Bülent İşbilen

Bülent İşbilen is a Turkish television and cinema director born in Bursa on October 12, 1969. He is known for his films and series such as Şevkat Yerimdar and Establishment Orhan. In addition to directing, he also wrote screenplays and acted.

He graduated from the electrical department of Marmara University Technical Education Faculty. He entered the industry in the early 2000s; In 2001, he prepared experimental short works for the ten-second creativity contest broadcast on CNN Turk.

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He spent most of his career in television series. His best-known work in the field of comedy was Şevkat Yerimdar, which he adapted into a movie in 2013; He co-wrote the script of the 2015 sequel, Şevkat Yerimdar 2: Bizde Sakat Çok, and adapted the story to a TV series in 2017–2018. In the cinema, he also shot the films Zoraki Konuk (2021) and Aynasız Haluk (2022).

In the following years, he turned to drama and historical productions. He worked as a director on the TV series One Liter of Tears in 2019 and Fire Birds in 2023–2024; He was also among the directors of the Prince TV series. In 2025, he joined the management team of Establishment Osman, and then took over the directorship of Establishment Orhan, set in the same universe.

He was also seen briefly in front of the camera; He starred in the films Aşk Oyunu (2005), Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş (2008) and İstanbul'da Aşk (2010). With his work spanning over twenty years, he has produced a wide range of works ranging from comedy to historical series.