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Hi, I’m Cafer Gebetaş. I began my professional career in 1996 while studying at Istanbul University, where I developed a passion for cinematography. I have worked as a cameraman and cinematographer on feature films, documentaries, television series, commercials, promotional films and short films.
I earned my Master’s degree at Marmara University Institute of Fine Arts (Cinema-TV) and I organize cinematography workshops at Academy Istanbul and Yeditepe University. My projects have earned awards at national and international film festivals.
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English
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Work Experience
Workshop Instructor - Cinematography at Yeditepe University, Department of Radio, Television and Cinema
September 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024Cinematography workshops conducted for students.
Cinematographer
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023Cinematography on The Decree (Kanun Hükmü) - Documentary; involved in festival screenings and awards.
Workshop Instructor (Cinematography) at Yeditepe University, Department of Radio, Television and Cinema
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024Cinematography Workshop Instruction (2023-2024).
Workshop Instructor at Yeditepe University
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024Teaching and conducting workshops in the Department of Radio, Television, and Cinema.
Screenwriter at This Side of Paradise
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023Screenwriter for This Side of Paradise; project approved for support by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Cinematographer at Kanal D
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022Cinematography for the TV Movie 3 Kağıtçılar.
2nd Director of Photography at Tövbeler Olsun
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 20212nd DP on the TV series Tövbeler Olsun (TRT1).
2nd Director of Photography at Baraj
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 20202nd DP on the TV series Baraj.
2nd Director of Photography at Kanal D
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020Baraj - TV Series.
2nd Director of Photography at TRT1
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020Trab on Tö v b e l e r O l s u n - TV Series.
Cinematographer at TRT Belgesel
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020Cinematography for Formülsüz Hayat - Documentary Series.
Cinematographer / 2nd Director of Photography at TRT1 / Various
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021Tö v b e l e r O l s u n – TV Series; served as 2nd Director of Photography.
Camera Operator at Kanal D
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020Baraj – TV Series.
Cinematographer at Dokumenter
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019EtekSarı: Arguvan - Documentary.
Cinematographer
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018İstasyon – Feature-Length.
Cinematographer at Kanal D
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017Ver Elini Aşk - TV Series.
Cinematographer at ATV
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2015Aşk Zamanı - TV Series.
Cinematographer
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014Çilek - Feature-Length.
Cinematographer at TRT1
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014Şimdi Onlar Düşünsün - TV Series.
Cinematographer at Kanal D / Fox TV
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2017Aşk Zamanı – TV Series; Ver Elini Aşk – TV Series.
Cameraman
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013Cameraman on Gallipoli: End of the Road (feature-length).
Camera Operator at Fox TV
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013Cesur Hemşire – TV Series; Gallipoli: End of the Road – Feature; Ali Ayşe’yi Seviyor – TV Series.
Cameraman at Fox TV
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013Cameraman for Cesur Hemşire (2013) and other TV productions for Fox TV, including Gallipoli: End of the Road (2013) and Ali Ayşe’yi Seviyor (2013).
Cameraman at Kanal D
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2014İstasyon – Feature-Length; Çilek – Feature-Length.
Cameraman at ATV
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012Cameraman on İki Yaka Bir İsmail (2012) TV series.
Cinematographer at Fox TV
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2012Lale Devri - TV Series.
Cinematography / 2nd Director of Photography at Shooting for Baraj, Lale Devri, and related series
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2013Cinematography for Baraj; Lale Devri – TV Series; İki Yaka Bir İsmail – TV Series.
Cameraman at Fox TV
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011Cameraman on Lale Devri (2011-12) TV series.
Workshop Instructor - Cinematography at Akademi Istanbul
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2010Cinematography workshops conducted for students and professionals.
Director
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009Directed The Juniper Bird That Landed on a Cloud, a short fiction film.
Workshop Instructor (Cinematography) at Akademi Istanbul
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2010Cinematography Workshop Instructor (2009-2010).
Camera Operator at TRT / Various
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009Göçün Türküsü – Documentary.
Director - Screenwriter at The Juniper Bird That Landed on a Cloud
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009Director and screenwriter for The Juniper Bird That Landed on a Cloud (short fiction film).
Cameraman at TRT
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009Göçün Türküsü - Documentary (2009).
Director
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008Directed The Sleep, an experimental short film.
Director - Screenwriter at The Sleep
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2008Director and screenwriter for The Sleep (experimental short film).
Director - Screenwriter at Various
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2009The Sin (2007), The Sleep (2008), The Juniper Bird That Landed on a Cloud (2009).
Director
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007Directed and co-wrote The Sin, a short fiction film.
Cameraman
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2007Yeşeren Çöl Karapınar - Documentary.
Camera Operator at Star TV
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007Hayal ve Gerçek – TV Series.
