Suha Arin(1942-2004)
- Director
- Writer
Turkish film director, producer and educator. He was born in Balikesir,
Turkey in 1942. He completed his primary and secondary education in
Ankara. In 1965, he went to USA to get his bachelor's degree on film
directing and master's degree on mass communication. He also worked as
a translating speaker and interviewer at the Voice of America Radio,
and as the Washington DC reporter of Turkish Radio and Television.
After returning to Turkey in 1974, he produced close to 50
documentaries in 40 years, many of which received various national and
international awards. He also lectured at many universities and
contributed to the education of many film-makers and academicians. He
died in 2004 in Istanbul. Today, Suha Arin is commonly recognized as
the grand old master of the Turkish documentary cinema.
