Yusuf Kurçenli

Yusuf Kurçenli (1947 – 22 February 2012) was a Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter.

Biography Kurçenli was born in Çayeli, Rize Province, Turkey. He studied journalism at Istanbul University. Between 1973 and 1980, he worked as a director and producer at TRT, the Turkish public television. His debut film was Ve Recep Ve Zehra Ve Ayşe in 1983. He followed that with many long features including the celebrated 1994 film Çözülmeler that won many awards at film festivals. He also directed Baba Evi and Kurşun Kalem. His last film was Yüreğine Sor. He was diagnosed with cancer the same year and died in Istanbul aged 65, after having been ailing from the disease for one-and-a-half years.

Awards 1990: "Best Film" at the 9th Istanbul Film Festival 1994: "best Director" at the 13th Istanbul Film Festival for Çözülmeler 1994: "Best Film" at the 16th Turkish Film Writers Awards for Çözülmeler 1995: "Best Director" and "Best Original Screenplay" at the 7th Ankara Film Festival for Çözülmeler

Filmography Director 1977: Özgürlüğün Bedeli 1978: At Gözlüğü 1979: Savunma 1983: Ve Recep Ve Zehra Ve Ayşe 1984: Ölmez Ağacı 1986: Merdoğlu Ömer Bey 1987: Gramofon Avrat 1989: Gönül Garip Bir Kuştur 1990: Raziye 1990: Karartma Geceleri 1992: Taşların Sırrı 1993: Umut Taksi 1994: Çözülmeler 1994 1995: Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her şey 1997: Antika Talanı 1999: Baba Evi 2000: Çemberler 2000: Kurşun Kalem 2002: Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar 2006: Bebeğim 2008: Gurbet Kuşları 2010: Yüreğine Sor

Producer 1994: Çözülmeler

Screenwriter 1979: Savunma 1983: Ve Recep Ve Zehra Ve Ayşe 1984: Ölmez Ağacı 1986: Merdoğlu Ömer Bey 1987: Gramofon Avrat 1989: Gönül Garip Bir Kuştur 1990: Karartma Geceleri 1990: Raziye 1994: Çözülmeler 1995: Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her şey 2002: Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar