Cinema historian and journalist writer Agah Özgüç passed away at the age of 90. The news of Özgüç’s death was announced on the social media account of the Cinema Writers Association (SİYAD). Announcing the death of
Agah Özgüç, SİYAD (Cinema Writers Association) used the following expressions in its Twitter account:
“Member of our association, We are deeply saddened by the loss of veteran cinema researcher, writer, always productive Agah Özgüç, who has left countless works and archives for Turkish cinema. May your path be filled with lights, Agah Bey…”
Master artist Hülya Koçyiğit also published a condolence message for Agah Özgüç. Sharing his shot with Agah Özgüç, Koçyiğit used the following expressions:
WHO IS AGAH ÖZGUC?
Born in Istanbul in 1932, Özgüç studied at Yeşilköy Pension Primary School and Haydarpaşa High School.
Özgüç wrote poems and essays for many literary magazines such as “Sailing”, “Honeycomb”, “Poets Leaf”, “Turkish Art” and “Salkım” in the 1950s. He started journalism professionally in 1961.
Özgüç worked mainly in the cinema magazines of the period such as “Artist”, “Cinema”, “Ses” and “Perde”. He wrote for magazines such as “White Screen”, “Cumhuriyet Magazine”, “Antrakt”, “Cinema”, “Album” and “Ox”.
Agah Özgüç, who contributed visual materials from his private archives to many broadcasting organizations, also acted as a consultant in cinema documentaries and directed the 12 issues of “Sinema 65” magazine.
Özgüç, the first cinema writer to be awarded the “Golden Artemis Award” by Dokuz Eylül University Fine Arts Faculty in 1992 for his contributions to Turkish cinema, received the cinema award of Ankara Art Institute in 1992-1993.
Özgüç was awarded the “Aziz Nesin Labor Award” at the 2nd Ankara International Film Festival in 1999. In 2000, the Cinema Writers Association presented the Labor Award.
Some of the books of Agah Özgüç, who also wrote many works in the field of cinema, are as follows:
- “Turkish Films Dictionary”
- ” Turkish Cinema Censorship File”
- “My Friend Yılmaz Güney”
- “Memories on Napkin Papers”
- “Ten Women in Turkish Cinema”
- “Yılmaz Güney with All His Films”
- ” Firsts in Turkish Cinema”
- “Contrary Notes from a Cinema Diary”
- “Turkish Cinema in Its 80th Anniversary”
- “The Case of Murders and Suicides in Turkish Cinema”
- “Dictionary of Turkish Film Directors”
- “Turkish Cinema from the Beginning of 100 Films to the Present”
- “Dictionary of Turkish Filmmakers”
