Ramize Erer

Ramize Erer (born 1963) is a Turkish female cartoonist, painter, short story writer and feminist. She breaks taboos and attacks traditional gender roles with the female characters in her cartoons. She was honored with the Creative Courage Award in 2017.

Early years Ramize Erer was born in Kırklareli, Turkey in 1963, the fourth of five children of a bookkeeper father and a housewife mother. She became known particularly for her cartoon character Kötü Kız (The Bad Girl) created in 1999.