SELECTED PRESS
The Guardian — 2024, December 2, James Smart, The Best Graphic Novels of 2024
The Comics Journal — 2024, October 15, Leonard Pierce, Evil Eyes Sea
The New York Times Book Review — 2024, May 5, Evil Eyes Sea
Le Figaro — 2023, 6 February, Delphine Minoui, Özge Samanci, artiste à contre-courant, dessine son pays
TV5 Monde — 2022, 24 November, Le 64' - L'actualité International, (Interview at 19:30)
Le Point — 2022, 16 November, Romain Brethes, Découvrez « La Vie Gourmande », Prix Wolinski de la BD du « Point » 2022
The Guardian — 2016, 10 February, Kathryn Bromwich, On my radar: China Miéville’s Cultural Highlights
Smithsonian APA / Book Dragon — 2016, 19 February, Terry Hong, Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey by Özge Samanci
The Daily Beast — 2016, 31 January, Ozge Samanci, Being an Immigrant Is Now Even Harder
Slate — 2016, 08 January, Dan Kois, Dare to Disappoint
Chicago Tonight, WTTW (Chicago PBS) — 2016, 04 January, Phil Ponce, Northwestern Professor Tells Turkish Coming-of-Age Story
New Republic — 2015, 17 December, Kaya Genc, The Graphic Memoir Comes to Turkey
The New York Times — 2015, 9 December, Maria Russo, A Different World
Deutsche Welle — 2016, 06 October, Ceyda Nurthsch, Kunst - Zum Trotz! Kultur Zwischen Widerstand und Zensur in der Türkei
PRESS IN ENGLISH
The Guardian — 2024, December 2, James Smart, The Best Graphic Novels of 2024
Forecast — 2024, November 18, Murder on the Bosphorus
El-Monitor, AL-Monitor — 2025, Jan 31, Nazlan Ertan, Istanbul: Exhibit at Home of Famed Femme Fatale
Imagining Turkey Podcast — 2024, October 28, Takhayyul, Ozge Samanci and Her Graphic Novels
The Comics Journal — 2024, October 15, Leonard Pierce, Evil Eyes Sea
Murder and Mayhem — 2024, September 13, Elisa Shoenberger, Let's Get Graphic: 7 Recent Mystery Graphic Novels
Northwestern Magazine — 2024, August 19, Diana Babineau, Evil Eyes Sea
Turkey Book Talk — 2024, July 16, William Armstrong, Ozge Samanci on Visualizing Istanbul’s Sociopolitical Currents
Isthmus — 2024, July 15, What to do in Madison this week: Palm Ghosts, Özge Samanci and More Isthmus Picks
The New York Times Book Review — 2024, May 5, Evil Eyes Sea
Third Coast Review — 2024, May 4, Devony Hof, Review: In Evil Eyes Sea, Two Women Uncover a Mystery at the Heart of Turkish Culture
Publishers Weekly — 2024, April 29, Evil Eyes Sea
Women Write about Comics — 2024, April 14, Emily Lauer, Alenka Figa, WWACommendations: Les Normaux, Evil Eyes Sea, Flying Kites and More
BookList — 2024, March 15, Terry Hong, Evil Eyes Sea
The Beat — 2024, Feb 27, Graphic Novel Trailer: Scuba Meets Stone Cold Corruption in Evil Eyes Sea
Multiversity Comics — 2023, 2 November, Christopher Chiu-Tabet, The Rundown
ICV2 — 2023, 1 November, Brigid Alverson, The Business of the Geek Culture,
Book Riot — 2021, 13 January, Leah Rachel von Essen, 9 Graphic Memoirs And True Stories By Women
Made in Bed — 2023, 12 April, Forecast Berlin: Lightning with a Chance of Sea Change
Esthetic Lens — 2020, 14 November, 5 Questions: Media Artist and Graphic Novelist Özge Samanci
Book Riot — 2020, 3 October, Julia Rittenberg, Four Great Global Graphic Novels
Animation Magazine — 2019, 20 May, Ramin Zahed, SIGGRAPH to Showcase Immersive Art Exhibit in Los Angeles
Esthetic Lens — 2019, 13 August, 5 Questions: Media Artist and Graphic Novelist Özge Samanci
Medium.com — 2019, July 23, Yash Gugale, SIGGRAPH 2019 Series (2) — Fiber Optic Ocean (Art Gallery)
Pulp — 2019, K.A. Letts, "Works in Progress" is a celebration of beauty and chaos at Ann Arbor Art Center
Digicult — 2018, Kathy Rae Huffman, “Original Narratives”: The Art Gallery at SIGGRAPH 2018
Pasatiempo — 2018, 8 June, Grace Parazzoli, Making Waves: Ozge Samanci and Gabriel Caniglia's "You Are the Ocean"
The Cut — 2017, 19 Jan, Claire Landsbaum, Resistance in This Tabloid Paper
Bookwitty — 2017, 23 May, Canan Marasligil, In the Graphic Memoir, Dare to Disappoint, Özge Samanci Talks about Growing up in Turkey
The News-Gazette — 2016, 20 November, Patricia Hruby Powell, Inspirational Graphic Novel A Great Gift
