EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

1975-77 University of Kansas (USA) Dept. of Mass Communications
1978-81 Columbia College (Hollywood, USA) Cinema Dept. BA in Film-TV direction.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND since 1983

" Camera assistant on two documentary films produced by BlackBox AG. Zurich.
" Camera assistant on the documentary and industrial films produced by DIDO Film in Dusseldorf in 1985.
" Assistant director on TRT- TV series "Kuruluş" (Foundation), also supervised the entire post-production in London at the Animation Partnership and Rank Film Laboratories.
Worked in Istanbul, London and Los Angeles on following productions:
" "Until Eternity" MTV Productions,Istanbul.
" "Dreaming Rivers" (Camera assistant) Graeme Stubbings Associates, London for TVS.
" "Topkapi Palace" and "St.Sophia" MTV Prod. Istanbul for the Ministry of Culture, Turkey. Complete post-production in Los Angeles for the US distribution.
" "Paul's Journeys" (Second unit director and line producer) Robin Williams Productions, Laguna Beach, California.
" "Building Big" (Line producer) PBS Washington DC.
Also directed various local TV commercials and music videos.
Currently teaching Film theory/analysis at Marmara University ,Istanbul, department of mass communications.