Yılmaz Güney, (born: Yılmaz Pütün) (April 1, 1937 — September 9, 1984) was a Turkish film director, scenarist, novelist and actor of Kurdish descent. Many of his works are devoted to the plight of ordinary, middle- to low class people in Turkey. He described himself as an "assimilated Kurd".
Yilmaz Guney was born in 1937 in the Yenice village of the southern city of Adana...
Date of birth:
- Apr 1, 1937
Country of nationality:
Date of death:
- Sep 9, 1984
