Yusuf Kurçenli (1947 – 22 February 2012) was a Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter.
Kurçenli was born in
Çayeli,
Rize Province
Rize Province ( tr, Rize ili) is a Provinces of Turkey, province of northeast Turkey, on the eastern Black Sea coast between Trabzon Province, Trabzon and Artvin Province, Artvin. The province of Erzurum Province, Erzurum is to the south. It was ...
, Turkey. He studied journalism at
Istanbul University
, image = Istanbul_University_logo.svg
, image_size = 200px
, latin_name = Universitas Istanbulensis
, motto = tr, Tarihten Geleceğe Bilim Köprüsü
, mottoeng = Science Bridge from Past to the Future
, established = 1453 1846 1933
...
. Between 1973 and 1980, he worked as a director and producer at
TRT
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, the Turkish public television. His debut film was ''Ve Recep Ve Zehra Ve Ayşe'' in 1983. He followed that with many long features including the celebrated 1994 film ''Çözülmeler'' that won many awards at film festivals. He also directed ''Baba Evi'' and ''Kurşun Kalem''. His last film was ''Yüreğine Sor''. He was diagnosed with cancer the same year and died in
Istanbul
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aged 65, after having been ailing from the disease for one-and-a-half years.
Yönetmen Yusuf Kurçenli yaşamını yitirdi
(in Turkish)
Awards
*1990: "Best Film" at the 9th Istanbul Film Festival
*1994: "best Director" at the 13th Istanbul Film Festival for ''Çözülmeler''
*1994: "Best Film" at the 16th Turkish Film Writers Awards for ''Çözülmeler''
*1995: "Best Director" and "Best Original Screenplay" at the 7th Ankara Film Festival for ''Çözülmeler''
Filmography
Director
*1977: ''Özgürlüğün Bedeli''
*1978: ''At Gözlüğü''
*1979: ''Savunma''
*1983: ''Ve Recep Ve Zehra Ve Ayşe
*1984: ''Ölmez Ağacı''
*1986: ''Merdoğlu Ömer Bey''
*1987: ''Gramofon Avrat''
*1989: ''Gönül Garip Bir Kuştur''
*1990: ''Raziye''
*1990: ''Karartma Geceleri''
*1992: ''Taşların Sırrı''
*1993: ''Umut Taksi''
*1994: '' Çözülmeler'' 1994
*1995: ''Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her şey''
*1997: ''Antika Talanı''
*1999: ''Baba Evi''
*2000: ''Çemberler''
*2000: ''Kurşun Kalem''
*2002: ''Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar''
*2006: ''Bebeğim''
*2008: ''Gurbet Kuşları''
*2010: ''Yüreğine Sor''
Producer
*1994: ''Çözülmeler''
Screenwriter
*1979: ''Savunma''
*1983: ''Ve Recep Ve Zehra Ve Ayşe''
*1984: ''Ölmez Ağacı''
*1986: ''Merdoğlu Ömer Bey''
*1987: ''Gramofon Avrat''
*1989: ''Gönül Garip Bir Kuştur''
*1990: ''Karartma Geceleri''
*1990: ''Raziye''
*1994: ''Çözülmeler''
*1995: ''Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her şey''
*2002: ''Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar''
References
External links
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* Sinema Turk: Yusuf Kurçenli
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kurcenli, Yusuf
Turkish film directors
Turkish male screenwriters
1947 births
2012 deaths
People from Çayeli
Vefa High School alumni
Istanbul University alumni
Turkish film producers
20th-century Turkish screenwriters
21st-century Turkish screenwriters
Deaths from cancer in Turkey
Best Director Golden Boll Award winners