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

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section at the

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. Nine years later, his film '' Akrebin Yolculuğu'' was screened in the same section at the 1997 Festival. He died on 12 May 2005, of

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at his home in Teşvikiye, Istanbul, and was buried at the

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following the religious funeral service held at the

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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'' (1987) * '' Gizli yüz'' (1991) * '' Aşk üzerine söylenmemis hersey'' (1996) * '' Akrebin Yolculuğu'' (1997) * '' Melekler Evi'' (2000) * '' Karşılaşma'' (2003)

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* 1944 births 2005 deaths Turkish film directors Turkish film producers Turkish male screenwriters People from Ankara Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery Kabataş Erkek Lisesi alumni Deaths from cancer in Turkey Deaths from lymphoma 20th-century Turkish screenwriters {{Turkey-film-director-stub