Directors From Turkey
by aciftelerli | created - 12 Mar 2012 | updated - 27 May 2012 | Public
1. Ertem Egilmez
Director | Canim Kardesim
Ertem Egilmez was born on February 18, 1929 in Trabzon, Turkey. He was a director and producer, known for My Dear Brother (1973), Kalbimin Efendisi (1970) and Bir Millet Uyaniyor (1966). He died on September 21, 1989 in Istanbul, Turkey.
2. Ezel Akay
Actor | Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü?
Ezel Akay was born in 1961. He studied engineering at Bosphorus University, and theatre arts at Villanova University. He took part in many theatre productions as an actor and director before entering film production as a founding partner of IFR, where he was the director of more than 900 ...
3. Abdullah Oguz
Producer | Mutluluk
Abdullah Oguz was born on June 17, 1958 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is a producer and director, known for Mutluluk (2007), Color of Victory (2024) and Asmali Konak: Hayat (2003).
4. Serdar Akar
Director | Gemide
Serdar Akar was born in 1964 in Ankara, Turkey. He is a director and writer, known for Gemide (1998), Dar Alanda Kisa Paslasmalar (2000) and At the Bar (2007).
Dar alanda kisa paslasmalar 1998 Gemide Kurtlar vadisi Barda Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi
5. Sinan Çetin
Producer | Propaganda
Turkish director Sinan Cetin founded Plato Films in 1986. Since then he has shot 11 feature films and has become one of the most famous and successful directors in Turkey. He has also directed and produced hundreds of commercials. Plato Film Prod. is now a creative pool for young people enamored of...
7. Ferdi Egilmez
Producer | Hababam Sinifi Askerde
Ferdi Egilmez was born on March 12, 1963 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is a producer and assistant director, known for Wacky Class in Army (2005), Wacky Class 3,5 (2006) and Pak Panter (2010).
8. Gani Müjde
Writer | Arabesk
Gani Müjde was born on November 27, 1959 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is a writer and production designer, known for Arabesk (1989), Bizans Oyunlari: Geym of Bizans (2016) and Osmanli Cumhuriyeti (2008). He is married to Belma Canciger. They have two children.
9. Serif Gören
Director | Yol
Serif Gören was born on October 14, 1944 in Ksanthi, Greece. He is a director and editor, known for Yol (1982), Endise (1974) and Derman (1983).
10. Halit Refig
Director | Hanim
Halit Refig, Turkish filmmaker, film critic and theoretician and an intellectual was born in Izmir, Turkey in 1934 to an industrial family. He attended Sisli Terakki High School and briefly attended Robert College Engineering Dept. During his military service he started making documentaries in ...
11. Hamdi Alkan
Director | Arka Siradakiler
Hamdi Alkan was born on July 15, 1967 in Antakya, Hatay, Turkey. He is a director and writer, known for Arka Siradakiler (2007), Bayrampasa: Ben Fazla Kalmayacagim (2007) and Ögretmen Kemal (2010). He was previously married to Selen Görgüzel and Canan Hosgör.
12. Hasan Karacadag
Director | Hummadruz
Hasan Karacadag was born in 1976 in Turkey.After high school he went to GATA medical academy.He left the academy two years later.He won the Gold Award and best film award at the 'JVC Tokyo Video Festival' 2001-2002-2003. At year 2002-2003 he won the 'Bunkacho Director Award of Japanese agency for ...
13. Türker Inanoglu
Producer | Arka Sokaklar
Türker Inanoglu (born May 18, 1936) is a Turkish screenwriter, film director and producer.
He married first the film actress Filiz Akin, and after his divorce Gülsen Bubikoglu, another former Turkish movie star. They have two children, a son, Ilker and a daughter, Zeynep.
Inanoglu came in contact ...
14. Jale Atabey Özberk
Director | Yalan Dünya
Jale Atabey Özberk is known for Almost Famous (2012), Son Sans and Siki Dostlar.
15. Kartal Tibet
Director | Sabaniye
Kartal Tibet was born on March 27, 1939 in Ankara, Turkey. He was a director and actor, known for Sabaniye (1984), Tarkan (1969) and Turks in Space (2006). He died on July 1, 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey.
16. Levent Semerci
Director | Nefes: Vatan Sagolsun
Levent Semerci is known for Nefes: Vatan Sagolsun (2009) and Ayhan Hanim (2014).
17. Mahsun Kirmizigül
Producer | Günesi Gördüm
Mahsun Kirmizigul, who was born into a large family, completed primary and secondary schools in Diyarbakir. He came to Istanbul with great hopes from city where he was born and raised. His big dream was to be an artist. On the one hand, while struggling with the difficult conditions of Istanbul ...
18. Memduh Ün
Director | Zikkimin Kökü
Turkish football player, film director, actor, editor, screenwriter, producer, lecturer and Honorary Professor.
He graduated from Vefa Lisesi in 1937. In 1938, he dropped out of Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in the third year of his education.
Ün changed the language of cinema by going ...
19. Mustafa Altioklar
Director | Denize Hançer Düstü
Born in 1958. His childhood house overlooked a projection room, owned by the Board of Censors, where the members of the board were cutting the films. As the cutter threw away film pieces out of the window, Altioklar and his friends were eagerly waiting for them outside the window of the projection ...
20. Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Producer | Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
Nuri Bilge Ceylan was born in Istanbul on January 26th, 1959. In 1976, he began studying chemical engineering at Istanbul Technical University, in a context of strong student unrest, boycotts and political polarization. In 1978, he switched courses to Electrical Engineering at Bogazici University. ...
21. Osman Sinav
Director | Deli Yürek
Osman Sinav was born in 1956 in Burdur, Turkey. He is a director and producer, known for Deli Yürek (1998), Sen Anlat Karadeniz (2018) and The Valley of the Wolves (2003). He is married to Tangül Sinav.
