TURKISH LESSON - Cartoon -Karikatür

Some Salih Memecen Cartoons

Salih Memecan is one of Turkey's most famous and foremost cartoonists.

His characters - Sizinkiler - Yours' - appear daily in the Sabah Gazetesi - the Sabah Newspaper. His cartoons are excellent for learning everyday Turkish expressions and vocabulary.

I myself always turned straight to this cartoon when reading the Sabah newspaper.

The Sabah Newspaper is also very good for reading when beginning to learn Turkish as it is more vivid and interesting than some of the heavier political or financial periodicals.

The Main Characters


Babişko - Daddy	Çitçit - Mummy

Limon - the daughter	Zeytin - the boy

Limon and Zeytin..

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kardan adam - snowman

ciddiye almak - to take seriously

Babişko and Limon..

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"Daddy, how many people are there in the world..?"

Babişko and Limon and Zeytin..

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"The walking ladder..."

Babişko and Çitçit..

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"Today is Lover's Day..."

Note:
That in the second frame that Babişko says - Niye ki..? - Why's that..?. The use of Niye.. Why..??? - [dative of Ne?] shows indignation - as the word Why..? is usually Neden..? [ablative of Ne?] which is a questioning only.