Tunç Başaran
Istanbul, Turkey

Tunç Başaran (October 1, 1938 – December 18, 2019) was a Turkish screenwriter, film director, film producer and actor.

After attending the Faculty of Literature for a while he left school and started working as a script writer for the director Memduh Ün. He then continued to be the assistant of Memduh Ün for a long time. Meanwhile, he also worked as assistant for such directors as Ömer Lütfi Akad, Halit Refiğ, Atıf Yılmaz, Ertem Göreç. In 1964 he directed his first feature Survival. By 1962, he had directed about 40 films. After 1972, he switched to commercials. He directed Don't Let Them Shoot The Kite in 1989. He served on the advisory board of the Istanbul International Film Festival.

Top 10 collaborators

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Crew

Vesaire Vesaire (2008)
Director | Producer
Sinema Bir Mucizedir (2005)
Director | Writer
Abuzer Kadayıf (2000)
Director
Diploma of Madness (1998)
Director | Writer
Please Don't Go (1996)
Director
Piano Piano Kid (1991)
Director | Writer
Uzun İnce Bir Yol (1991)
Writer | Director
Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite (1989)
Director | Producer
One and the Others (1987)
Director | Writer | Editor | Producer
Iron Fist: The Giants Are Coming (1973)
Writer | Director
Ben Böyle Doğdum (1973)
Director | Writer
Vur (1972)
Director | Writer
Korkusuz Kaptan Swing (1971)
Director
Aysecik in the Land of the Magic Dwarfs (1971)
Director
On Küçük Şeytan (1971)
Director | Writer
Küçük Hanımın Şoförü (1970)
Director
Gölgedeki Adam (1970)
Director
Gönül Meyhanesi (1970)
Director | Screenplay
Acı ile Karışık (1969)
Director
Allahın Aslanı Hazreti Ali (1969)
Director
Tarkan (1969)
Director
The Great Hate (1967)
Director | Writer
Kara Davut (1967)
Director
Elveda (1967)
Director
Bekçi Murtaza (1965)
Director
On Korkusuz Kadın (1965)
Director
Horasan'ın Üç Atlısı (1965)
Director
Ten Fearless Men (1964)
Director
Hayat Kavgası (1964)
Director
Bire On Vardı (1963)
Assistant Director
Güneş Doğmasın (1961)
Assistant Director