Director

Ömer Kavur

Directing

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Directed movies: 14Directed series: 0All crew credits: 21

TMDB ID: 1007639

IMDb ID: nm0442693

Known for: Directing

Born: June 18, 1944

Died: May 12, 2005

Age: 60

Place of birth: Ankara, Türkiye

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1971 - 2003

Years active: 33

Average TMDB rating: 7.13

Wikidata: Q3040561

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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.