Atñf Yñlmaz Batñbeki (9 December 1925 – 5 May 2006) was a renowned Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was very much a legend in the film industry of Turkey with 119 movies directed. He also wrote screenplays for 53 movies and produced 28 movies from 1951 right up till his death in 2006. He was active in almost every period of the Turkish film industry.
Early life
Atñf Yñlmaz was born on 9 December 1925 in Mersin, Turkey to a Kurdish family originally from Palu. After finishing high school in Mersin, he attended the Law School of Istanbul University. Because of his interest in arts, he dropped out of Law School and entered the Painting Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul. After graduating from the Academy, he did some painting works in workshops. His education in painting helped him when he was directing his movies, as he once remarked.
Film career
In the beginning, he worked as a film critic, made paintings and wrote film scripts to earn a living. After co-directing two movies as an assistant director to Semih Evin in 1950, his directing career began with the film Kanlñ Feryat (The Bloody Cry). In 1960, he established his film company "Yerli Film" with the actor Orhan GünÃ
Âñray.
The most important movies in his filmography were: Hñçkñrñk (The Sob), Alageyik (The Fallow Deer), Suçlu (The Guilty One), Seni Kaybedersem (If I Lose You), Yaban Gülü (The Wild Rose), KeÃ
Âanlñ Ali Destanñ (Kesanli Ali's Epic), Taçsñz Kral (The Crownless King), TopraÃÂñn Kanñ (Blood of the Earth), ÃÂlüm Tarlasñ (Death Field), Utanç (The Shame), Zavallñlar (The Poor People), Selvi Boylum, Al Yazmalñm (My Girl with the Red Scarf), Baskin (The Raid), Adak (The Sacrifice), Bir Yudum Sevgi (A Sip of Love), Adñ Vasfiye (Her Name is Vasfiye), Berdel, DüÃ
 Gezginleri (Walking After Midnight), Eylül Fñrtñnasñ (After the Fall) and Mine.
He made movies that were both fluent and had mainly social messages. Most of the themes of his movies were taboo when they were produced. Particularly "Mine" and "Her Name is Vasfiye" were both revolutionary at the time of their release with themes regarding sexuality and the reaction of society.
He never gave up making movies throughout his life and even in the time when the industry stopped filmmaking due to economic reasons.
Atñf Yñlmaz played an important role in the professional career of notable Turkish film directors like Halit RefiÃÂ, Yñlmaz Güney, Ã
Âerif Gören, Zeki ÃÂkten and Ali ÃÂzgentürk.
During the Antalya Film Festival in September 2005, he was admitted to hospital with gastro-intestinal complaints. He died on 5 May 2006 in Istanbul.
Filmography
Director
- Kanlñ Feryad (The Bloody Cry) - 1951
- Mezarñmñ TaÃ
Âtan Oyun - 1951
- ðki Kafadar Deliler Pansiyonunda - 1952
- AÃ
Âk Izdñrabtñr - 1953
- Hñçkñrñk (The Sob) - 1953
- Ã
Âimal Yñldñzñ (The North Star) - 1954
- Kadñn Severse (If a Woman Loves) - 1955
- DaÃÂlarñ Bekleyen Kñz (The Girl Who Watched the Mountains) - 1955
- ðlk Ve Son (The First and the Last) - 1955
- BeÃ
 Hasta Var (There Are Five Patients) - 1956
- Gelinin Muradñ - 1957
- Bir Ã
Âoförün Gizli Defteri - 1958
- YaÃ
Âamak Hakkñmdñr - 1958
- Kumpanya - 1958
- KaracaoÃÂlan'ñn Kara Sevdasñ - 1959
- Bu Vatanñn ÃÂocuklarñ (This Land's Children) - 1959
- Ala Geyik (The Fallow Deer) - 1959
