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Yavuz Turgul is a Director, Scriptwriter and Executive producer Turquee born on 5 april 1946 at Istanbul (Turquie)

Yavuz Turgul

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Nationality Turquie
Birth 5 april 1946 (77 years) at Istanbul (Turquie)

Yavuz Turgul (born April 5, 1946 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish film director and screenwriter, who is best known for his box-office hit The Bandit (1996) and who has won the Golden Orange for Best Screenplay four times for Abbas in Flower (1982), The Agha (1985), Mr. Muhsin (1987) and The Shadow Play (1992); Golden Oranges for Best Film for Mr. Muhsin (1987) and 2nd Best Film for Gölge Oyunu (1992); and a Golden Orange Lifetime Achievement Award.

Biography

Yavuz Turgul graduated from the Istanbul University Institute of Journalism and worked as a journalist for six years for Ses magazine before he began to write scripts. He achieved early success in the late 70s and early 80s with scripts for a series of popular comedy productions from producer-director Ertem Eğilmez and director Kartal Tibet including Tosun Paşa (1976), Sultan (1978) and Hababam Sınıfı Güle Güle (1981).

He went on to greater success in the 80s by winning the Golden Orange for Best Screenplay for Abbas in Flower (1982), directed by Sinan Çetin, making his directorial debut with Fahriye Abla (1984) and winning the Golden Orange for Best Screenplay a second time for The Agha (1985), directed by Nesli Çölgeçen before cementing his success by winning Golden Oranges for Best Film and Best Screenplay as well as prizes at film festivals in Istanbul and San Sebastián for his second directorial effort Mr. Muhsin (1987), which according to Rekin Teksoy, "is considered his most important film."

In the 90s he continued with The Unforgettable Director of Love Movies (1990) and The Shadow Play (1992), for which he won Golden Oranges for 2nd Best Film and Best Screenplay, before achieving his greatest box office success to date with the popular The Bandit (1996), which according to Rekin Teksoy, "brought in Turkish audiences back into their seats," and made him,"a pioneer of the box-office hits during this period," as well as the recipient of the Golden Dolphin at the Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival.

He returned following a long absence with Lovelorn (2005), which won the Queens Spirit Award, and wrote For Love and Honor (2007), directed by Ömer Vargı, which was released the same year he received a Golden Orange Lifetime Achievement Award. His latest film Hunting Season is set for release on December 3, 2010.

He was married to Turkish actress Itır Esen, with whom he has 2 children.

Usually with

Şener Şen
Şener Şen
(10 films)
Uğur Yücel
Uğur Yücel
(2 films)
Erkan Oğur
Erkan Oğur
(1 films)
Özkan Uğur
Özkan Uğur
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Yavuz Turgul (10 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2010Hunting SeasonDirector, Writer
2007For Love and HonourWriter
2005LovelornDirector, Writer
1996The BanditDirector, Writer, Executive producer
1987Mr. MuhsinDirector, Writer
1985The Broken LandlordWriter
1982Abbas in FlowerWriter
1980Bilo the BankerWriter
1978Feyzo, The Polite OneScriptwriter
1976Tosun PashaWriter