Born in 1938 and dying in 2019, Tunç Başaran began as a scriptwriter for the director Memduh Ün and assisted Ömer Lütfi Akad, Halit Refiğ and Atıf Yılmaz. His first feature as director was Hayat Kavgası (1964). After the early 1970s he moved into commercials and returned with Uçurtmayı Vurmasınlar (1989), a sensitive drama which has become a classic of Turkish cinema. Piyano Piyano Bacaksız (1990) shared a Golden Boll for best director, and Sen de Gitme (1995) won both the Golden Boll and the Golden Orange for best director.
Filmography
- Uçurtmayı Vurmasınlar (1989)
- Piyano Piyano Bacaksız (1990)
- Sen de Gitme (1995)