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Erdoğan Tokatlı

Born
Jun 3, 1939 · Aged 71
Died
Jun 5, 2010
Place of birth
Denizli, Turkey
Gender
Male
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Directing credits
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Biography

Erdoğan Tokatlı was a Turkish film director, screenwriter, and translator, known for his contributions to Turkish cinema. Born in Denizli, he was influenced by his elder brother, Atilla Tokatlı, a writer-director who studied cinema in France. Erdoğan Tokatlı began his career as an assistant director to Memduh Ün on the film Mahallenin Sevgilisi (1960). He made his directorial debut with Son Kuşlar (1965), considered a masterpiece.