Omer Ugur

Born in Tokat in 1954, Ömer Uğur finished his secondary school education in the same town. He worked as a teacher in nearby villages. He graduated from the Visual Arts School of Dokuz Eylül University majoring in film and television. During his undergraduate years, he worked as an actor in Izmir National Theater Ensemble. He started his cinema career by writing the screenplay of Sinan Çetin’s 14. Before directing his own movies he worked as an assistant to directors such as Ertem Eğilmez, Atıf Yılmaz and Sinan Çetin. Uğur has also directed a number of popular TV series.

 

Filmography

1987     Son Urfalı
1988     Zamansızlar
1988     Bir Eski Yangın
1988     Allah Düşürmesin
1988     Biri Beni Gözlüyor
1989     Arka Evin İnsanları
1989     Ekran Aşıkları
1989     Bekleyiş
1990     Zindan’dan Mehmet’e Mektup (documentary)
1992     Bizim Eller (TV)
1993     Çok Özel İlişkiler
1996     Bana Sevgiyi Anlat (TV)
1996     Çılgın Bediş (TV)
1997     Yasemin (TV)
1997     Kalbimi Kıra Kıra (TV)
1999     Kadınlar Kulübü (TV)
2000     Eski Bir Yangın
2000     Hemşo
2001     Nisan Yağmuru (TV)
2002     Yarım Elma (TV)
2004     Perçem (TV)
2004     Şeytan Sofrası (TV)
2005     Emret Komutanım (TV)
2005     Saklambaç (TV)
2006     Eve Dönüş / Homecoming
2007     Düş Yakamdan (TV)