Ömer Kavur was a Turkish film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

, producer

Film producer

A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

 and screenwriter

Screenwriter

Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...

. He directed 14 films between 1974 and 2003. His film Gece Yolculuğu was screened in the Un Certain Regard

Un Certain Regard

Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...

 section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival

1988 Cannes Film Festival

- Jury :*Ettore Scola*Claude Berri*David Robinson*Yelena Safonova*George Miller*Hector Olivera*Nastassja Kinski*Philippe Sarde*Robby Muller*William Goldman-Feature film competition:* A World Apart by Chris Menges...

. Nine years later, his film Akrebin Yolculuğu

Akrebin Yolculuğu

Akrebin Yolculuğu is a 1997 Turkish romance film directed by Ömer Kavur. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Mehmet Aslantuğ - Kerem* Sahika Tekand - Esra* Tuncel Kurtiz - Agah...

was screened in the same section at the 1997 Festival

1997 Cannes Film Festival

-Jury:*Isabelle Adjani *Gong Li *Mira Sorvino *Paul Auster *Tim Burton *Luc Bondy *Patrick Dupond *Mike Leigh *Nanni Moretti *Michael Ondaatje -Feature film competition:...

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He died on May 12, 2005 of lymphoma

Lymphoma

Lymphoma is a cancer in the lymphatic cells of the immune system. Typically, lymphomas present as a solid tumor of lymphoid cells. Treatment might involve chemotherapy and in some cases radiotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantation, and can be curable depending on the histology, type, and stage...

 at his home in Teşvikiye

Tesvikiye

Teşvikiye is a neighbourhood of Şişli district in Istanbul, Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the neighbourhood is 11,598. It is actually a part of the Nişantaşı quarter, one of the wealthiest quarters of Istanbul.-References:...

, Istanbul, and was laid to rest at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

The Zincirlikuyu Cemetery is a modern burial ground at the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of politics, business, sports and arts rest here....

 following the religious funeral service held at the Teşvikiye Mosque

Tesvikiye Mosque

The Teşvikiye Mosque is a neo-baroque structure located in the Teşvikiye neighbourhood of Şişli district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was originally commissioned in 1794 by Sultan Selim III, but most of the current mosque that stands today was completed in 1854 during the reign of Sultan Abdülmecit I...

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Filmography

• Yatık Emine (1974)
• Yusuf ile Kenan (1979)
• Kırık bir aşk hikâyesi (1981)
• Ah güzel Istanbul (1981)
• Göl (1982)
• Körebe (1985)
• Amansız Yol (1985)
• Gece Yolculuğu (1987)
• Anayurt Oteli
  Anayurt Oteli
  Anayurt Oteli is a 1986 Turkish film directed by Ömer Kavur. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Yusuf Atılgan.-Cast:*Macit Koper - Zebercet*Şahika Tekand - The lady*Serra Yılmaz - Ortalıkçı...
  
  (1987)
• Gizli yüz (1991)
• Aşk üzerine söylenmemis hersey (1996)
• Akrebin Yolculuğu
  Akrebin Yolculuğu
  Akrebin Yolculuğu is a 1997 Turkish romance film directed by Ömer Kavur. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Mehmet Aslantuğ - Kerem* Sahika Tekand - Esra* Tuncel Kurtiz - Agah...
  
  (1997)
• Melekler Evi (2000)
• Karşılaşma (2003)

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