Osman Sınav

Osman Sınav (August 1956 to 20 March 2025) was a Turkish director, producer and screenwriter. He studied art and took courses in textile design, cinema and television at the Istanbul State Fine Arts Academy, worked as a copywriter from 1979 to 1980 and then at the Grafika Lintas Advertising agency from 1980 to 1984, and in 1984 founded his own production company, Sinegraf. In 2012 he received a special degree in cinema and television from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. His filmography as director runs from Bir Muharririn Ölümü in 1987 to Gel Dese Aşk in 2020 and includes Deli Yürek, Ekmek Teknesi, Kurtlar Vadisi and Sen Anlat Karadeniz; he wrote seven of those titles and is listed as producer of two dozen. He died in Istanbul on 20 March 2025 after a long struggle with cancer and was buried at Karacaahmet Cemetery.