 Alongside his comic book work and illustrations for American publishers, he currently is writing and illustrating stories of the TV reporter Ece for the leading Turkish daily "Hurriyet" and short stories for the weekly Turkish humor magazine "Penguen".In 2009, Perker was named one of the 100 most influential Turks by "Newsweek" magazine.His comics and illustrations have been recognized with awards by the Society of Illustrators and "Print" magazine.