Ersin Pertan

Ersin Pertan was born on February 19, 1943 in Bulgaria. He moved to Istanbul with his family when he was seven years old and continued his education there. After graduating from Kadıköy Maarif College in 1962, he studied at Robert College School of Business and Economics. After his graduation, he worked as a financial analyst at the Turkish Industrial Development Bank between 1971 and 1977.

During the same period, he wrote articles about cinema and appeared in publications such as Yeni Magazine and Yedinci Sanat.

Pertan, whose interest in cinema began at an early age, worked as a set photographer and assistant director in 24 films since 1981. During this process, he took part in Halit Refiğ's directorial team. Between 1983 and 1988, he served as Türkiye correspondent for The Hollywood Reporter. Continuing to increase his experience in the world of cinema on both domestic and international platforms, Pertan wrote and directed the script of his first feature film, Kurt Hukuk, in 1992, adapting it from Kemal Tahir's novel.

Later in his career, he took on leadership and representation roles in the field of cinema. In 2002, he was elected president of the Film Directors Association. He was one of the founding members of SETEM (Professional Association of Cinema and Television Work Owners), which was established in 2003, and served as the president of this union until his death.

He passed away in Istanbul on July 23, 2009, shortly after the editing of his last film Past Wound was completed.

Ersin Pertan's legacy to the world of cinema stands out with his work on both directing and cinema institutions. Among the films he directed and wrote the script for are Wolf Law, Inverted World, Love Under Siege, Singer and Past Wound. He also contributed to the history of cinema with his documentary work Akadian Cinema.

His experience in the field of cinema and his leadership qualities continue to make him count among the important names of Turkish cinema.

Productions in which he took part

• Aşk-ı Memnu (1975) — Nihat
• Wolf Law (1992) — Ferhat Bey

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.