Ömer Kavur
Born: 1944-06-18 in Ankara, Türkiye
Died: 2005-05-12
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2003
- Encounter ... (Director)
2000
- Üzgünüm Leyla ... (Producer)
- The House of Angels ... (Director)
1999
- The Girl on the Bridge ... (Production Executive)
1997
- Journey on a Clock Hand ... (Director)
1995
- Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey ... (Director)
1991
- The Secret Face ... (Director)
1987
- Motherland Hotel ... (Director)
- Night Journey ... (Director)
1985
- Halchal ... (Producer)
- Blind Man's Bluff ... (Director)
- Vasfiye Is Her Name ... (Producer)
- Desperate Road ... (Director)
1984
- A Sip of Love ... (Producer)
1983
- I Love You ... (Producer)
1982
- The Lake ... (Director)
- A Broken Love Story ... (Director)
1981
- Oh Beautiful Istanbul ... (Director)
1979
- Yusuf and Kenan ... (Writer)
1975
- Emine, The Leaning One ... (Director)
1971
- The Suicide ... (Director)
- The Porter ... (Director)