Yılmaz Duru

Yılmaz Duru, one of the versatile names of Turkish cinema, was born in Adana in 1929. He started his artistic journey at a young age with the operetta "The Voice" in 1944. Duru, who swallowed the stage dust, transitioned to the world of acting in 1954, after working as a professional dancer for a while. The artist, who married Nilüfer Aydan, later went to the United States and worked as a dance teacher.

Duru, who also received training in cinema and television during this period, established the "Tura Film" company upon his return to Türkiye and became a director and producer.

Yılmaz Duru's artistic career was not limited to acting and directing. Duru, who also wrote scripts, also composed the music for three films. He also made a name for himself internationally by signing joint projects with Soviet filmmakers. The artist, who passed away in 2010 in Istanbul, where he was treated for cancer, was buried in Feriköy Cemetery.

Duru's successful career has been crowned with many awards. Especially at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, he won the 1st Best Drama Film and Best Director awards with his movie "Zalimler" in 1967. A year later, in 1968, he was again awarded the Best 1st Film and Best Director awards for "İnce Cumali". He received the 2nd Best Film award with "A Thousand Years Road" in 1969, and the 3rd Best Film award with "The Great Revenge" in 1970.

Yılmaz Duru, who won the Best Director award with "Kara Doğan" at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival in 1972, was deemed worthy of the Lifetime Honor Award at the Golden Orange Film Festival in 1997.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 34 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• The Golden Boll (1969) — Nominee
• Let Me Be a Sacrifice (1976)
• Formidable Enemy (1966)
• Main (1967) — Üzeyir
• Paths of Perdition (1967)
• The Passenger (1963)
• Манкурт (1990)
• Gamer Girl (1954)
• Cross Lad (1963)
• Oppressors (1966)
• Enemy Brothers (1965)
• Typhoon (1960)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.