Directing
Metin Erksan
- Born
- Jan 1, 1929 · Aged 83
- Died
- Aug 4, 2012
- Place of birth
- Çanakkale, Türkiye
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 1
- TV credits
- 2
- Directing credits
- 40
Also known as (1)
- İsmail Metin Karamanbey
Biography
Metin Erksan (1 January 1929 – 4 August 2012), born İsmail Metin Karamanbey, was a Turkish film director and art historian. Metin Erksan gained success with films depicting the problems of people from the countryside he adopted from the literature. Susuz Yaz won the Golden Bear Award in Berlin, Germany. Yılanların Öcü (1962) was awarded in 1966 at the Carthage Film Festival in Tunisia. He was named "Best Director" with his film Kuyu (1968) at the first edition of International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival. Along with renowned film director Halit Refiğ, he was credited as the…