- AyÃ
Âecik Ã
Âeytan ÃÂekici (Aysecik: Bright Kid) - 1960
- Suçlu (The Guilty One) - 1960
- Dolandñrñcñlar Ã
Âahñ (The King of Swindlers) - 1960
- ÃÂlüm Perdesi (The Death Curtain) - 1960
- Seni Kaybedersem (If I Lose You) - 1961
- Tatlñ Bela (The Sweet Calamity) - 1961
- Kñzñl Vazo (The Red Vase) - 1961
- Allah Cezanñ Versin Osman Bey - 1961
- Battñ Balñk - 1962
- BeÃ
 KardeÃ
Âtiler - 1962
- Bir Gecelik Gelin - 1962
- Cengiz Han'ñn Hazineleri (Treasures of Genghis Khan) - 1962
- ðki Gemi Yanyana (Two Ships, Side by Side) - 1963
- Azrailin Habercisi (The Messenger of Death) - 1963
- Yarñn Bizimdir - 1963
- Kalbe Vuran DüÃ
Âman - 1964
- KeÃ
Âanlñ Ali Destanñ (Kesanli Ali's Epic) - 1964
- Erkek Ali - 1964
- Sayñlñ Dakikalar - 1965
- Hep O Ã
Âarkñ - 1965
- Taçsñz Kral (The Crownless King) - 1965
- Murat'ñn Türküsü - 1965
- Sevgilim Bir Artistti - 1966
- TopraÃÂñn Kanñ (The Blood of the Earth) - 1966
- Ah Güzel ðstanbul (Oh Beautiful Istanbul) - 1966
- ÃÂlüm Tarlasñ (The Death Field) - 1966]
- Pembe Kadñn - 1966
- Harun ReÃ
Âid'ñn Gözdesi - 1967
- Balatlñ Arif - 1967
- KozanoÃÂlu - 1967
- Yasemin'ñn Tatlñ AÃ
Âkñ - 1968
- Cemile - 1968
- KöroÃÂlu - 1968
- Kñzñl Vazo - 1969
- Kölen Olayñm - 1969
- MenekÃ
Âe Gözler - 1969
- AÃ
Âktan da ÃÂstün - 1970
- Zeyno - 1970
- Kara Gözlüm - 1970
- Darñldñn Mñ Cicim Bana - 1970
- Battal Gazi Destanñ - 1971
- AteÃ
 Parçasñ - 1971
- Unutulan Kadñn - 1971
- Yedi Kocalñ Hürmüz - 1971
- Güllü - 1972
- Cemo - 1972
- Utanç (Shame) - 1972
- Köle - 1972
- Zulüm - 1972
- Gelinlik Kñzlar - 1972
- Günahsñzlar - 1972
- Kambur - 973
- Güllü Geliyor Güllü - 1973
- Mevlana - 1973
- Zavallñlar (The Poor People orThe Suffering Ones) - 1974
- Kuma - 1974
- Salako - 1974
- ðÃ
Âte Hayat - 1975
- ÃÂapkñn Hñrsñz - 1975
- Deli Yusuf - 1975
- Hasip ðle Nasip - 1976
- BaÃ
 Belasñ - 1976
- Tuzak - 1976
- MaÃÂlup Edilemeyenler - 1976
- Baskñn (The Raid) - 1977
- Yangñn - 1977
- Selvi Boylum, Al Yazmalñm (My Girl with the Red Scarf) - 1977
- Acñ Hatñralar - 1977
- GüllüÃ
Âah ðle ðbo - 1977
- Seyahatname - 1977
- Kibar Feyzo - 1978]
- Minik Serçe (The Little Sparrow) - 1978
- KöÃ
Âeyi Dönen Adam - 1978
- ðnsan Avcñsñ (Heart of a Father) - 1979
- Adak (The Sacrifice) - 1979
- N'Olacak Ã
Âimdi - 1979
- Talihli Amele - 1980
- Deli Kan - 1981
- Dolap Beygiri - 1982
- Mine - 1983
- Seni Seviyorum - 1983
- Ã
Âekerpare - 1983
- Bir Yudum Sevgi (A Sip of Love) - 1984
- DaÃÂñnñk Yatak - 1984
- Adñ Vasfiye (Her Name is Vasfiye) - 1985
- Dul Bir Kadñn - 1985
- Asiye Nasñl Kurtulur - 1986
- (The Windmill) - 1986
- Aaahh Belinda - 1986
- Kadñnñn Adñ Yok - 1987
- Hayallerim, AÃ
Âkñm Ve Sen - 1987
- Devil, My Friend - 1988
- ÃÂlü Bir Deniz - 1989
- Berdel - 1990
- Bekle Dedim Gölgeye - 1990
- Safiyedir Kñzñn Adñ - 1991
- Walking After Midnight - 1992
- Tatlñ BetüÃ
 - 1993
- Gece, Melek Ve Bizim ÃÂocuklar - 1993
- Yer ÃÂekimli AÃ
Âklar - 1995
- Nihavend Mucize - 1997
- Eylül Fñrtñnasñ (After the Fall) - 1999
- EÃÂreti Gelin - 2004
Producer
- Dolandñrñcñlar Ã
Âahñ (The King of Swindlers) - 1960
- Seni Kaybedersem (If I Lose You) - 1961
- Allah Cezanñ Versin Osman Bey - 1961
- Cengiz Han'ñn Hazineleri (Treasures of Genghis Khan) - 1962
- Azrailin Habercisi (The Messenger of Death) - 1963]
- Yarñn Bizimdir - 1963
- TopraÃÂñn Kanñ (The Blood of the Earth) - 1966
