Yavuz Turgul is a Turkish film director and screenwriter, known for classic films of à Âener à Âen.
Yavuz Turgul graduated from the Istanbul University Institute of Journalism and worked as a journalist for six years for Ses magazine before he began to write scripts.
Turgul achieved early success in the late 1970s and early 1980s with scripts for a series of popular comedy productions from producer-director Ertem EÃÂilmez and famous actor-director Kartal Tibet including Tosun Paà Âa (1976), Sultan (1978) and ' (1981).
He went on to greater success in the 1980s by winning the Golden Orange for Best Screenplay for ÃÂiçek Abbas (1982), directed by Sinan ÃÂetin, making his directorial debut with Fahriye Abla (1984) and winning the Golden Orange for Best Screenplay a second time for ZüÃÂürt AÃÂa (1985), directed by Nesli ÃÂölgeçen before cementing his success by winning Golden Oranges for Best Film and Best Screenplay as well as prizes at film festivals in Istanbul and San Sebastián for his second directorial effort Muhsin Bey (1987), which according to Rekin Teksoy, "is considered his most important film".
In the 1990s he continued with Aà Âk Filmlerinin Unutulmaz Yönetmeni (1990) and Gölge Oyunu (1992), for which he won Golden Oranges for 2nd Best Film and Best Screenplay, before achieving his greatest box office success to date with the popular Eà Âkiya (1996), which according to Rekin Teksoy, "brought in Turkish audiences back into their seats," and made him,"a pioneer of the box-office hits during this period," as well as the recipient of the Golden Dolphin at the Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival.
He returned following a long absence with Gönül Yarasñ (2005), which won the Queens Spirit Award, and wrote Kabadayñ (2007), directed by ÃÂmer Vargñ, which was released the same year he received a Golden Orange Lifetime Achievement Award. His latest film Av Mevsimi was released on 3 December 2010.
Turgul won the Golden Orange for Best Screenplay four times for ÃÂiçek Abbas (1982), ZüÃÂürt AÃÂa (1985), Muhsin Bey (1987) and Gölge Oyunu (1992); Golden Oranges for Best Film for Muhsin Bey (1987) and 2nd Best Film for Gölge Oyunu (1992); and a Golden Orange Lifetime Achievement Award.