
Person
Ömer Kavur
Directing · 1944–2005 · Ankara, Türkiye
Biography
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. Nine years later, his film Akrebin Yolculuğu was screened in the same section at the 1997 Festival. 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.
Known for

Üzgünüm Leyla
Producer

I Love You
Producer

Encounter
Director

Journey on a Clock Hand
Director

Motherland Hotel
Director

The Lake
Director

The Secret Face
Director
Halchal
Producer

Night Journey
Director

The Girl on the Bridge
Production Executive
Filmography
- 2003EncounterDirector
- 2000Üzgünüm LeylaProducer
- 2000The House of AngelsDirector
- 1999The Girl on the BridgeProduction Executive
- 1997Journey on a Clock HandDirector
- 1995Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her ŞeyDirector
- 1991The Secret FaceDirector
- 1987Night JourneyDirector
- 1987Motherland HotelDirector
- 1985Vasfiye Is Her NameProducer
- 1985HalchalProducer
- 1985Desperate RoadDirector
- 1985Blind Man's BluffDirector
- 1984A Sip of LoveProducer
- 1983I Love YouProducer
- 1982A Broken Love StoryDirector
- 1982The LakeDirector
- 1981Oh Beautiful IstanbulDirector
- 1979Yusuf and KenanWriter
- 1975Emine, The Leaning OneScreenplay
- 1971The PorterDirector
- 1971The SuicideDirector
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