Ali Yaver Atayer, known as Ali Yaver, is a Turkish cinematographer and screenwriter. During the most productive years of Yeลilรงam, he worked as the cameraman for many films and received the best cinematography award at two important festivals.
He was born on January 20, 1929 in Istanbul. He started cinematography in 1953 with the movie Kezban.
Career
Over the next thirty years, he worked in many productions in the drama, adventure, historical and comedy genres. Among the films for which he served as director of photography are Keลanlฤฑ Ali Destanฤฑ, Yฤฑlmaz Gรผney's Ugly King, Malkoรงoฤlu Kara Pirate with Cรผneyt Arkฤฑn and Vurun Kahpeye. He worked with leading actors of the period such as Hรผlya Koรงyiฤit, Cรผneyt Arkฤฑn and Hale Soygazi.
In addition to his work behind the camera, he wrote the scripts of five films. In the last period of his career, he also took part as a cinematographer in television productions such as Perihan Abla and Uzaylฤฑ Zekiye.
His efforts were also rewarded with awards: He was chosen as the best cinematographer for his films รksรผz at the 6th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and Lynch at the 2nd Adana Golden Boll Film Festival.
Ali Yaver passed away on December 5, 2024, at the age of 95. He is remembered as one of the long-lasting representatives of the generation that shaped the visual language of Yeลilรงam.
