Reflections of the Terrorist Attacks in 2016 on Humor Magazines

Cartoon and politics have been in close relationship throughout the history of the press. Political structure of the period, social events that developed due to the political or political events that took place at that time and political actors are reflected on the caricatures and humor magazines. In our country, the year 2016 was very intense in terms of agenda. 27 terrorist attacks took place throughout 2016. During these attacks, hundreds of people lost their lives and thousands were injured. In the study, it was investigated how the terrorist incidents in 2016, which the country experienced in a state of mourning, were handled in the humor magazines, how much space was provided and how the terrorist incidents were evaluated. In this regard, the research question is set as how the political trends and ideological structures of the humor magazines that are the subject of study are reflected in the cartoons. In this context, cover pages of Penguin, Girgir and Uykusuz Magazines were used as a method of critical discourse analysis by Teun van Dijk. These magazines were selected because they constitute important examples of political cartoons and have a large reader base in Turkey. As a result of the examination, 8 cover pages were drawn in Penguen Magazine, 6 in Girgir Magazine and 7 in Uykusuz Magazine. A total of 21 cover pages were examined in the study. The Penguen Magazine approached at people who were exposed to terrorist incidents. Girgir Magazine criticized the events. However, the most serious criticism about the subject was made by Uykusuz Magazine. In general, disappointment from terrorist events has found place in cartoons.