Cartoonist, humorist (b. Istanbul in 1961 - d. 5 June 2022, Istanbul).
His first cartoon was
published in Gırgır magazine in 1975.
He drew
cartoons in Mikrop magazine in
1978-1979; and then in Gırgır and Fırt for the following ten years. He was among
the founders of weekly magazine Hıbır
in 1989. He
has also worked in daily newspapers and weekly political journals. He
continued his work at H.B.R. Maymun
magazine which
he published with his friends. He is known as the
cartoonist who created the cartoon types Canavar Koyun Orhan, Arap Kadrı,
Muhlis Bey ve Mithat - Mirsat, Köşeli
Türklerden Press Bey.
"The thing that
does not exist in Latif Demirci's drawings is Evil. Even when drawing the most
irritative politicians, his lines turn them into characters that could be
understood. That is perhaps why he is so distant from portrait
caricature..." (Mustafa Arslantunalı)
WORKS :
Çeviren Latif Demirci (1996)
Köşeli Türklerden Press Bey (2001)
Bugün Devlet İçin Ne Yaptın? (2002)
Yavrum Senin
Ülken Bir Melekti (2006)
Eyyy
Siyaset (2015)
Pandemili
Korona (2020)
National
Geoglathif
Cırcırböceği
Muhlis Bey ve Yavlum Mithat Latif Demirci
RFERENCE: Mustafa Arslantunalı / Pirens ile Güllü (Virgül, sayı: 33, Eylül 2000), Köşeli Türklerden Press Bey / Latif Demirci (Cumhuriyet Kitap, 6.12.2001), İhsan Işık / Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2004) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007), Hürriyet Gazetesi'nin usta çizeri Latif Demirci (61) hayatını kaybetti (hürriyet.com.tr, 5 Haziran 2022), Karikatürist Latif Demirci, son yolculuğuna uğurlandı (aa.com.tr, gazeteduvar.com.tr, haberturk.com, 7 Haziran 2022), Karikatür dünyasının unutulmaz ismi, Hürriyet çizeri Latif Demirci son yolculuğuna uğurlandı (hürriyet.com.tr, 7 Haziran 2022), Latif Demirci kitapları (1000kitap.com, nadirkitap.com, idefix.com vd, 7 Haziran 2022).