Hurriyet Daily News — 2016, 12 October, William Armstrong, Özge Samanci on ‘Dare to Disappoint: Growing up in Turkey
Qantara.de — 2016, 5 October, Ceyda Nurthsch, Pressure on artists in Turkey is Increasing
Hurriyet Daily News — 2016, 09 June, William Armstrong, ‘Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up In Turkey’ by Ozge Samanci
Northwestern Magazine — 2016, Summer, Elizabeth Canning Blackwell, Drawing Outside the Box
Status Hour — 2016, 20 April, Julie Hakim Azzam, Why a Turkish Woman Artist Must Dare to Disappoint
Grand Forks Herald — 2016, 27 March, Book Notes
The Huffington Post — 2016, 8 March, Ozge Samanci, How I Became an Artist: Tips for Changing Careers
The National — 2016, 29 February, David Lepeska, Book Review: Dare to Disappoint, A Bold Tale about Coming of Age in Turkey
The Register-Guard — 2016, 28 February, Kori Kunz, Memoir from Turkey, “Dare to Disappoint,” Delivers
The Guardian — 2016, 10 February, Kathryn Bromwich, On my radar: China Miéville’s Cultural Highlights
Smithsonian APA — 2016, 19 February, Terry Hong, Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey by Özge Samanci
Today's Zaman — 2016, 10 February, Charlotte McPherson, Cultural Transitions and Foreign Devils
The Comics Alternative — 2016, 8 February, Gwen Tarbox and Andy Kunka, Podcast Review
The Daily Beast — 2016, 31 January, Ozge Samanci, Being an Immigrant Is Now Even Harder
San Francisco Chronicle — 2016, 29 January, Susan Faust, Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey
Sun-Sentinel — 2016, 19 January, Michael Berry, Book review: Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey
Slate — 2016, 08 January, Dan Kois, Dare to Disappoint
Chicago Tonight, WTTW (Chicago PBS) — 2016, 04 January, Phil Ponce, Northwestern Professor Tells Turkish Coming-of-Age Story
Shelf Awareness — 2015, 29 December, Karin Snelson, Dare to Disappoint
A.V. Club — 2015, 22 December, Tim O’Neil, Dare to Disappoint
New Republic — 2015, 17 December, Kaya Genc, The Graphic Memoir Comes to Turkey
The New York Times — 2015, 9 December, Maria Russo, A Different World
Kirkus — 2015, 10 December, Julie Danielson, Reliving Childhood with Özge Samanci
Los Angeles Review of Books — 2015, 9 December, Charles Whitney, Coming of Age in Turkey
The Buffalo News — 2015, 6 December, Jean Westmoore, Books in Brief: Dare to Disappoint: Growing up in Turkey
The Chicago Tribune — 2015, 3 December, Jeremy Mikula, Chicago Book News
The Beat — 2015, 1 December, Cal Cleary, Interview: Özge Samanci on Art, Family, and a Love of Learning
Anadolu Agency — 2015, 26 November, Handan Kazanci, Artist’s comic book revives ‘80s Turkey
Boing Boing — 2015, 16 November, At least Turkey's tragic politics gives material to comics artists
The Paste Magazine — 2015, 16 November, Sean Edgar, Exclusive Preview: Ozge Samanci Grows Alongside Her Country in Dare to Disappoint
The Beat — 2015, 16 November, Kyle Pinion, Exclusive Preview: ‘Dare to Disappoint’ paints a vivid portrait of growing up in Turkey
Writer's Digest — 2015, 10 November, How I Write My Graphic Novels: A Breakdown from Ozge Samanci
Publishers Weekly — 2015, 9 November, Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey
Kirkus Starred Review — 2015, 6 October, A Bright, Perceptive Bildungsroman With a Distinctive Setting
The Brain Scoop — 2015, 16 September, Emily Graslie, Fiber Optic Ocean by Ozge Samanci, Blog of Field Museum in Chicago
Turkey.com — 2014, 21 July, Yesim Burul, Welcome to the Extraordinary World of Ozge Samanci
Rumpus — 2013, 12 February, Joen Madonna, Spotlight Ozge Samanci
Bay Nature — 2010, 15 July, Melanie Jones, Artist Plants Comics at UC Botanical Garden
Atlanta Journal-Constitution — 2008, 8 August, Kirsten Tagami, Georgia Tech Team Develops Interactive Comics
Colouring Outside the Lines — 2007, April, An Interview by Melanie Maddison, Issue 3, Ozge Samanci
Fleen — 2007, October 17, Anne Thalheimer, Online+Comic=Webcomic? (Survey says)
Illustrophile — 2008, 03 September 03, Featured: Ozge Samanci,
Artpatient.com — 2008, 26 October, Delos, Ordinary Things What Did I Learn?
