Yavuz Turgul

Yavuz Turgul is a Turkish film director and screenwriter, known for classic films of Şener Şen.

Early life and education 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.

Film career

Turgul achieved early success in the late 1970s and early 1980s with scripts for a series of popular comedy productions from producer-director Ertem Eğilmez and famous actor-director Kartal Tibet including Tosun Paşa (1976), Sultan (1978) and Hababam Sınıfı: Güle Güle (1981).

He went on to greater success in the 1980s by winning the Golden Orange for Best Screenplay for Çiçek Abbas (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 Züğürt Ağa (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 Muhsin Bey (1987), which according to Rekin Teksoy, "is considered his most important film".

Filmography

FilmsYearTitleCredited asNotesDirectorProducerWriter 1976 Tosun Paşa 1978 Sultan 1979 Erkek Güzeli Sefil Bilo Banker Bilo 1981 Davaro Hababam Sınıfı: Güle Güle 1982 Abbas in Flower Won the Golden Orange for Best Screenplay. İffet 1983 Aşk Kadını Şekerpare 1984 Fahriye Abla 1985 Züğürt Ağa Won the Golden Orange for Best Screenplay. 1987 Mr. Muhsin Won Golden Oranges for Best Film and Best Screenplay. 1990 The Unforgettable Director of Love Movies 1993 The Shadow Play Won Golden Oranges for Best Film and Best Screenplay. 1996 The Bandit 2005 Lovelorn 2007 For Love and Honor 2010 Hunting Season 2017 Crosroads 2026 To love, to lose Credited as 'creator'