Tanju Korel

Tanju Korel

Actor · died at 60

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Age at death60
Birth dateOctober 10, 1944
BirthplaceIstanbul
DiedSeptember 21, 2005
ProfessionActor, Film director, Film producer
Zodiac signLibra

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Filmography / Projects

  • Olive Branch (Zeytin Dalı) (translated) 2005
  • Zeybek Fire (Zeybek Ateşi) (translated) 2002
  • Pasha Father's Mansion (Paşa Baba Konağı) (translated) 2000
  • Deniz Kızı 1995
  • Gerilla 1994
  • Efeler Diyarı 1987
  • Bekleyiş 1983
  • Küçük Eller 1983
  • Alevli Yıllar 1978
  • Töre 1978
  • Entwined (Sarmaş Dolaş) (translated) 1977
  • Affedilmeyen 1977
  • Çakal Avı 1977
  • Hayata Dönüş 1977
  • Televizyon Niyazi 1975
  • Ali of the Blacks (Karaların Ali) (translated) Ali of the Blacks (Karaların Ali) (translated) 1974
  • El Kapısı 1974
  • Kahramanlar 1974
  • Ben Böyle Doğdum 1973
  • Dağlar Kurbanı 1973
  • Tek Kollu Bayram 1973
  • From Lips to Weapon (Dudaktan Silaha) (translated) From Lips to Weapon (Dudaktan Silaha) (translated) 1971
  • Sıra Sende Yosmam 1971
  • Ölüm Bana Vız Gelir 1971
  • Ölüm Çemberi 1970
  • Yiğitlerin Türküsü 1970
  • He Who Falls on His Own Doesn't Cry (Kendi Düşen Ağlamaz) (translated) He Who Falls on His Own Doesn't Cry (Kendi Düşen Ağlamaz) (translated) 1969 · Davut
  • Devlerin Öcü 1969
  • Bozkırlar Şahini Targan 1968
  • Kral Kim 1968
  • Anjelik ve Deli İbrahim 1968
  • Kadın Düşmanı 1967
  • Seni affedemem 1967
  • Her Zaman Kalbimdesin 1967
  • Eşkiya 1966
  • İstanbul Dehşet İçinde 1966

Tanju Korel — Biography

Tanju Korel was a filmmaker who acted in more than a hundred films in the Yeşilçam generation stretching from the mid-1960s into the early 2000s, and who later turned to documentary directing and producing. His birth name was Mehmet Tanju Korel; he died in 2005. His name is still often mentioned through his marriage to the actress Hülya Darcan and through his daughter, the actress Bergüzar Korel.

After finishing Galatasaray High School he studied at the University of Grenoble. His career opened in 1966, when he shared first place with Murat Soydan in a contest organised by Perde magazine; the same year he appeared in his first film, Eşkiya. Through the late 1960s and the 1970s he appeared in many films, among them Kendi Düşen Ağlamaz (1969), Dudaktan Silaha (1971) and Karaların Ali (1974). He later moved into television, appearing in series such as Yalı, Paşa Baba Konağı, Zeybek Ateşi and, last, Zeytin Dalı. In this period he directed documentaries for a company, including Bitlis (1990) and Kırşehir'in Dili (1991); he produced Kara Elmas (1990) and wrote Kırık Hayatlar (1998).

He married Hülya Darcan in 1974. He died of lung cancer on 21 September 2005 at the age of 60 and was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery. One of his daughters described his final days in the book Babamla Son 84 Gün.

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