Yavuz Turgul (born April 5, 1946) is a Turkish film director and screenwriter, who is best known for his box-office hit The Bandit (1996) and who has won the Golden Orange for Best Screenplay four times for Abbas in Flower  (1982), The Agha (1985), Mr. Muhsin (1987) and The Shadow Play (1992), Golden Oranges for Best Film for Mr. Muhsin (1987) and 2nd Best Film for Gölge Oyunu (1992) and a Golden Orange Lifetime Achievement Award. Yavuz Turgul graduated from the Istanbul University Institute of Journalism and worked as a journalist for six years for Ses magazine before he began to write scripts. He achieved early success in the late 70s and early 80s with scripts for a series of popular comedy productions from producer-director Ertem Eğilmez and director Kartal Tibet including  Tosun Paşa (1976), Sultan (1978) and Hababam Sınıfı Güle Güle (1981). He returned following a long absence with Lovelorn (2005), which won the Queens Spirit Award, and wrote For Love and Honor (2007), directed by Ömer Vargı, which was released the same year he received a Golden Orange Lifetime Achievement Award. His latest film Hunting Season is set for release on December 3, 2010. He was married to Turkish actress Itır Esen, with whom he has 2 children.

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