Biographie

1 septembre 1981 · Ankara, Turquie

1,85 m

Films often involve anachronistic editing in order to provide a twist or a revelation in the third act.

Often begins a film with sweeping aerial shots.

Is an alumni of the prestigious Robert College high school in Istanbul, and the only director to be allowed to shoot on campus grounds during the school's 150+ year history.

He won "Cinema Director of the Year" (Dag II) at the 4th Golden Palm Awards in 2017.

I always proudly maintain that I'm a product of American cinema throughout the early 80s and 90s. The idea that that popcorn flicks can be with good or humorous stories while performing feats of technical aptitude to impress millions.

Turkey is a country which has grown with the French idea of "composed" filmmaking. The American octane-driven film grammar used to be a big no-no here. Smooth, flowing, often painfully slow (sometimes boring) exposition was the norm. Hence the entire industry evolved to be "discreet and extremely meticulous" at the expense of efficiency and the use of shock-tactics. Fortunately my precise generation of filmmakers seek to obliterate this status quo.

I am 31 years old, which is a very blessed age.