He was born on 27 April 1964 in Ankara, graduated from Ankara
University Faculty of Communication. His professional career started in
TRT between years 1987 - 1990 as assistant cameraman and 1990 - 1995 as
a cameraman. From 1995 on, he has worked as DOP and Director. He has
directed numerous commercials, music videos, TV shows, documentaries
and feature films in Böcek Yapim, the production company he has
incorporated in February 1998.
His feature film directorial debut is
Vizontele (2001) that he co-directed
with
Yilmaz Erdogan and marks a new era
in Turkish cinema as the first film passing 3 million local admissions.
His second film the sci-fi comedy
G.O.R.A. (2004) brought him another
record, being the first film that surpassed 4 million local admissions.
His next feature
Exam (2006) is an edgy
youth comedy criticizing the educational system which also features
Jean-Claude Van Damme in its
cast. His fourth film
Yahsi Bati (2009) pioneers in the
genre of Turkish Western Comedy. His latest film
Love Likes Coincidences (2011),
the sensational romantic drama has been received with great attention
nationally and internationally and attracted more than 2,5 million
admissions...