He was born on 4 August 1941 in Istanbul. Zeki Ökten was interested in theatre during his education at the Haydarpaşa High School. He entered his filmmaking career in 1961 as the assistant director of Nişan Hançer directing Acı Zeytin. Zeki Ökten directed his first film Ölüm Pazarı two years later in 1963.[1] However, he stepped back to the post of assistant director as the success expected did not come. He worked then nine years long as the assistant to the renowned directors like Ömer Lütfi Akad, Halit Refiğ, Memduh Ün and Atıf Yılmaz.[2]
With his films Kadın Yapar in 1972 and with Bir Demet Menekşe in 1973, written by Selim İleri, he gained recognition. He was honored at the Golden Orange Film Festival in 1977 for directing the film Kapıcılar Kralı.
Real success came with the films Sürü (1978) and Düşman (1979), both written by Yılmaz Güney. Düşman won an Honourable Mention at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival in 1980.[3] The film Sürü received nine more international awards, following the honors at the festivals in Locarno 1979 and at Antwerp in 1980. Zeki Ökten received his second Golden Orange award in 1983 for directing the film Faize Hücum. His 1984 film Pehlivan won an Honourable Mention at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.[4] The themes of his films were social problems featured in comedy.[1][2]
Zeki Ökten died on 19 December 2009, following heart surgery for which he was admitted the day before to the American Hospital in Istanbul.[1] He was laid to rest at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery two days later following a religious funeral ceremony held at the Teşvikiye Mosque.[5] Zeki Ökten is succeeded by his wife Güler Ökten, a well-known Turkish actress.[2]
Filmographyedit
Ölüm Pazari (1963)
Vurgun (1973)
Ağri Dağinin Gazabi (1973)
Bir Demet Menekse (1973) ... a.k.a. A Bunch of Violets (International: English title)
Hasret (1974) ... a.k.a. Yearning (International: English title)
Boş Ver Arkadaş (1974)
Askerin Dönüşü (1974)
Şaşkın Damat (1975)
Kaynanalar (1975) ... a.k.a. The Mothers-in-law (International: English title)
Hanzo (1975)
Kapıcılar Kralı (1976)
Sevgili Dayım (1977)
Çöpçüler Kralı (1977) ... a.k.a. The King of the Street Cleaners (International: English title)
Düşman (1979) ... a.k.a. The Enemy (International: English title)
zeki, ökten, august, 1941, december, 2009, turkish, film, director, born, 1941, august, 1941istanbul, turkeydied19, december, 2009, 2009, aged, istanbul, turkeyoccupationfilm, directoryears, active1963, 2006spousegüler, ökten, 1964, contents, biography, filmog. Zeki Okten 4 August 1941 19 December 2009 was a Turkish film director Zeki OktenBorn 1941 08 04 4 August 1941Istanbul TurkeyDied19 December 2009 2009 12 19 aged 68 Istanbul TurkeyOccupationFilm directorYears active1963 2006SpouseGuler Okten m 1964 wbr Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editHe was born on 4 August 1941 in Istanbul Zeki Okten was interested in theatre during his education at the Haydarpasa High School He entered his filmmaking career in 1961 as the assistant director of Nisan Hancer directing Aci Zeytin Zeki Okten directed his first film Olum Pazari two years later in 1963 1 However he stepped back to the post of assistant director as the success expected did not come He worked then nine years long as the assistant to the renowned directors like Omer Lutfi Akad Halit Refig Memduh Un and Atif Yilmaz 2 With his films Kadin Yapar in 1972 and with Bir Demet Menekse in 1973 written by Selim Ileri he gained recognition He was honored at the Golden Orange Film Festival in 1977 for directing the film Kapicilar Krali Real success came with the films Suru 1978 and Dusman 1979 both written by Yilmaz Guney Dusman won an Honourable Mention at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival in 1980 3 The film Suru received nine more international awards following the honors at the festivals in Locarno 1979 and at Antwerp in 1980 Zeki Okten received his second Golden Orange award in 1983 for directing the film Faize Hucum His 1984 film Pehlivan won an Honourable Mention at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival 4 The themes of his films were social problems featured in comedy 1 2 Zeki Okten died on 19 December 2009 following heart surgery for which he was admitted the day before to the American Hospital in Istanbul 1 He was laid to rest at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery two days later following a religious funeral ceremony held at the Tesvikiye Mosque 5 Zeki Okten is succeeded by his wife Guler Okten a well known Turkish actress 2 Filmography editOlum Pazari 1963 Vurgun 1973 Agri Daginin Gazabi 1973 Bir Demet Menekse 1973 a k a A Bunch of Violets International English title Hasret 1974 a k a Yearning International English title Bos Ver Arkadas 1974 Askerin Donusu 1974 Saskin Damat 1975 Kaynanalar 1975 a k a The Mothers in law International English title Hanzo 1975 Kapicilar Krali 1976 Sevgili Dayim 1977 Copculer Krali 1977 a k a The King of the Street Cleaners International English title Dusman 1979 a k a The Enemy International English title Almanya Aci Vatan 1979 Suru 1979 a k a The Herd USA Faize Hucum 1982 Derman 1983 Pehlivan 1984 Firar 1984 Kurbagalar 1985 Ses 1986 Kan 1986 Davaci 1986 Dutturu Dunya 1988 Saygilar Bizden 1992 TV series Ask Uzerine Soylenmemis Hersey 1996 Gule Gule 2000 Gulum 2003 Cinliler Geliyor 2006 a k a The Chinese Are Coming International English title literal title References edit a b c Zeki Okten yarin defnedilecek CNN Turk in Turkish 2009 12 20 Retrieved 2009 12 20 a b c Aktug Erkan 2009 12 19 Beyazperdede buyuk kayip Zeki Okten i yitirdik Radikal in Turkish Retrieved 2009 12 19 Berlinale 1980 Prize Winners berlinale de Retrieved 2010 08 17 Berlinale 1985 Prize Winners berlinale de Retrieved 2011 01 09 Zeki Okten son yolculuguna cikti Star in Turkish 2009 12 21 Archived from the original on 2012 02 25 Retrieved 2009 12 21 External links editZeki Okten at IMDb AwardsPreceded byAtif Yilmaz Golden Orange Awardfor Best Director1977for Kapicilar Krali Succeeded byAtif YilmazPreceded byOmer Kavur Golden Orange Awardfor Best Director1983for Faize Hucum Succeeded byAtif Yilmaz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zeki Okten amp oldid 1151214684, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
