
Ömer Kavur
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.
Directing (16 movies)

Motherland Hotel
1987

The Secret Face
1991

Emine, The Leaning One
1975

Oh Beautiful Istanbul
1981

Desperate Road
1985

Yusuf and Kenan
1979

A Broken Love Story
1982

Night Journey
1987

Journey on a Clock Hand
1997

The Lake
1982

Blind Man's Bluff
1985

Encounter
2003

Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey
1995

The Porter
1971

The Suicide
1971

The House of Angels
2000
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Emine, The Leaning One | 1975 | Screenplay | 
| Yusuf and Kenan | 1979 | Writer | 
| Yusuf and Kenan | 1979 | Producer | 
| Oh Beautiful Istanbul | 1981 | Producer | 
| Oh Beautiful Istanbul | 1981 | Screenplay | 
| The Lake | 1982 | Producer | 
| A Broken Love Story | 1982 | Writer | 
| I Love You | 1983 | Producer | 
| A Sip of Love | 1984 | Producer | 
| Blind Man's Bluff | 1985 | Screenplay | 
| Desperate Road | 1985 | Screenplay | 
| Desperate Road | 1985 | Producer | 
| Her Name Is Vasfiye | 1985 | Producer | 
| Motherland Hotel | 1987 | Writer | 
| Night Journey | 1987 | Writer | 
| Journey on a Clock Hand | 1997 | Producer | 
| Encounter | 2003 | Writer |