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Ömer Kavur

Ömer Kavur

Personal Info:

KNOWN FOR

Directing

GENDER

male

BIRTHDAY

1944-06-18

DAY OF DEATH

2005-05-12

PLACE OF BIRTH

Ankara, Türkiye

BIOGRAPHY

Ömer Kavur (18 June 1944 – 12 May 2005) was a Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed fourteen films between 1974 and 2003. His film, Gece Yolculuğu was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. Nine years later, his film Akrebin Yolculuğu was screened in the same section at the 1997 Festival.

He died on 12 May 2005, of lymphoma at his home in Teşvikiye, Istanbul, and was buried at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following the religious funeral service held at the Teşvikiye Mosque.

production

directing

writing