Born in Çayeli, Rize, in 1947 and dying in Istanbul in 2012, Yusuf Kurçenli studied journalism at Istanbul University and worked as a director and producer at TRT from 1973 to 1980. His debut film was Ve Recep Ve Zehra Ve Ayşe (1983). He shared the Golden Orange for best director in 1990 for Karartma Geceleri, and won best director in Istanbul and Ankara for Çözülmeler (1994). His last film was Yüreğine Sor (2010).
Filmography
- Ve Recep Ve Zehra Ve Ayşe (1983)
- Karartma Geceleri (1990)
- Çözülmeler (1994)
- Çemberler (2000)
- Yüreğine Sor (2010)