Yavuz Turgul

Yavuz Turgul (b. 1946, Istanbul) graduated from the Institute of Journalism, Istanbul University. He worked as a journalist for six years, then began writing scripts. In 1982 he won Best Screenplay for Abbas with Flower (Çiçek Abbas), a success which lured him towards film direction. He debuted as a director two years later. Turgul's most successful film is Muhsin Bey, a compelling nostalgic comedy which won an award at the Antalya Film Festival in 1987. In 1988 he won the Special Jury Prize for the same film at the Istanbul International Film Days competition, and it also won the Special Jury Prize at San Sebastian. He directed Bandit (Eskiya) in 1996, a great commercial success in Turkey.

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