2. Dünya Savaşında Türk siyasi karikatürü: Cemal Nadir Güler (1902-1947) karikatürlerinin incelenmesi

This study is on Turkish cartoons during the Second World War (1939-1945) and concentrates on the political cartoons of Cemal Nadir Güler (1902-1947), one of the most eminent cartoonists in the entire Turkish history. The research provides comprehensive information on the history and theory of cartoons, and analyzes the artist?s selected cartoons. The samples are editorial cartoons of Güler that were published in the leading daily newspapers, Akşam and Cumhuriyet, from the outbreak until the end of the war.In this research, I aim to reveal the image of war in Güler?s cartoons with a specific interest in the image of Germany and the developments in the Turco-German relations. Through the analysis, I mainly question whether Güler?s cartoons were party in the war or not. Moreover, I analyze each sample in terms of its iconography and historical value.This study shows that Güler?s cartoons are consistent within themselves in the sense that they overall reflect an anti-German stand. Yet, when Germany was in the ascendant in 1941 and 1942, Güler gave up criticizing Germany. In that time span, he was not prolific in drawing political cartoons, as he was in the periods between 1939-1940 and 1943-1945. All in all, I argue that Güler?s cartoons throughout WWII are in line with the position of Germany throughout the war and the developments in Turco-German relations.