Altan Dönmez

Altan Dönmez is a Turkish television series director born in Istanbul on October 16, 1969. He won the best director award at the 41st Golden Butterfly Awards with his TV series Waiting for the Gunes.

He started directing TV series in the early 2010s. His first works included Karakol (2011), Once Upon a Time in the Ottoman Empire: Kıyam (2012) and Taş Mektep. The youth series Waiting for the Sun, which aired in 2013, brought him an award and made his name known to wide circles.

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In the following years, he directed highly rated dramas such as Paramparça (2015) and Black and White Love (2017). He was among the directors of the romantic comedy Sen Çal Kapımı in 2020 and Miracle Doctor in 2021. In 2022–2023, he reached a wide audience again with Gelsin Hayat Bısı Bibi.

Dönmez, who has undertaken many TV series in more than ten years, continues his work as one of the productive directors of Turkish television series.