Vedat Türkali was born on May 13, 1919 in Samsun, Ottoman Empire [now Turkey]. He was a writer and director, known for
Karanlikta Uyananlar (1964),
Kara Çarsafli Gelin (1975) and
Günesli Bataklik (1978). He was married to Merih Pirhasan. He died on August 29, 2016 in Yalova, Turkey.