The 45th International Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest Jury, consisting of Akşehir Mayor Dr. Ahmet Nuri Köksal as the chairman, Metin Peker, Nuri Koçak, Ahmet Öztürklevent, Akdağ Saydut and İbrahim Tuncay, came together in Akşehir on June 3, 2025 and evaluated 2050 cartoons of 650 cartoon artists from 62 countries after 5 rounds of work.

PRIZES

Grand Prize

Pedro Silva – Portugal

Honour Prize

Oleg Dergachov – Ukraine

Honour Prize

Darko Drljevic – Montenegro

Honour Prize

Igor Pashchenko – Russia

Honour Prize

Klaus Pitter – Austria

SPECIAL PRIZES

Special Prize of The Association of Caricaturists

Jean-Loic Belom – France

Special Prize of the Jury

Sergii Riabokon – Ukraine

Special Prize of Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Konstantin Kazanchev – Ukraine

Special Prize of Akşehir Municipality and Nasreddin Hodja

Liviu Stanila – Romania

Special Prize of The Koç Holding

Ivailo Tsvetkov – Bulgaria

Special Prize of Tüpraş General Directorate

Kürşat Zaman – Türkiye

Special Prize of The Association of Journalists’ of Turkey

Oleg Gutsol – Belarus