Erdoğan Tokatlı
Birth date
June 3, 1939
Death date
June 5, 2010
Place of birth
Denizli, Turkey
Profession
Directing
Age
71 years
Biography
Erdoğan Tokatlı was a Turkish film director, screenwriter, and translator, known for his contributions to Turkish cinema. Born in Denizli, he was influenced by his elder brother, Atilla Tokatlı, a writer-director who studied cinema in France. Erdoğan Tokatlı began his career as an assistant director to Memduh Ün on the film Mahallenin Sevgilisi (1960). He made his directorial debut with Son Kuşlar (1965), considered a masterpiece.
