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Borges

2012-01-31T06:09:00.003-05:00

Emille Zola

2012-01-17T06:13:00.002-05:00

The Unwritten

2012-01-10T12:31:00.002-05:00

I've been working on popular Vertigo series The Unwritten for the last 4 issues and will be doing one more( #31-35). Series' original artist and co-creator Peter Gross has been doing the layouts and I've been pencilling and inking the pages over his layouts. I did the layouts, pencils and inks of these 3 pages for issue #32.

Modern Thieves

2012-01-06T04:25:00.001-05:00

The Wall Street Journal

2011-12-28T03:31:00.002-05:00

This is a cover illustration I did for The Weekend Investor section of The Wall Street Journal. It came out a week ago.

Tore

2011-12-20T10:25:00.001-05:00

Ghetto

2011-12-16T04:14:00.002-05:00

The Albanian is back!

2011-12-14T07:59:00.003-05:00

I've written and illustrated the first The Albanian story for a DarkHorse crime anthology Noir a couple of years ago. Since then I've been thinking about this character and been taking notes and doing sketches, hoping to return it to the printed page. I've recently started working on a new story for The Albanian and have started getting it published in the Turkish weekly LeMan. But with this story, you'll see some changes especially on the physical look of the character. Here is a couple of pages from the new story(Pages 3 and 4).

3 illustrations

2011-12-09T01:38:00.002-05:00

I did these 3 illustrations for 3 different publications. The titles are " Mind Games", "Suicide", and "My apologies". You can figure out which is which.

Time Up

2011-12-03T05:04:00.001-05:00

The Faultline

2011-11-13T09:41:00.001-05:00

Plasenta

2011-10-26T02:33:00.001-04:00

Have a good weekend!

2011-10-14T09:49:00.003-04:00

These 3 illustrations are done for various articles and published in various newspapers, recently.

I love doing newspaper illustrations as it's completely different than magazine illustration. It has a vintage quality which I hope inspires more illustrators and art directors to keep this art form alive. With this note, I wish you all a wonderful weekend.

J.D. Salinger

2011-09-13T12:50:00.001-04:00

"Traveling With a Friend For The First Time"

2011-08-05T02:58:00.001-04:00

"Violence Against Women"

2011-07-31T07:03:00.002-04:00

This is an illustration for an article by Elif Shafak on the latest increase in Violence against women in Turkey.

Sibling Rivalry

2011-07-22T14:16:00.002-04:00

Neo Ottomans

2011-07-08T09:46:00.003-04:00

Another illustration for Aktuel, for an article about the new controversial term "Neo Ottomans"

Twins: page 4

2011-06-30T11:06:00.002-04:00

Twins: page 3

2011-06-29T12:51:00.001-04:00

Twins: page 2

2011-06-28T08:36:00.002-04:00

Twins: page 1

2011-06-27T04:44:00.001-04:00

Pride, Confidence, Boast, Ego

2011-06-22T12:59:00.002-04:00

Istanbul In the Summer

2011-06-21T13:07:00.001-04:00

Uncle Tom's Cabin

2011-06-15T15:04:00.002-04:00

This is an illustration I did for The New york Times Op-Ed page for an article on the 200th anniversary of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which was published yesterday.

Nomad

2011-06-13T08:36:00.002-04:00

Women on Tahrir Square

2011-06-08T04:15:00.002-04:00

This is an illustration I did for Elif Shafak's article on the role and situation of women during the Arab Spring. It was published in daily newspaper HT.

Janissaries

2011-06-06T06:08:00.001-04:00

Another illustration for Aktuel for an article on Janissary revolts.

Predictions

2011-05-26T04:26:00.003-04:00

This is an illustration I did recently for the magazine Aktuel for a story about predictions on the upcoming elections in Turkey.

