Zeki Ökten

Zeki Ökten was born in Istanbul on 4 August 1941. He entered cinema in 1961 as an assistant director and remained one for nine years, working with several filmmakers; a first film, in 1963, did not stop him from returning to assistant work. He became known in the early seventies for his social comedies, received the Golden Orange for best director in 1977 and in 1983, and made his last film in 2006. He died in Istanbul on 19 December 2009, the day after heart surgery.

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• CinemaThe HerdSürüZeki Ökten · 1978Cinema