Yavuz Turgul (born April 5, 1946 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish film director and screenwriter, who has won the Golden Orange for Best Screenplay four times for “Abbas in Flower” (1982), “The Agha” (1985), “Mr. Muhsin” (1987) and “Gölge Oyunu” (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.
He 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… read more
Yavuz Turgul (born April 5, 1946 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish film director and screenwriter, who has won the Golden Orange for Best Screenplay four times for “Abbas in Flower” (1982), “The Agha” (1985), “Mr. Muhsin” (1987) and “Gölge Oyunu” (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.
He 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).
In the 90s he continued with “Aşk Filmlerinin Unutulmaz Yönetmeni” (1990) and “Gölge Oyunu” (1993), 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), for which he was also the executive producer alonside long-time collaborator Şener Şen and which won the Golden Dolphin at the Festróia – Tróia International Film Festival.
He returned following a long absense 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. —wikipedia