Kids Selling Toys

2011-05-23T06:09:00.002-04:00

Banned

2011-05-18T05:08:00.001-04:00

Paper Heroes: page#4

2011-05-11T03:58:00.002-04:00

Paper Heroes: page#3

2011-05-10T08:38:00.001-04:00

Paper Heroes: page#2

2011-05-09T03:04:00.001-04:00

Paper Heroes: page#1

2011-05-06T05:52:00.002-04:00

This is the artwork of a story that I've written pencilled, inked and colored for the 1st issue of Harakiri. Whole story is 4 pages long and I will post a page every other day.

Sophie

2011-05-05T09:55:00.002-04:00

Harakiri#1 is out

2011-05-04T02:24:00.002-04:00

After months in the making, the first issue of our new monthly comic magazine Harakiri is out in Turkey. Here is the first cover which I illustrated and colored.

We didn't use computer for the layouts or design of the cover, instead I drew everything from the logo to the price tag . In this magazine we gathered many important artists with new fresh talents together.

"It was the coldest november of last 10 years and MERCURY WAS IN RETROGRADE"

2010-12-26T14:43:00.002-05:00

I recently started writing and illustrating a new comic series for Turkish weekly LeMan, called

"...And Mercury was in Retrograde". This is the artwork of the first story of the series that was published in november. I would like to translate and post the lettered versions of the stories some time in the future.

"Limits on Federal Power"

2010-12-17T15:45:00.002-05:00

This illustration is published on the Op-Ed page of The New York Times, today.

Balance 2

2010-12-13T13:00:00.002-05:00

Christmas in New Orleans

2010-12-10T16:23:00.002-05:00

I've done this illustration for The New York Times a couple of years ago. It was for an article about people who have lost their homes during Katrina and had to spend Christmas in trailers.

Naipaul

2010-11-30T11:15:00.002-05:00

Classic Air Covers: Issue# 4

2010-11-21T22:05:00.002-05:00

A Family Photo

2010-11-07T22:24:00.001-05:00

The Master

2010-10-29T10:19:00.002-04:00

Angelica

2010-10-23T23:11:00.002-04:00

Frida and Diego

2010-10-20T11:44:00.002-04:00

Faces

2010-10-19T15:01:00.001-04:00

Classic Air Covers: Issue# 2

2010-10-18T10:47:00.001-04:00

A Writer's Suicide

2010-10-10T17:03:00.002-04:00

New York Comic Con 2010

2010-10-06T14:48:00.003-04:00

I'll be signing at the DC booth between 3-4 PM on saturday with G. Willow Wilson. If you're going to be at the NY Comic Con, please stop by to say hi.

Go!

2010-09-29T12:08:00.000-04:00

Madame Noir

2010-09-25T14:34:00.001-04:00

Newsweek's 100 most influential list: #26 M.K. Perker

2010-09-23T12:14:00.005-04:00

Newsweek magazine named me as one of the 100 people, company and organization who will influence the future of Turkey in the world. I'd like to thank the editorial staff of the magazine for adding my name to this important list. It's a beautiful and humbling surprise for me.

Classic Air Covers: Issue# 19

2010-09-18T18:16:00.002-04:00

An illustration: 'Harvey'

2010-09-14T13:33:00.001-04:00

God in a Can: Page 10

2010-09-03T15:19:00.002-04:00

God in a Can: Page 9

2010-09-02T12:24:00.002-04:00

God in a Can: Page 8

2010-09-01T11:15:00.003-04:00

God in a Can: Page 7

2010-08-31T10:59:00.002-04:00

God in a Can: Page 6

2010-08-30T12:38:00.002-04:00

God in a Can: Page 5

2010-08-29T19:22:00.002-04:00

God in a Can: Page 4

2010-08-28T11:35:00.003-04:00

God in a Can: Page 3

2010-08-27T09:30:00.002-04:00

God in a Can: Page 2

2010-08-26T15:12:00.002-04:00

God in a Can: Page 1

2010-08-25T20:29:00.003-04:00

This was a 10 page short story written by my friend Matt Manning . I used a very loose style on this one, illustrated and colored all 10 pages in 4 days. We did it in 2006, but it was never published. Maybe one day we can include it in a book or an anthology. I'm going to post all the pages here, one page a day so you can read the whole story. Here is the first page.

