Cemil Cem (1882–1950) was a Turkish diplomat, cartoonist and journalist who worked for the Ottoman satirical magazine Kalem and founded his own satirical magazine Cem.

Cemil was born in 1882 in Istanbul.^[1][2] He graduated from Galatasaray High School and then obtained his law degree from Darülfunun, precursor of Istanbul University, in 1903.^[1][2] During his diplomatic post in Europe he also received a degree in political sciences in Paris.^[3]

Following his graduation he held several diplomatic posts in Paris, Vienna and Rome.^[3] He published several cartoons in the Ottoman satirical magazine Kalem which was in circulation between 1908 and 1911.^[4] His cartoons contained western revolutionary ideas.^[4][5] Following his return to Istanbul he founded a satirical magazine entitled Cem in November 1910 which folded in 1912.^[1][2] His major collaborator in Cem was Refik Halit Karay.^[6]

Cemil left Istanbul for Europe in 1912 and settled there until 1921.^[1] Between 1921 and 1925 he worked as an administrator at the Fine Arts Faculty in Istanbul which was later attached to Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.^[6] Cemil restarted his magazine Cem in 1927.^[1] The same year he was tried due to a cartoon published in the magazine.^[2] After the closure of his magazine in 1929 he became a city council member of Istanbul, but he left the post soon.^[3]

Cem lived in Moda, Kadıköy, Istanbul.^[6] He died in Istanbul on 9 April 1950.^[1][3]