Anecdotes

In the beginnings, he worked as a film critic, made some paintings and wrote film scripts to earn his life.

He never gave up making movies throughout his life, and even in the time when the industry stopped filmmaking due to economic reasons.

During the Antalya Film Festival in September 2005, he was hospitalized due to intestinal complaints.

Atif Yilmaz played an important role in the professional career of notable Turkish film directors like Halit Refig, Yilmaz Güney, Serif Gören, Zeki Ökten and Ali Özgentürk.