Metin Üstündağ

Humorist, caricaturist and poet (b. 15 February 1965, Erzincan). He attended the first three years of primary school in the village where he was born. He went to İstanbul at the age of eight and attended Kasımpaşa High School. He graduated from Mimar Sinan University, Department of Performing Arts. Firstly, he worked in the humorous papers Çarşaf and Gırgır. Then he established the magazine Limon with a group of his friends. After taking part in the publishing of the magazines Nankör and Deli, he returned to the magazine Limon that was later renamed Leman. Then he published the magazines Öküz and Penguen. He is known for his caricatures, poems and prose published in the magazines he worked in and published.

WORKS:

Langadank (Langadank, 1988), Kımıl Zararlısı Olma Kımılda Biraz (Do not be Dumb Move a Little More, 1989), Mavra Zamanı UGH (Time for Mavra UGH!), Kalk Gidelim Defter (Notebook of Get Up, Let’s Go), Zemheri (In the Middle of the Winter), Tentürdiyot (Iodine), Yankı Vadisi (EchoValley), Denemeyenler (The Ones Who Don’t Try), Pazar Sevişgenleri (Sunday Lovers, 2001), Hasar Tesbit Çalışmaları (Damage Ascertainment Studies, 2002), Pablo Neruda'ya Cevaplar Kitabı (Book of Answers to Pablo Neruda, 2002), Orhan Veli'lemeler (Orhan Veli'lemeler, 2002), Üniversitelinin Çırpınışı (Beat of the University Student, 2002).