Blanket Magazine — 2007, Siobhan Frost et al., Issue 7 The Aqua Issue, p. 142
PRESS IN TURKISH
Medyascope — 2024, 30 June, Isil Oz, Işıl Öz’ün Özge Samancı Ile Söyleşisi
Karar Gazetesi — 2023, 13 November, Sedat Palut, Türkiye’de Her Büyüme Hikâyesi Sancılı
Oksijen — 2023, 21 April, Aysegul Dogandemir, Gazete Oksijen, Otobiyografik Bir Büyüme Hikayesi
Litera Edebiyat — 2023, 30 April, Aynur Kulak, 14 Yaş Civarı, Hayatıma Nasıl Bir Yön Versem Kaygısı Başlıyor
Edebiyat Haber — 2023, 27 March, Burak Soyer, Şimdi Onlar üzülsün!
Ajandakolik — 2023, 7 March, Nilufer Turkoglu, Özge Samanci: “Herkesin Süper Bi̇r Gücü Var. Benimkisi de Geçmişi Tüm Detaylariyla Hatirlayabilmek”
Kalem Kahve Klavye — 2023, 7 March, Cagla Ozden, Bırak Üzülsünler “Büyüyünce Ne Olacaksın?”a Verdiği Cevapları Unutan Kuşak
The Independent Turkish — 2022, Esra Oz, Önlem Alınmazsa…
Ne Orali Ne Burali — 2019, Isil Oz, Karakarga Yayinlari, Istanbul, Ozge Samanci
BUMED Dergi — 2017, June, Elvin Vural, Portre
Iz TV Dergisi, Merak Et — 2017, March, Merve Damci, Gecmise Mektup, Birak Uzulsunler
Hurriyet — 2017, 23 February, Bahar Cuhadar, Akintiya Karsi Yüzme Cesareti Veren Resimli bir Macera...
Bes Harfliler — 2017, 5 January, Kiraz Akin, Bir Çizgi Roman: Bırak Üzülsünler
CNN Turk — 2016, 29 December, İşte İletişim'de Yeni Yılın Ilk Kitapları
Milliyet Sanat — 2016, September, Kaya Genc, The Book that Travelled the World Comes to its Own
Agos — 2016, 29 February, Burkem Cevher, Growing up in Turkey in the 80s
Haber Turk — 2016, 24 January, Gulenay Borekci, ‘Mutlu Olmak için Bazen Sevdiklerimizi Mutsuz Etmemiz Gerekir’
Bant Magazin — 2016, January, Ekin Sanac, “En önemli Hazinem Hafızam”: Özge Samancı
Vogue Turkey — 2016, January, Merve Arkunlar, Black Box of Our Childhood
Bes Harfliler — 2015, 29 December, Kiraz Akin, Ozge Samanci’s Graphic Novel: Growing up in Turkey
Adaptasyon — 2015, 20 December, Mahir Yavuz, Onur Akmehmet, - Özge Samanci
BirGun — 2015, 13 December, Meltem Gurle, Kayıp Zamanın İzinde: Özge Samancı
T24 — 2015, 16 November, Isil Oz, Türk Eğitim Sistemi Içinde Nasıl Pelteye Dönüştüğümüzün Hikayesi: Dare to Disappoint
Adaptasyon — 2015, 31 January, Mahir Yavuz, Onur Akmehmet, - Özge Samanci
T24 — 2015, 9 January 2015, Isil Oz, Hiçbir Düşünce ya da Inanç, Insan Hayatından Kutsal Değildir
T24 — 2013, 22 July, Isil Oz, Comic-con: Keşfetme Ve Keşfedilme Yeri
T24 — 2012, 18 February, Isil Oz, Türkiye'yi Amerikalılara çizgi Romanla Anlatacak
Turkish Journal — 2010, 28 November, Isil Oz, Yazi ve Imge Sihirbazi
Grafik Tasarim Issue 21, p. 14-16. — 2008, June, Volkan Eksi, Ozge Samanci
PRESS IN FRENCH
Radio French — 2023, 10 May, Laetitia Gayet, Bande dessinée: "Journal inquiet d'Istanbul" & "Nager à contre-courant", deux histoires turques
