Uğur Yücel (born 26 May 1957) is a

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film actor, producer and director. He graduated from the Theater Department of the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory (İstanbul Belediye Konservatuarı Tiyatro Bölümü). He took part in several plays between 1975 and 1984 in Kenter Tiyatrosu (Kenter Theatre), Tef Kabare Theatre, Dormen Theatre, and Şan Müzikholü. He was noticed for his roles in ''Selamsız Bandosu'' (1987) and ''

Muhsin Bey ''Mr. Muhsin'' ( tr, Muhsin Bey) is a 1987 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Yavuz Turgul, featuring Şener Şen as a solitary middle-aged music producer, approached by a young man who dreams of becoming a folk singer. The film was scree ...

'' (1987), then gained mainstream success when he took part in ''

Eşkıya ''The Bandit'' ( tr, Eşkıya) is a 1996 Turkey, Turkish film written and directed by Yavuz Turgul and starring Şener Şen and Uğur Yücel. According to the director the film, which is about a bandit who comes to Istanbul after serving a 35-y ...

'' (1996).

Filmography

Actor

* 1984 – ''Fahriye Abla'' * 1985 – ''Aşık Oldum'' * 1986 – ''Teyzem'' * 1986 – ''Milyarder'' * 1987 – ''Selamsız Bandosu'' * 1987 – ''

'' * 1988 – '' Arabesk'' * 1994 – ''Aziz Ahmet'' * 1996 – ''

'' * 2000 – ''

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'' * 2001 – ''Karanlıkta Koşanlar'' * 2003 – ''Alacakaranlık'' * 2005 – ''Hırsız Polis'' * 2008 – ''

New York, I Love You ''New York, I Love You'' is a 2008 American romantic comedy-drama anthology film consisting of eleven short films, each by a different director. The shorts all relate in some way to the subject of love, and are set among the five boroughs of New ...

'' * 2008 – ''Canım Ailem'' * 2009 – '' Soul Kitchen'' * 2010 – ''

Ejder Kapanı ''Dragon Trap'' ( tr, Ejder Kapanı) is a 2010 Turkish crime-thriller film, directed by Uğur Yücel, about two detectives investigating a series of murders of released pedophiles, which was sponsored by the Istanbul Police Department. The film, wh ...

'' * 2012 – ''Aşk ve Ceza'' * 2013 – ''

Benim Dünyam ''Benim Dünyam'' (My World) is a 2013 Turkish drama film directed by Uğur Yücel. It is the remake of the 2005 Indian film, ''Black (2005 film), Black'' which in turn was inspired by the true story of American political activist and lecturer Hel ...

'' * 2013 – ''Aramızda Kalsın'' * 2014 – ''Soğuk'' * 2015 – ''Yaktın Beni'' * 2015 – '' Kötü Kedi Şerafettin'' * 2016 – ''Familya'' * 2017 – ''

İçerde ''İçerde'' (English: ''Inside'') is a Turkish action thriller television series produced by Ay Yapım. The series first aired on 19 September 2016 on Show TV. The series received mixed reviews throughout its original run, however the performanc ...

'' * 2018 – ''Nefes Nefese'' * 2018 – ''Muhteşem İkili'' * 2019 – ''Yüzleşme'' * 2019 – ''Cinayet Süsü'' * 2021 – ''Kırmızı Oda'' * 2021 – '' Fatma'' * 2021 – ''

Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz ''The Bandit'' ( tr, Eşkıya) is a 1996 Turkish film written and directed by Yavuz Turgul and starring Şener Şen and Uğur Yücel. According to the director the film, which is about a bandit who comes to Istanbul after serving a 35-year jai ...

'' * 2022 – ''

Uysallar ''Wild Abandon'' ( tr, Uysallar, link=no) is a 2022 Turkey, Turkish streaming television series starring Öner Erkan, Haluk Bilginer and Songül Öden. The show was released on Netflix on 30 March 2022. Cast * Öner Erkan as Oktay Uysal * Haluk ...

'' * 2022 – ''Hakim''

Director

* 1999 – '' İkinci Bahar'' * 2001 – ''Karanlıkta Koşanlar'' * 2003 – ''

Yazı Tura ''Toss-Up'' ( tr, Yazı Tura) is a 2004 Turkish drama film, produced, written and directed by Uğur Yücel, starring Kenan İmirzalıoğlu and Olgun Şimşek as two soldiers return home from their military service in southeastern Turkey with dis ...

'' * 2006 – ''Hayatımın Kadınısın'' * 2010 – ''

'' * 2013 – ''

'' * 2014 – ''Soğuk''

Producer

* 2003 – ''Alacakaranlık'' * 2003 – ''Yazı Tura''

Screenwriter

* 1994 – ''Aziz Ahmet'' * 2001 – ''Karanlıkta Koşanlar'' * 2003 – ''Yazı Tura'' * 2006 – ''Hayatımın Kadınısın'' * 2014 – ''Soğuk''

Music

* 1998 – ''Gemide'' * 1998 – ''Laleli'de Bir Azize''

Editor

* 2003 – ''Yazı Tura''

Awards

* 1987 – 24. Antalya Film Şenliği (Antalya Film Festival), Muhsin Bey, Best actor * 2004 – 41. Antalya Film Şenliği (Antalya Film Festival), Yazı Tura, Best film * 2004 – 41. Antalya Film Şenliği (Antalya Film Festival), Yazı Tura, Best screenplay * 2004 – 41. Antalya Film Şenliği (Antalya Film Festival), Yazı Tura, Best director * 2005 – 16. Ankara Film Festivali (Ankara Film Festival), Yazı Tura, Mahmut Tali Öngören special award * 2005 – Nürnberg Türkiye/Almanya Film Festivali, Yazı Tura, Best film * 2005 – 24. Istanbul Film Festival, İstanbul Film Festivali (Istanbul Film Festival), Yazı Tura, Best director * 2005 – 24. İstanbul Film Festivali (İstanbul Film Festival), Yazı Tura, Public jury award * 2005 – 12. Adana Altın Koza Film Şenliği, Yazı Tura, Best director

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1957 births Best Director Golden Boll Award winners Best Director Golden Orange Award winners Best Screenplay Golden Orange Award winners Best Supporting Actor Golden Orange Award winners Living people Film people from Istanbul Turkish male film actors Turkish film directors Turkish male screenwriters Turkish male television actors {{Turkey-film-director-stub