(CUL) PROMINENT TURKISH FILM DIRECTOR HALIT REFIG PASSES AWAY.ISTANBUL Istanbul (ĭs'tănb  l`, ĭstan`bl), city (1990 pop. 6,748,435), capital of Istanbul prov. , Oct 11, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Prominent film director Halit Refig
died at the age of 75.
He had been at Istanbul's Memorial Hospital since August 28 for cancer treatment. Born in the western province of Izmir in 1934, he earned a degree in engineering at Istanbul's Robert College Robert College: see Bosporus, Univ. of the. . He went to Korea to complete his military service and directed his first amateur film in Korea and Japan. He began his career in cinema as leading movie-maker Atif Yilmkaz's assistant in 1957. He directed his first movie "Forbidden Love" in 1960. He has made about 60 films including feature films, documentaries and TV serials. His films represented Turkey in various festival and shows abroad. He won many awards including three "Best Director" titles in the Golden Orange Film Festival in the years of 1964, 1989 and 1990. (UK) (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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