Nejat Saydam

Biography

Nejat Saydam (15 September 1929 – 25 October 2000) was a Turkish film director, screenwriter and actor from Istanbul. He began as a theater actor in 1946 and became an assistant in movies four years later. In 1957, he began directing films. Saydam starred in two Turkish films and wrote 85 film scripts.

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

1967Nominee

Best Writing

Those Would-Be Girls

1962Nominee

Best Director

Gönül Avcısı

1987Nominee

Best Performance

Afife Jale

Career Highlights

1985Highlight

Best Director

Fethin Mucizesi

1961Highlight

Best Writing

Kül Kedisi