M.K. Perker was born in Istanbul in 1972. He studied animation and started his professional career at the age of 16 as a comic book artist. Between 1990 and 2001 he contributed to almost all major newspapers and magazines in Turkey, including Esquire, Harper's Bazaar and Cosmopolitan as an illustrator, editorial cartoonist and art director. Perker's first book, a collection of short comic stories, appeared in 1998 followed by a second in 2000. Since relocating to New York City in 2001 his work has appeared in a wide range of publications from The New York Times to MAD Magazine. Perker lives in New York City.

Clients:
The New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
The New Yorker
DC/Vertigo
Mercedes-BENZ
Farrar, Strauss & Giroux
The Progressive
MAD
Heavy Metal
Dark Horse Comics
Columbia Jornalism Review
Madame Figaro
FIFA
Hewlett Packard
TheLadders.com

Perker is a member of the Society of Illustrators.

Selected original illustrations by M.K. Perker are available for purchase at www.graphiccollectibles.com