Türker Inanoğlu, a pioneer of Turkish cinema, passes away at 88

Renowned producer, director and entrepreneur Türker Inanoğlu, who has been unwell for a while, handed away on Tuesday on the age of 88 within the hospital the place he was admitted.

Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy expressed his condolences on social media concerning the passing of Inanoğlu, a distinguished determine in Turkish cinema recognized for his vital contributions to the trade.

“With deep sorrow, I have learned of the passing of Türker Inanoğlu, a pioneer of Turkish cinema, director, screenwriter, producer and recipient of the Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Award,” the message learn.

Born in Karabük in 1936, Türker Inanoğlu ventured into the world of cinema in 1957 whereas finding out on the former Tatbiki Fine Arts High School, working as an assistant director.

Having served as an assistant to well-known administrators corresponding to Ömer Lütfi Akad and Nişan Hançer, Inanoğlu started his directing profession in 1959 with the movie “Senden Ayrı Yaşayamam” (“I Can’t Live Without You”).

In 1960, Inanoğlu established his personal movie manufacturing firm named Erler Film.

In a brief interval, Inanoğlu took on the manufacturing and route of quite a few movies. In 1979, he based the National Video Film Inc., introducing Türkiye to video and pioneering video cassette distribution for the primary time within the nation.

Subsequently, in 1985, he established the National Radio Television studio, the place he contributed to quite a few tv productions.

Inanoğlu’s tv program “Icraatın Içinden” (“From the Action”) on Türkiye’s public broadcaster TRT turned vital in Turkish political historical past and tv broadcasting. Then-Prime Minister Turgut Özal appeared on this system month-to-month to tell the general public in regards to the authorities’s actions.

Leaving his mark on the period of personal tv channels, Inanoğlu based ATV in 1994, one in every of Türkiye’s first non-public tv channels.

Inanoğlu, proprietor of Atlas Cinema in Beyoğlu, Kent Cinema in Şişli, and Boğaziçi Cinemas in Kavacık, opened the Türker Inanoğlu Maslak Show Center (TIM) in 2005.

Throughout his profession, Inanoğlu produced 84 movies and collection, directing 71 of them. He left an indelible mark on Turkish tv with memorable productions corresponding to “Cennet Mahallesi,” “Arka Sokaklar” and “Akasya Durağı,” which he produced lately.