A REVIEW OF CARTOON BOOKS ON EARTHQUAKE

In this article, the main themes dealing with earthquake and caricature books published in Turkish have been examined. It has been determined that the main themes of the books are shaped not in the technical aspect of the science of earthquake or disaster management, but rather in the axis of the issues that are reflected in everyday life and social aspects. The main themes structured by the cartoonists on the axis of the social side is briefly explained at the conceptual level. In this study it is possible to characterize the caricature drawings examined as documents or archive material belonging to cartoonists. Therefore, the technique of examining the content, which is one of the qualitative methods used in the scientific studies carried out on such material, is also used in this study. The main themes in the books examined were systematically presented to the readers through the narratives and charts created.