Born in Ankara in 1944, he attended elementary school in various towns and countries and received his education in cinema and journalism in Paris. His career in cinema began in 1974 with a film called 'Yatik Emine' which he adapted from a short story by Refik Halid Karay. Kavur, who made 'Kenan and Yusuf' in 1979, shot a total of 13 prize-winning films in Turkey and abroad. Winning the Golden Orange for his last film, 'The Encounter', Kavur was one of the Turkish directors who treated the themes of loneliness, alienation and the journey most effectively in his films. Kavur, who said once in an interview that making films was his only aim in life, is also quoted as saying, "Every film is like a love affair that's over" and "If you want to make films, you have to be persistent."
Preserving a critical distance in one of his last interviews, which I held with him for Incognito magazine, I couldn't bring myself to ask him if making movies was still possible. I realize now that Omer Kavur answered this question through what he did; and I leave you with that interview from the spring of 2004...