22. Ferzan Özpetek
Director | La finestra di fronte
He is a Turkish-Italian director, screenwriter and writer. In 1976, he first went to Perugia Foreigners University in Italy, learned Italian for a year, and then transferred to Rome La Sapienza University to study cinema. After completing his education there, he went to Accademia Navona and ...
23. Semih Kaplanoglu
Producer | Yumurta
Semih Kaplanoglu is one of the most acclaimed writer-director-producers of contemporary filmmaking. Born and raised in Izmir, Turkey, he received BS in Cinema-Television from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Dokuz Eylul University, in 1984. Kaplanoglu made his debut feature in 2001 'Away From Home', and ...
24. Serdar Akar
Director | Gemide
Serdar Akar was born in 1964 in Ankara, Turkey. He is a director and writer, known for Gemide (1998), Dar Alanda Kisa Paslasmalar (2000) and At the Bar (2007).
25. Reha Erdem
Director | Hayat Var
Born in Istanbul, Reha Erdem began his studies in History at Bogazici University in Istanbul. He graduated from Cinema Department of Paris 8 University. He obtained his M.A. in Plastic Arts at the same university. He shot his first feature-length film Oh Moon in 1989 as a French-Turkish ...
26. Seyfi Teoman
Director | Bizim Büyük Çaresizligimiz
Seyfi Teoman was born in Kayseri, Turkey in 1977. After studying economics at Bogazici University in Istanbul, he worked as assistant director in various short films and advertisements. He lived in Lodz in Poland for two years, studying film directing at Polish National Film School where his tutor ...
27. Durul Taylan
Director | Vavien
Durul Taylan was born in 1969 in Bursa, Turkey. He is a director and producer, known for Vavien (2009), Wounded Love (2016) and The Magnificent Century (2011).
28. Yagmur Taylan
Director | Vavien
Yagmur Taylan was born in 1966 in Bursa, Turkey. He is a director and producer, known for Vavien (2009), Wounded Love (2016) and The Magnificent Century (2011).
29. Sirri Süreyya Önder
Actor | Beynelmilel
Film director, film actor, music producer, journalist, writer, screenwriter, politician, 24th Term Istanbul, 25th and 26th Term Ankara Deputy. He was born on July 7, 1962 in Adiyaman. His father's name is Ziya and his mother's name is Zeliha. He is from a family of Turkmen origin. He is a graduate ...
30. Muharrem Gulmez
Director | Beynelmilel
Muharrem Gülmez is a producer/director who has been in the film industry since 1990. He has received wide acclaim for many projects both nationally and internationally. As a feature film director, he debuted with "Beynelmilel -The International" which received a number of prestigious accolades like...
31. Tolga Örnek
Writer | Devrim Arabalari
Tolga Ornek started his career writing, producing and directing the award-winning documentaries ATATURK (1998), MOUNT NEMRUD: THE THRONE OF THE GODS (2000), THE HITTITES (2003) and GALLIPOLI (2005) all of which have been distributed internationally to great critical acclaim. GALLIPOLI was the fifth...
32. Tomris Giritlioglu
Director | Salkim Hanim'in Taneleri
Tomris Giritlioglu was born in 1955 in Adana, Turkey. She is a producer and writer, known for Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds (1999), 80. Adim (1996) and Suyun Öte Yani (1991).
33. Tunç Basaran
Director | Uçurtmayi Vurmasinlar
Tunç Basaran was born on October 1, 1938 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was a director and writer, known for Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite (1989), Sen de Gitme (1995) and Biri ve Digerleri (1988). He was married to Füsun Önal. He died on December 18, 2019 in Turkey.
34. Uluç Bayraktar
Director | Karadayi
He was born in 1974 in Gelibolu, Çanakkale. Graduated from Ege University Faculty of Communication Radio - Television - Cinema Department in 2001. He is still working as a assistant director at different TV serials. "This Is Life" is his first short film experience in 2001. His first TV Series "...
35. Ugur Yücel
Director | Yazi Tura
Ugur Yücel is a Turkish film actor, producer and director. He graduated from the Theater Department of the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory (Istanbul Belediye Konservatuari Tiyatro Bölüm). He took part in several plays between 1975 and 1984 in Kenter Tiyatrosu (Kenter Theatre), Tef Kabare Theatre...
36. Yavuz Turgul
Writer | Eskiya
Yavuz Turgul was born in Istanbul, 1946. He worked as journalist for many years. In 1976 he started to write scripts with the support of Ertem Egilmez. His first directing experience came with the movie Fahriye Abla, in 1984. He worked with famous Turkish actor Sener Sen in so many movies. Turgul ...
37. Yilmaz Erdogan
Actor | The Water Diviner
He spent his childhood in Ankara until he moved to Istanbul along with his family. His family is of Kurdish origin. In 1987, he dropped out of his civil engineering studies at Istanbul Technical University and joined the On Duty Theater Staff (Turkish: Nöbetçi Tiyatrosu) managed by Ferhan Sensoy. ...
38. Yilmaz Güney
Writer | Yol
Güney and his work were almost entirely unknown outside of his homeland Turkey until his 1981 escape from imprisonment in Turkey and his "discovery" the following year at the Cannes Film Festival for his autobiographical screenplay for Yol (1982), the festival's grand prize winner. Born in 1937 in ...
39. Atif Yilmaz
Director | Bir Yudum Sevgi
Atif Yilmaz Batibeki was a renowned Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer. After finishing high school in Mersin, he attended the Law School of Istanbul University. Because of his interest in arts, he dropped out of Law School and entered the Painting Department of the Academy of ...
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