Zeki Ökten

Zeki Ökten (b. 1941, Istanbul) began in 1959 as an assistant director, working with Lütfi Akad, Halit Refiğ and Atıf Yılmaz. He debuted as a director with Woman Does It (Kadin Yapar, 1972). He made films of every kind and also wrote their scripts. His film The Herd (Sürü), written by the celebrated Yılmaz Güney, won eleven awards at international film festivals. The performances of Tuncel Kurtiz, Tarık Akan and Melike Demirağ, along with the camerawork and music, helped the film to hold its own in competition, winning Best Film at Locarno. After Wacky World (Düttürü dütya, 1988), he remained silent for eleven years. Ökten returned to film with Raindrop (Güle, güle) in 1999. His latest film is My Rose (Gülüm) from 2003.

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