After attending the Faculty of Literature for a while he left school and started working as a script writer for the director Memduh Ün. He then continued to be the assistant of Memduh Ün for a long time. Meanwhile, he also worked as assistant for such directors as Ömer Lütfi Akad, Halit Refiğ, Atıf Yılmaz, Ertem Göreç. In 1964 he directed his first feature Survival. By 1962, he had directed about 40 films. After 1972, he switched to commercials. He directed Don't Let Them Shoot The Kite in 1989.
He served on the advisory board of the Istanbul International Film Festival.[2]
Director
On Korkusuz Adam (1964) ... a.k.a. Ten Fearless Men (International: English title)
Kara Memed (1964)
Hayat Kavgası (1964) ... a.k.a. The Struggle to Live
On Korkusuz Kadın (1965) ... a.k.a. Ten Fearless Women (International: English title)
Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde (1971) ... a.k.a. Ayşecik and the Bewitched Dwarfs in Dreamland ... a.k.a. Ayşecik in the Land of the Magic Dwarfs (USA: literal English title) ... a.k.a. The Turkish Wizard of Oz (USA: video box title)
... a.k.a. Turkish Wizard of Oz (USA: bootleg title)
(eds.) Pinhas, Yusuf; Omaç, Nuray (2008-03-01). 27th Istanbul International Film Festival Catalogue. Istanbul, Turkey: Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. p.388. ISBN978-975-6373-70-5.{{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)