787 artists and 2289 cartoons from 66 countries

787 artists from 66 countries competed with 2,289 cartoons in the Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition, described as

The members are Michael Kountouris, Ercan Akyol, Latif Demirci, Selçuk Demirel, Bayram Hajizadeh, Piyale Madra, Godfrey Mwampembwa, Tan Oral, Yuko Shimizu and Jen Sorensen all authorities in the world of arts.