Galip Tekin

Galip Tekin (20 April 1958 – 6 July 2017) was a Turkish comic book artist, cartoonist and screenwriter. He was known for his works in the fantasy and science fiction genres. His style is often compared to that of Jean "Mœbius" Giraud.

In 1990s, Tekin worked in various humor magazines, including Hıbır, Fırfır, Leman, Limon and L-Manyak. In 1994, he published his best-known comic series, Pı'ya Mektuplar. In 1994 and 2000, he started lecturing as a comic book instructor in Boğaziçi and Istanbul Bilgi University, respectively, pioneering the Comics studies in Turkey. During the 7 months of his detention, Tekin made 850 different illustrations, which were adapted into a textbook. In 2012, some of his comic book stories were adapted into a television series under the name Acayip Hikayeler, with Tekin writing the screenplay for 4 episodes. The series was cancelled that year.

Having also previously worked for Penguen, Tekin last worked for Uykusuz.

Tekin taught Art of Animation course at Bogazici University. Some of his former students are Ozge Samanci and Feyzi Özşahin.

Death Tekin was found dead in his house in Arnavutkoy, Istanbul, on 6 July 2017 at the entry of his apartment.

Selected works Tuhaf Öyküler 1 (2011) Tuhaf Öyküler 2 (2011) Tuhaf Öyküler 3 (2012)

Filmography Television Acayip Hikayeler (2012)