Yılmaz Güney

Yılmaz Güney was a Kurdish film director, screenwriter, novelist, and actor. He quickly rose to prominence in the Turkish film industry. Many of his works were devoted to the... Wikipedia

• Born:  Yılmaz Pütün, April 1, 1937, Yenice, Karataş, Adana, Turkey
• Age at death:  47 years
• Died:  September 9, 1984, Paris, France
• Nationality:  Kurdish
• Other names:  Çirkin Kral (Ugly King)
• Citizenship:  Turkey (He was stripped of his Turkish citizenship in 1983 by then-president Kenan Evren)
• Occupation:  Film director, screenwriter, actor
• Years active:  1958–1983
• Children:  2
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo