Tunç Başaran

Biography

Tunç Başaran (October 1, 1938 – December 18, 2019) was a Turkish screenwriter, film director, film producer and actor. After attending the Faculty of Literature for a while he left school and started working as a script writer for the director Memduh Ün. He then continued to be the assistant of Memduh Ün for a long time. Meanwhile, he also worked as assistant for such directors as Ömer Lütfi Akad, Halit Refiğ, Atıf Yılmaz, Ertem Göreç. In 1964 he directed his first feature Survival. By 1962, he had directed about 40 films. After 1972, he switched to commercials. He directed Don't Let Them Shoot The Kite in 1989. He served on the advisory board of the Istanbul International Film Festival.

Directed

1. Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite (1989) — Director
2. Tarkan (1969) — Director
3. Abuzer Kadayıf (2000) — Director
4. Piano Piano Kid (1991) — Director
5. Aysecik in the Land of the Magic Dwarfs (1971) — Director
6. Diploma of Madness (1998) — Director
7. Sinema Bir Mucizedir (2005) — Director
8. Iron Fist: The Giants Are Coming (1973) — Director
9. Korkusuz Kaptan Swing (1971) — Director
10. On Küçük Şeytan (1971) — Director
11. The Great Hate (1967) — Director
12. Ten Fearless Men (1964) — Director
13. One and the Others (1987) — Director
14. Guard Murtaza (1965) — Director
15. Küçük Hanımın Şoförü (1970) — Director
16. Please Don't Go (1996) — Director
17. Allah'ın Arslanı Hazreti Ali (1969) — Director
18. Ben Böyle Doğdum (1973) — Director
19. Gönül Meyhanesi (1970) — Director
20. Hayat Kavgası (1964) — Director
21. Kara Davut (1967) — Director
22. Goodbye (1967) — Director
23. Horasan'ın Üç Atlısı (1965) — Director
24. Acı ile Karışık (1969) — Director
25. Gölgedeki Adam (1970) — Director
26. Uzun İnce Bir Yol (1991) — Director
27. Konyakçı (1965) — Director
28. Cafer Bey (1970) — Director
29. Kara Memed (1964) — Director
30. Efsane (2002) — Director
31. Vur (1972) — Director
32. Vesaire Vesaire (2008) — Director
33. On Korkusuz Kadın (1965) — Director
34. Kozalı Gelin (1972) — Director
35. Üç Kral Serseri — Director
36. Pertev Bey'in Üç Kızı (2006) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Güneş Doğmasın (1961)
2. Bire On Vardı (1963)
3. Seviştiğimiz Günler (1961)
4. Beş Kardeştiler (1962)
5. Cafer Bey (1970)
6. Laf Lafı Açıyor (1991)