Emre Kabakuşak

Emre Kabakuşak is a Turkish director known for his television series. He was born on March 8, 1982 in Pınarhisar district of Kırklareli. He was part of the team that won the best director award in 2018 for his work in the TV series Sen Anlat Karadeniz; Among the productions he has directed are many long-running series in the genres of drama, family story and romantic comedy.

Career

He entered the industry as an assistant director and started working on television sets since 2007. In the early years of her career, she took part in productions such as Remember My Lover, Yol Dostam and Ey Aşk Nerdesin. Sakarya Fırat, which started in 2009 and lasted until 2012, was one of the first long-term works in which he made his name known to a wider audience. He watched this series, Don't End Like This.

In the mid-2010s, he worked as a director of TV series such as The War of the Roses and Brave Heart, and then directed Nerdesin Birader. He directed the first season of Sen Anlat Karadeniz, which was broadcast in 2018, together with Osman Exam and Yusuf Ömer Exam. This series brought the best director award to all three names at the 45th Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards held on December 9, 2018.

In 2019, he directed Bride from Beirut, an adaptation of Bride from Istanbul for the Arab world. This production, whose behind-the-scenes team is from Türkiye and whose cast is from Arab countries, stands out as the only work of his career directed abroad. In the same year, he directed Sefirin Kızı; the series ran until 2020.

Recent works

In the 2020s, he continued his work with The Game of My Destiny, the romantic comedy Love Tactics and A Little Daylight. These were followed by The One Who Falls Don't Cry and A Night's Tale. More 17, which started on Kanal D on May 31, 2026, is the newest series he directed.

In her nearly twenty-year career, Kabakuşak has worked for different channels and production companies, creating a wide list of works ranging from award-winning period dramas to romantic comedies.