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Özcan Alper
Özcan Alper (born 1975) is a Turkish film director and screenwriter of Hemshin peoples, Hemshin descent. He studied at Trabzon Lisesi. In 1992, he moved to Istanbul to study at Istanbul University Engineering Faculty in the Physics Department and then moved to Istanbul University Literature Faculty where he studied History of Sciences and graduated in 2003. Since 1996, he was interested in films and took part in workshops organized by Mezopotamya Culture Center, the Nâzım Culture House (now renamed Nâzım Hikmet Culture Center). Starting 2000 started assisting in films under the supervision of film director Yeşim Ustaoğlu. After being assistant director in the short ''Toprak'', he filmed ''Momi'' as his first short film as main director. He also shot the documentary ''Tokai City'de Melankoli ve Rapsodi'' in Japan following it with yet another documentary entitled ''Bir Bilimadamıyla Zaman Enleminde Yolculuk''. In 2008, Alper released his first long feature ''Sonbahar'' ( ...
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1975 Births
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , causing a partial collapse resulting in 12 deaths. * January 15 – Alvor Agreement: Portugal announces that it will grant independence to Angola on November 11. * January 20 ** In Hanoi, North Vietnam, the Politburo approves the final military offensive against South Vietnam. ** Work is abandoned on the 1974 Anglo-French Channel Tunnel scheme. * January ...
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Turkish Film Directors
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Yılmaz Güney
Yılmaz Güney (' Pütün; 1 April 1937 – 9 September 1984) was a Turkish film director, screenwriter, novelist, actor and communist political activist. He quickly rose to prominence in the Turkish film industry. Many of his works were made from a far-left perspective and devoted to the plight of working-class people in Turkey. Güney won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1982 for the film '' Yol'' (The Road) which he co-directed with Åžerif Gören. He was at constant odds with the Turkish government over the portrayal of Kurdish culture, people and language. After being convicted of killing judge Sefa Mutlu in 1974 (a charge which he denied), Güney fled the country and was later stripped of his citizenship. Yılmaz Güney died of gastric cancer on 9 September 1984, in Paris, France. He is buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery Père Lachaise Cemetery (, , formerly , ) is the largest cemetery in Paris, France, at . With more than 3.5 million visitors annu ...
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Turkish Medical Association
The Turkish Medical Association (, abbreviated as TTB) is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in Turkey. Its membership of 110,000 as of the year 2020, covers 80% of Turkey's doctors.TTBTürk Tabipleri Birliği; Nedir? Ne Yapar? /ref> It is affiliated to the World Medical Association. Membership is compulsory for self-employed doctors, but not for those employed by the government. Its main source of income is membership fees, which are regulated by the Ministry of Health, but it does not receive any support from the government.TTB, 17 February 2006Turkish Medical Association (TTB)/ref> In 2012, the Turkish government created a new organization, the "Board for Health Professions", giving it many of the responsibilities the TTB previously had, including maintaining and enforcing ethics codes. The TTB was entitled to appoint one of the board's 15 members, with the rest appointed by the government. On January 30, 2018, several senior members, includin ...
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Şebnem Korur Fincancı
Şebnem Korur Fincancı (born 1959) is a Turkish medic, former professor, and former president of the Turkish Medical Association (TBB). She is a member of the Turkish Human Rights Association (TİHV). In Turkish popular culture she is being called to be the "Turkish female villain". Early life and education After having completed her high school at the Kadıköy College of Education, she graduated in medicine at the University of Istanbul she received further training in forensic medicine. Following she studied classical archaeology at the Faculty of Literature of the University of Istanbul from 1987 to 1990. She is a founding member of both the Turkish Penal Law Association and the Society of Forensic Medicine having presided the latter between 1993 and 1996. In 1997, she became the head of the forensic medical department of the University of Istanbul. Professional career In 1996 Korur Fincancı was involved in the autopsy of several bodies unearthed from mass graves in ...
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2nd Yeşilçam Awards
The 2nd Yeşilçam Awards (), presented by the Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audiovisual Culture (TÜRSAK) and Beyoğlu Municipality, honored the best Turkish films of 2008 and took place on March 3, 2009, at the Lütfi Kırdar Congress and Exhibition Hall in Istanbul, Turkey. Awards and nominations Best Film * Winner: '' Three Monkeys'' () directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan ** ''Autumn'' () directed by Özcan Alper ** '' Alone'' () directed by Çağan Irmak ** ''Cars of the Revolution'' () directed by Tolga Örnek ** '' A.R.O.G'' directed by Cem Yılmaz Best Director * Winner: Nuri Bilge Ceylan for '' Three Monkeys'' () ** Özcan Alper for ''Autumn'' () ** Çağan Irmak for '' Alone'' () ** Tolga Örnek for ''Cars of the Revolution'' () ** Cem Yılmaz for '' A.R.O.G'' Best Actor * Winner: Onur Saylak for ''Autumn'' () ** Yavuz Bingöl for '' Three Monkeys'' () ** Cem Yılmaz for '' A.R.O.G'' ** Çetin Tekindor for '' The Messenger'' () ** Taner Birsel for ''Cars of the Revol ...
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International Federation Of Film Critics
The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for ''Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique'') is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in Brussels, Belgium. It has members in more than 50 countries worldwide. History In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIPRESCI announced that it will not participate in festivals and other events organized by the Russian government and its offices, and canceled a colloquium in St. Petersburg, that was to make it familiar with new Russian films. FIPRESCI Award The FIPRESCI often presents awards during film festivals to recognize examples of enterprising filmmaking. Some of these festivals include: the Berlin International Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, Vienna International Fil ...
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Autumn (2008 Film)
''Autumn'' () is a 2008 Turkish drama film directed by Özcan Alper, filmed trilingually in Turkish, Georgian and Homshetsi Armenian. It was filmed in Hopa, Çamlıhemşin, and Kemalpaşa. It profiles Yusuf, who as a 22-year-old university student was jailed for rioting, after his release from prison. Cast *Onur Saylak as Yusuf *Megi Kobaladze as Eka *Serkan Keskin as Mikail *Raife Yenigül as Gülefer *Nino Lejava as Maria *Sibel Öz as Asiye *Cihan Camkerte as Onur *Serhan Pirpir as Cihan *Yasar Güven as Kogus Yasar Awards *2008: Won "Best Film" and "Jury Award" at the 15th Adana Altın Koza Film Festivali, Turkey *2008: Won NETPAC Award at the Avrasya International Film Festivali *2008: Won "C.I.C.A.E. Award" at Locarno International Film Festival *2008: Won "Silver Prometheus" at the Tbilisi International Film Festival *2009: Won "Best film" at the Ankara International Film Festival *2009: Won "Best director" at the Ankara International Film Festival *2009: Won "Best direc ...
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Hopa
Hopa ( Laz and , Hamshen ) is a town in Artvin Province in northeast Turkey. It is located on the eastern Turkish Black Sea coast about from the city of Artvin and 18 kilometres from the border with Georgia. It is the seat of Hopa District.İlçe Belediyesi
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
Its population is 23,846 (2021).


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Hopa is on the Black Sea Coast from and from the Sarp border crossing (into Sarpi) on the Georgian border. The land climbs sharply from 10m above sea level in the coastal areas up into the Sul ...
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