Mengü Yeğin

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Mengü Yeğin

21 films

Mengü Kazım Yeğin was born on January 1, 1935 in Istanbul. At the time, he was known as Mengü Yetkin. Yeğin was a cinematographer, the nephew of director Metin Erksan and the husband of film actress Gülen Kıpçak.

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In 1955, he was among the founders of the Cinema Workers and Technicians Union. Between 1967 and 1970, she served as the president of the Sine-iş Union. In 1975, together with prominent names such as Hülya Koçyiğit, Murat Soydan, Ümit Utku, Emel Sayın, he took part in the board of directors of the Film Industry and All Artists Empowerment Foundation (Film-San) in Beyoğlu. He took one of the most important steps of his career in Metin Erksan's Sevmek Zamanı (1965). The set photographs of the movie were taken by Metin Erksan and Mengü Yeğin. Among the important films he worked in are Yılanların Öcü (1962), Sevmek Zamanı (1965), Turist Ömer Arab'da (1969), Turist Ömer Cannibals Arasında (1970) and Şalvar Bank (1986).

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Time to Love posterFirst watchTime to Love19657.5Their style at its most typical, and among their best-rated work.On the Princes’ Islands to the south of Istanbul, the days are rainy and full of longing. Poor but proud painter Halil gets a job in one of the island’s villas, where he encounters the…View film

Filmography

21 films
  1. 1975Bize Koca GerekCinematography
  2. 1970Omer The Tourist Among the CannibalsCinematography
  3. 1970Avare AşıkCinematography
  4. 1970Öp BeniCinematography
  5. 1969The WellCinematography
  6. 1969Kölen OlayımCinematography
  7. 1968Sus Sus Kimseler DuymasınCinematography
  8. 1967Gençlik TürküsüCinematography
  9. 1966Love Stories of the Pale NightCinematography
  10. 1966The Immortal LoveCinematography
  11. 1966İki YabancıCinematography
  12. 1965Time to LoveCinematography
  13. 1964The Guilty Are Among UsCinematography
  14. 1963The Stranger in TownCinematography
  15. 1962Ölüme Yalnız GidilirCinematography
  16. 1962Revenge of the SnakesCinematography
  17. 1962The Man in GlassCinematography
  18. 1960Beyond the NightsCinematography
  19. 1958Milyoner ÇocukCinematography
  20. 1956Fakir Kızın KısmetiCinematography
  21. 1955Şeyh Ahmed'in GözdesiCinematography