Mehmet Dinler

Born 24 January 1928 in Istanbul, Turkey

Died 16 July 2021 (aged 93)

Mehmet Dinler (24 January 1928, Adana - 16 July 2021, Istanbul) is a Turkish director and screenwriter .

His first film was Cilalı İbo Zoraki Baba , which he shot in 1961. Dinler shot 5 films for the Cilalı İbo series after his first film. These are Cilalı İbo Kadın Avcısı (1964), Cilalı İbo And The Forty Thieves (1964), Cilalı İbo İstanbul Kaldırımlarında (1968), Cilalı İbo Texas Fatihi (1971), Cilalı İbo Orphans Angel (1971). He won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 48th Golden Orange Film Festival. He died at his home in Istanbul on July 16, 2021 .