PROMINENT TURKISH FILM DIRECTOR HALIT REFIG PASSES AWAY

He had been at Istanbul's Memorial Hospital since August 28 for cancer treatment.
Born in the western province of Izmir in 1934, he earned a degree in engineering at Istanbul's Robert College. He went to Korea to complete his military service and directed his first amateur film in Korea and Japan. He began his career in cinema as leading movie-maker Atif Yilmkaz's assistant in 1957. He directed his first movie "Forbidden Love" in 1960.
He has made about 60 films including feature films, documentaries and TV serials. His films represented Turkey in various festival and shows abroad. He won many awards including three "Best Director" titles in the Golden Orange Film Festival in the years of 1964, 1989 and 1990.