- Maden - 1978
- Minik Serçe - 1978
- Adak - 1979
- Talihli Amele - 1980
- Deli Kan - 1981
- Göl - 1982
- Mine - 1982
- Seni Seviyorum - 1983
- Bir Yudum Sevgi - 1984
- Asiye Nasñl Kurtulur - 1986
- ÃÂlü Bir Deniz - 1989
- ðçimizden Biri: Yunus Emre (TV) - 1989
- Safiyedir Kñzñn Adñ - 1991
- DüÃ
 Gezginleri - 1992
- Mozaik - 1992
- Gece, Melek Ve Bizim ÃÂocuklar - 1993
- Nihavend Mucize - 1997
- Eylül Fñrtñnasñ (After the Fall) - 1999
- Sñdñka - 2000
- Ã
Âñh Senem - 2003
Screenwriter
- Kanlñ Feryad - 1951
- ðki Kafadar Deliler Pansiyonunda - 1952
- AÃ
Âk Izdñrabtñr - 1953
- Hñçkñrñk - 1953
- DaÃÂlarñ Bekleyen Kñz - 1955
- ðlk Ve Son - 1955
- Kadñn Severse - 1955
- BeÃ
 Hasta Var - 1956
- Gelinin Muradñ - 1957
- Bir Ã
Âoförün Gizli Defteri - 1958
- ÃÂoban Kñzñ - 1958
- Kumpanya - 1958
- YaÃ
Âamak Hakkñmdñr - 1958
- ÃÂç ArkadaÃ
 - 1958
- Bu Vatanñn ÃÂocuklarñ - 1959]
- Ala Geyik - 1959
- KaracaoÃÂlan'ñn Kara Sevdasñ - 1959
- Ã
Âoför Nebahat - 1960
- AteÃ
Âten Damla - 1960]
- Suçlu - 1960
- Seni Kaybedersem - 1961
- Yaban Gülü - 1961
- ðki Gemi Yanyana - 1963
- ÃÂp Annemin Elini - 1964
- KeÃ
Âanlñ Ali Destanñ - 1964
- Murat'ñn Türküsü - 1965
- Yasemin'ñn Tatlñ AÃ
Âkñ - 1968
- Kñzñl Vazo - 1969
- AteÃ
 Parçasñ - 1971
- Battal Gazi Destanñ - 1971
- Zavallñlar - 1974
- Kuma - 1974
- Deli Yusuf - 1975
- MaÃÂlup Edilemeyenler - 1976
- GüllüÃ
Âah ðle ðbo - 1977
- Minik Serçe - 1978
- N'Olacak Ã
Âimdi - 1979
- Zübük - 1980
- Deli Kan - 1981
- Mine - 1982
- Dolap Beygiri - 1982
- Bir Yudum Sevgi - 1984
- Dul Bir Kadñn - 1985
- Asiye Nasñl Kurtulur - 1986
- Kadñnñn Adñ Yok - 1987
- ArkadaÃ
Âñm Ã
Âeytan - 1988
- ÃÂlü Bir Deniz - 1989
- Berdel - 1990
- Safiyedir Kñzñn Adñ - 1991
- DüÃ
 Gezginleri - 1992
- Tatlñ BetüÃ
 - 1993
- EÃÂreti Gelin - 2004
Awards
Prizes
- Society of Journalists Turkish Film Festival, 1959, This Land's Children, Best Director
- 2nd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 1965, Kesanli Ali's Epic, Best Director
- 2nd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 1965, Kesanli Ali's Epic, Runner-Up Film
- 9th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 1972, Zulüm, Best Director
- 13th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 1976, Deli Yusuf, Best Director
- 15th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 1978, My Girl with the Red Scarf, Best Director
- 21st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 1984, A Sip of Love, Best Director
- Istanbul International Film Festival, 1985, A Sip of Love, Best Turkish Film of the Year
- Istanbul International Film Festival, 1986, Her Name is Vasfiye, Best Turkish Film of the Year
- 23rd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 1986, Ah! Belinda, Best Director
- 10th Istanbul International Film Festival, 1991, Honorary Award
- Valencia Festival of Mediterranean Cinema, 1991, Berdel, Golden Palm for Best Film
- 6th Adana Altñn Koza Film Festival, 1992, Berdel, Runner-Up Film
- 33rd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 1996, Honour of Lifetime Award
- 14th Moscow International Film Festival, 1985, Golden Prize nomination (Mine)
Honorary doctorate
Books
- Söylemek Güzeldir, Afa Yayñnlarñ, May 1995
- Bir Sinemacñnñn Anñlarñ, DoÃÂan Kitapçñlñk, January 2002
References
External links