A short story: "Places"

2010-08-24T09:48:00.002-04:00

An illustration

2010-08-20T13:45:00.004-04:00

This one is published today, on the Op-Ed page of The New York Times. The article is about fixing public education for the poor.

Last issue of Air is out today

2010-08-18T11:07:00.002-04:00

An illustration: "Serenity now"

2010-08-16T11:44:00.001-04:00

Sketch du jour

2010-08-14T15:11:00.002-04:00

Sketch du jour

2010-08-11T14:01:00.001-04:00

An Illustration: "Belief"

2010-08-03T12:03:00.002-04:00

sketch du jour

2010-08-01T19:51:00.002-04:00

Classic Air Covers: #12

2010-07-29T12:21:00.001-04:00

Sketch du jour

2010-07-27T13:41:00.002-04:00

The Escapist: "Double or Nothing"

2010-07-26T11:15:00.004-04:00

These are some pages from an Escapist story that I illustrated and colored for Dark Horse 5 years ago. I've heard that it will finally see the print this coming year.

An illustration: "Storyteller"

2010-07-25T20:29:00.001-04:00

Sketch du jour

2010-07-24T11:49:00.003-04:00

Sequential illustrations

2010-07-11T12:24:00.002-04:00

Multiple panel illustrations are rarely done in editorial illustration but I always try to find a way or an idea to do them. I've done this one for the New York Times almost 5 or 6 years ago.

The Albanian: Page 6

2010-07-10T11:06:00.001-04:00

Sketch du jour

2010-07-09T11:23:00.002-04:00

The Albanian: Page 4

2010-07-03T12:29:00.000-04:00

An illustration: "Zen"

2010-07-01T12:06:00.001-04:00

This illustration was published in Madame Figaro 5 years ago.

Sketch du jour

2010-06-26T11:03:00.002-04:00

Classic Air Covers: #16

2010-06-25T00:21:00.002-04:00

An illustration: "Personality"

2010-06-24T15:07:00.003-04:00

I did this one for The New York Times Book Review many years ago. Still one of my all time favorites.

The Albanian: Page 5

2010-06-23T13:09:00.001-04:00

Sketch du jour

2010-06-18T13:22:00.002-04:00

Two versions of a cover

2010-06-17T11:53:00.003-04:00

This is the cover of Air #20. The version on the left was my original intention for the background color but then I did another background and we decided to go with the one on the right.

Sketch du jour

2010-06-16T21:50:00.003-04:00

An illustration: "Balance of Friendship"

2010-06-15T11:02:00.002-04:00

Classic Air covers: Issue #10

2010-06-14T08:46:00.001-04:00

Amelia and Fronsac

2010-06-13T23:23:00.002-04:00

Fronsac, the bartender is one of the Air characters that I enjoy drawing.

Sketch du jour

2010-06-12T19:13:00.002-04:00

Insomnia Cafe cover

2010-06-11T13:38:00.002-04:00

This is the original Insomnia Cafe cover which is a bit wider than the version on the book. I've intended it as a wraparound cover but then liked the final design better. It's acrylic on illustration board.

A short comic story

2010-06-10T13:11:00.002-04:00

This is a short story that I did last year.

Editorial Illustrations: "Skeptical"

2010-06-01T11:48:00.003-04:00

I've been doing an editorial illustration for the sunday section of a leading Turkish daily HT every week for the past year. I illustrate the articles of Elif Shafak, who is one of the greatest novelists of Turkey.

This illustration is done for an article titled "Skeptical".

Sketch du Jour

2010-05-31T21:10:00.002-04:00

Classic Air covers: Issue #8

2010-05-28T11:43:00.002-04:00