Mustafa Altıoklar (born 1958) is a Turkish

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

, producer and

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He is the chairman of the Turkish Film Directors Association and is fluent in English. Although he graduated from the medical faculty of

Istanbul University Istanbul University, also known as University of Istanbul (), is a Public university, public research university located in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded by Mehmed II on May 30, 1453, a day after Fall of Constantinople, the conquest of Constantinop ...

and specialised in

physiotherapy Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is a healthcare profession, as well as the care provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through patient education, physical intervention, disease preventio ...

, he decided to pursue a career as a

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

, especially after the success of his short film ''The Scar''.

Filmography

*1988 - ''Lapsus'' *1988 - '' Ayak Sesleri'' (''Tramping of Feet'') *1992 - '' Denize Hançer Düştü'' (''A Dagger Fell Into The Water'') *1996 - '' İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında'' (''Istanbul Beneath My Wings'') *1997 - '' Ağır Roman'' (''Cholera Street'') *1997 - '' Öldürme üzerine küçük bir film'' (''A Short Movie on Murder'') *1999 - ''

Asansör Asansör ( Turkish for "elevator", derived from the French word ''ascenseur'') is a historical building in İzmir's Karataş quarter, within the boundaries of the metropolitan district of Konak. It was built in 1907 as a work of public service b ...

'' (''Elevator'') *2000 - ''Fosforlu Cevriye'' *2003 - '' O Şimdi Asker'' (''He's in the Army Now'') *2003 - '' Lise Defteri'' (''High School Notebook'') (TV serials) *2004 - '' 3. Tür'' (''3rd Species'') (TV serials) *2004 - '' Çınaraltı'' (''Beneath the Plane Tree'') (TV serials) *2005 - '' Banyo'' (''Bathroom'') *2006 - '' Beyza'nın Kadınları'' (''Shattered Soul'')

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Altioklar, Mustafa 1958 births People from Ankara Living people Turkish film directors Turkish film producers Turkish male screenwriters 20th-century Turkish screenwriters 21st-century Turkish screenwriters