Ömer_Kavur

Ömer Kavur

Ömer Kavur

Turkish film director


Ömer Kavur (18 June 1944 12 May 2005) was a Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed fourteen films between 1974 and 2003. His film, Gece Yolculuğu was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Nine years later, his film Akrebin Yolculuğu was screened in the same section at the 1997 Festival.[2]

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He died on 12 May 2005, of lymphoma at his home in Teşvikiye, Istanbul, and was buried at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following the religious funeral service held at the Teşvikiye Mosque.[3]

Filmography


References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Gece yolculugu". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  2. "Festival de Cannes: Akrebin Yolculuğu". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  3. "Ömer Kavur toprağa verildi". NTV MSNBC (in Turkish). 30 May 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2011.

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