For the comic I decided to analyze, I acquired the image from the comic series Uykusuz in the July 8th to August 8th edition. Specifically, the comic I chose to examine was created by Umut and Ersin, and depicts a political commentary about President Erdogan and the AK party. Taking the picture at face value, the image shows President Erdogan struggling through a practice test question from a common university entrance exam about circuits, with an adviser or party member coming to get him or make a statements to the president. After translation, the presidential aid/party member is coming to tell Erdogan that he is essentially too focused on the problem he is working on and is ignoring other pressing issues around him that go past his party-centered worries. Then, the comic shows two internal dialogue bubbles where Erdogan first is stressing the importance of turning on the bulb or keeping it on and shining. This is significant because the light bulb apparently exists as the symbol for the AK party, so it demonstrates Erdogan working diligently to keep the party moving forward through political controversy. Before addressing a possibility for this political issue that may have caused this comic, the final thought bubble says something along the lines of Erdogan wanting to eat raisins to become smarter. Similar to how it is told to young kids in America that eating walnuts or other brain foods will increase intelligence, raisins seem to be a similar source of brain nutrition, so the comic seems to be insulting the intelligence of Erdogan by implying he needs to eat some to rely on a trivial way of becoming smarter. As for the inspiration for this negative portrayal of Erdogan, 2008 appeared to be a time where the AK party was being indicted and brought to constitutional court for attempting to undermine the secular constitution of Turkey. These are just some basic conclusions I have drawn from quick research, so I would love to learn more from my peers in Turkey about some other issues, cultural images, and ideas that this comic portrays.
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