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1943 Born in Haskova, Bulgaria.
1950 Emigrated to Istanbul with his family.
1962 Graduated from Kadiköy Maarif College.
1966
Graduated from the University of Bosphorus,
School for
Business Administration and Economics, Istanbul.
1967-1969 He did his military at the Eğridir Commando School.
1971-1977
Wrote articles and reviews on film in magazines such as Yeni Dergi and Yedinci Sanat.
1978-1982 Worked as film critic in daily newspapers such as Dünya, Güneş and Milliyet Sanat.
1983-1988 Was the Turkish correspondent for The Hollwood Reporter.
1981-1990
Worked as stills photographer and assistant director in 24 feature films.
January - December 2002
Was the President of the Turkish Directors' Guild (FİLMYÖN).
January 2003 Elected President of the Association of Film Directors, Writers & Composers (SETEM).
July 2009 He passed away from a stroke. |