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Born date
He was born in 1959 in Istanbul's Bakırköy district. -
photography
During his education at Boğaziçi University, he became interested in nature activities by joining the photography (BÜFOK), mountaineering and caving clubs of the university. His name began to be heard in photography -
First Short Movie
In 1993, he acted in Mehmet Eryılmaz's short film 'I Love Ergo Sum' and improved his technical knowledge by being behind the camera during the shoot. He bought the camera on which 'I Love Ergo Sum' was shot to shoot his own short film and shot his first short film in 1993. He participated in the Cannes Film Festival with the movie Koza, of which he was the director, screenwriter and producer. Koza became the first Turkish short film selected for the competition. -
awards
1998/ Berlin Film Festivali/ Caligari Ödülü -
awards
1999/ 36.Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali/ En İyi Yönetmen Ödülü -
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2003/ Cannes Film Festivali/ Büyük Jüri Ödülü -
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2006/ Cannes Film Festivali/ FipresciÖdülü -
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2008/ Cannes Film Festivali/ En İyi Yönetmen Ödülü -
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2014/ Cannes Film Festivali/ Altın Palmiye Ödülü