Timeline: nuri bilge ceylan

Jan 26, 1959

Born date

He was born in 1959 in Istanbul's Bakırköy district.

Jan 1, 1985

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

Jan 1, 1993

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.

Jan 1, 1998