Gürhan Özçiftçi

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Summary

Gürhan Özçiftçi is a Turkish screenwriter and filmmaker who studied cinema and television at Dokuz Eylül University after earlier university training. He began with short films, handling writing, directing, cinematography, lighting and editing, and received recognition in Turkish short-film competitions. He later worked in television direction departments and advertising as a copywriter and director before returning to series and feature writing. His credited work includes Sevdaluk, Ne Gelen Var Ne Giden and the screenplay for Müslüm, co-written with Hakan Günday. Available interviews and professional biographies emphasize storytelling, film form and everyday human realities rather than political advocacy, identity activism, or a representation-first public persona.