Tayfun Belet is a Turkish film director, screenwriter, producer and film editor.
Belet was born into a family from Urfa/Siverek in ðzmir. He attended high school at Fatma Saygun Anadolu Lisesi and continued onto Yaà Âar University on a full scholarship in the Radio, Cinema and Television Department. He then continued his master's degree at the same school and graduated from the Art and Design Program. Belet continued his academic career as a teacher in the same department.
In 2006, prior to his directing career, he served as an assistant director. Belet has worked on 10 documentary-cinema films and a variety of commercials.
He generally uses the themes of women, children and hope in his films. He has been a part of the jury at film festivals. For the music in his films, he has worked with Erkin Koray, Hüsnü à Âenlendirici, Cengiz Onural, ðncesaz, Jah Wobble and ÃÂmer Oral. Belet is also the owner of a company named Tabu Film Production.