Profile of Onat Kutlar on Famous Like Me

Onat Kutlar (Alanya, 1936-1995) is a Turkish writer and poet, founder of Turkish Cinemateque and one of the founders of the Istanbul Film Festival.

He grew up in Gaziantep, Turkey. He studied law at Istanbul University and philosophy in Paris. Ishak (1959), comprised of nine short stories most of which are written from the point of view of a child and are often surrealistic and mystical, and according to literary critic Fethi Naci a very early example of magical surrealism, was the recipient of the 1959 Turkish Language Association Short Story Award. Has died of injuries sustained in a terrorist attack in Istanbul (January 11, 1995).

Poetry collections

• Perali Bir Ask Icin Divan (Divan for a Pera Love/1981)
• Unutulmus Kent (Forgotten City/1986)

Essay collections

• Yeter ki Kararmasin (Just Let It Not Get Dark/1984)
• Sinema Bir Senliktir (The Cinema Is a Feast/1985)
• Bahar Isyancidir (Spring is Rebellious/1986)

Screenplay - filmography

Yer çekimli asklar (1995) (screenplay)

• Hakkari'de Bir Mevsim (1983)
• ... aka A Season in Hakkari (International: English title)
• ... aka Saison in Hakkari, Eine (West Germany)
• Hazal (1979)
• Yusuf ile Kenan (1979)

Producer - filmography

• Robert's Movie (1992) (producer)
• Menekse Koyu (1991) (executive producer)
• ... aka Violbukten

Himself - filmography

• Yilmaz Güney: Adana-Paris (1995) (V) .... Himself

External Link (in Turkish)

http://www.iskulturyayinlari.com.tr/yazarlar/onat_kutlar/kimdir.htm

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