Le Figaro — 2023, 6 February, Delphine Minoui, Özge Samanci, artiste à contre-courant, dessine son pays
RFI (Radio French International) — 2022, 9 December, Anne Andlauer, Noël en Allemagne: le sapin de la sobriété fait polémique
Ernest! Magazine — 2022, 25 November, David Medioni, La Turque du future
OrientXXI — 2022, 25 November, Jean Michel Morel, Une enfance en Turquie
TV5 Monde — 2022, 24 November, Le 64' - L'actualité internationale (interview at 19:30)
ActuaBD — 2022, 24 November, Didier Pasamonik, Özge Samancı, une enfance en Turquie
Le Point — 2022, 16 November, Romain Brethes, Découvrez « La Vie gourmande », prix Wolinski de la BD du « Point » 2022
DBD Magazine — 2022, 31 October, Choisir Sa Case
BDGest — 2022, 14 October, Mr. Natali, Nager à contre-courant : une enfance en Turquie
Observatoire Turquie — 2022, 08 October, Nora Seni, « Nager à contre-courant » d’Özge Samanci, un nouveau météore dans l’univers de la BD turque
L’OBS — 2022, 08 October, Eric Aeschimann, Renaud Février et Amandine Schmitt, « La grosse laide », « Journal inquiet d’Istanbul », « Ténébreuse »… : nos 14 BD préférées de la rentrée
Des Minutes de Lumiére en Plus — 2022, 9 December, Par Pierre Vavasseur, Özge a eu raison d’oser
PRESS IN GERMAN
Deutsche Welle — 2016, 06 October, Ceyda Nurthsch, Kunst - zum Trotz! Kultur zwischen Widerstand und Zensur in der Türkei
Qantana.de — 2016, 05 October, Ceyda Nurthsch, Der Druck auf türkische Künstler wächst
PRESS IN DUTCH
NRC Handelsblad — 2016, 29 December, Ron Rijghard, Getekende levensverhalen
Cutting Edge — 2016, 17 June, Özge Samanci, ‘Teleurstellen vergt lef’
Hebban — 2016, 21 June, Koen Driessens, Graphic memoir stelt niet teleur
PRESS IN GREEK
Kathimerini — 2016, 14 February, George Lialios, As A Child, I Thought Greece was Blue, Like Its Mountains
PRESS IN ITALIAN
Linkieasta — 2016, 31 January, Elisa Pierandrei, Dare to Disappoint
PRESS IN FLEMISH
De Standaard — 2016, 12 August, Duran Duran and Islam
PRESS IN PORTUGUESE
Folha de S. Paulo — 2018, 4 July, Em festival de arte eletronica, visitante pode controlar oceano e esticar corpos nus
Guia Folha — 2018, June, Espaços culturais de São Paulo inauguram grandes exposições coletivas
SP1 News — 2018, 5 July, Festival reúne obras de arte que provocam o corpo em SP
Veja Sao Paulo — 2018, 11 August, O que fazer no fim de semana sem gastar nada
PRESS IN CATALAN
TerrassaDigital — 2022, 14 June, Veure la deixalla espacial de forma immersiva des del CITM
PRESS IN KOREAN
독서신문 — Seo Mi-deum, 2018, 10 August, It's Okay to Disappoint, Go Find Your Dream
PRESS IN PERSIAN
Ketab News — 2020, 19 October, The story of a teenage girl growing up in contemporary Türkiye