugla.bel.tr with the title of "Mugla Metropolitan Municipality 4th International Cartoon Contest", writing the artist's name, surname, City and Country, by the end of business day on Friday, April 21, 2023 at the latest.
11. Transportation (bus or plane), accommodation expenses of only the winners (the expenses of the guests they bring with them) and the winners in the category under 18 (accommodation and transportation expenses of a person with a parent will be covered.) will be covered by Mugla Metropolitan Municipality.
12. If the contestants won the prize money and do not come to take the prize, Mugla Metropolitan Municipality will transfer it to the bank via IBAN that the contestants provided. The beneficiary must be filled, signed with the IBAN number. If beneficiary does not contain IBAN number the prize amount expires at the end of 1 year from the date of announcement from the results. In case of expiration, the right holder's cannot make any demands of prize, royalty etc.

13. The cartoons sent to the contest will not be send back. The cartoons that are ranked and deemed worthy to be exhibited will be used or published by Mugla Metropolitan Municipality for cultural purposes only. Among the cartoons sent to the contest, the works selected by the jury and deemed worthy for exhibit will be collected in an album organized by the Mugla Metropolitan Municipality. These albums will only be sent to the ranking participants in the contest and whose works are published in the album.

14. The right of the works which worth of prize, honourable mention prize, exhibit and to being put in the album, According to Article 21 of the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works No. 5846 operating rights, the financial rights of reproduction defined in Article 22, dissemination defined in Article 23, representation defined in Article 24 and transmission to the public by means of sign, sound and/or image transmission defined in Article 25 shall be granted to Mugla Metropolitan Municipality.

PRIZES:
First Prize: 15.000 TL
Second Prize: 10.000 TL
Third Prize: 7.500 TL
Honorable Mention (3): 5.000 TL
Two persons under the age of 18 (10-18): 2.500 TL
Special Prize Necati Abaci Special Prize: 3.000 TL

SELECTION COMMITTEE:
Gurbilz Dogan EKSIOGLU (Dr. - Yeditepe University Lecturer — Cartoonist)
Sava§ UNLU (Humorist)
$evket YALAZ (Cartoonist)
Abdulkadir USLU (Cartoonist)
Sarkis PAcACI (Cartoonist)
Ahmet ONEL (Cartoonist)
Mehmet SEKUK (Cartoonist,
General Coordinator)
Perihan AYDIN (Mugla Metropolitan Municipality Judical Clerk)

CONTEST SCHEDULE: 1. The deadline for application is Friday, April 21, 2023, until the end of the working day.
2. Jury evaluation meeting will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2023.
3. The results of the competition will be announced on Friday, May 5, 2023.
4. The award ceremony will be held on a date to be determined by the Mugla Metropolitan Municipality.
The cartoons that the selection committee deems worth exhibiting will be exhibited at the date, time and place to be determined by the Mugla Metropolitan Municipality.

We wish Good Luck to the artists.

CONTACT Coordinator : Perihan AYDIN Tel: 05065913528 Operator : 444 48 01 Ext-1953
Address : Mugla Metropolitan Municipality Tiirkan Saylan cagda§ Yapm Merkezi Mentqe/Mugla

E-Mail : mbbkultursanat@mugla.bel.tr
Web :www.mugla.bel.tr

Note: Mugla Metropolitan Municipality reserves the right to make changes in this specification if deemed necessary.

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