Camera Operator at Star TV
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007Cinematography for Hayal ve Gerçek (2007).
Director - Screenwriter at The Sin
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2007Director and screenwriter for The Sin (short fiction film).
Cameraman at Star TV
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2007Hayal ve Gerçek - TV Series (2007).
Cameraman at Mezopotamya’nın Büyük Düşü: GAP
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006Cameraman on Mezopotamya’nın Büyük Düşü: GAP (Documentary).
Cameraman
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2006Mezopotamya’nın Büyük Düşü: GAP - Documentary.
Cameraman at Mezopotamya – GAP
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2006Mezopotamya’nın Büyük Düşü: GAP - Documentary (2006).
Cameraman at Kana D
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2006Çapkın (TV Series) cinematography.
Cameraman at Star TV
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2005AB’nin Yolları Taştan - TV Series.
Cameraman at Star TV
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2005Şahmaran Çıkmazı - Documentary.
Camera Operator at Kanal D
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2006Cinematography for the TV series Çapkın (2005-2006).
Cameraman at Kanal D
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2005Cameraman on Çapkın (2005-06) TV series.
Photographer Assistant at YKY
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004Back Mountain, Face Sea: Mersin (Photography Assistant).
Cameraman at Various
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2006Simavnalı Bedreddin (Documentary) and other documentary work; additional early credits.
Cameraman at Simavnalı Bedreddin
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004Cameraman on Simavnalı Bedreddin (Documentary).
Camera Operator at Documentary / TRT / Various
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2006Mezopotamya’nın Büyük Düşü: GAP – Documentary.
Camera Operator at Kanal D
January 1, 2004 - June 30, 2004Simavnalı Bedreddin – Documentary.
Photography Assistant at Gunes Karabuda
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004Assisted photography on Back Mountain, Face Sea: Mersin; contributed to the Book Collection of Provinces Monographs published by YKY; supported the photographer on set and in post-production.
Photography Assistant at Back Mountain, Face Sea: Mersin
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2004Photography Assistant in 2004 project.
Camera Operator at Kanal D
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2005Cinematography for Gümüş (2003-2005) TV series.
Cameraman at Kanal D
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2003Gümüş - TV Series (2003).
Cameraman at Kanal D
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2003Cameraman on Gümüş (2003-05) TV series.
Cameraman at Hidden Paradise Macahel
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2002Cameraman on Hidden Paradise Macahel (Documentary).
Cinematographer
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2002Hidden Paradise Macahel - Documentary.
Camera Operator at Gunes Karabuda / YKY
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2002Hidden Paradise Macahel – Documentary.
Director - Screenwriter at Various (Documentaries and short films)
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000Directed and wrote short and documentary works; includes Who Tore Us Apart (2000).
Director - Screenwriter at Who Tore Us Apart
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2000Documentary project; Best Documentary Film Project recognized at multiple festivals.
Cameraman at Yasemince
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2000Cameraman on Yasemince (TV Series) for Star TV.
Cameraman at Star TV
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 1999Yasemince - TV Series.
Camera Operator at Star TV
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2000Cinematography for Yasemin ce (Yasemince) TV series.
Cameraman at The Aral: Blue Eye of The Desert
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 1999Cameraman on The Aral: Blue Eye of The Desert (Documentary).
Cameraman
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 1998The Aral: Blue Eye of The Desert - Documentary.
Camera Operator at Documentary
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 1999The Aral: Blue Eye of The Desert – Documentary.
Cameraman / Cinematographer at Various productions
January 1, 1996 - PresentCinematography work across feature films, documentaries, TV series, commercials, promotional films and short films.
Cinematographer
January 1, 1996 - PresentCinematography for documentary and feature-length projects addressing human rights, social memory, forced migration, environmental crisis, and cultural heritage. Notable works include The Blue Eye of the Desert: Aral and Under the Decree, screened and awarded at festivals such as Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and DOK.fest Munich.
Education
Bachelor's Degree at Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Documentation and Information
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 2003Master's Degree at Marmara University Institute of Fine Arts, Department of Cinema TV
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2009M.A. in Cinema and Television at Marmara University, Institute of Fine Arts
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009B.A. in Documentation and Information Studies at İstanbul University, Faculty of Letters
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2002Bachelor's Degree at Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Documentation and Information
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 2003Master's Degree in Cinema-TV at Marmara University Institute of Fine Arts, Department of Cinema-TV
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2009Bachelor's Degree at Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Documentation and Information
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 2003Master's Degree at Marmara University, Institute of Fine Arts, Department of Cinema and Television
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2009Master's Degree at Marmara University Institute of Fine Arts, Department of Cinema and Television
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2009Bachelor's Degree at Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Documentation and Information
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 2003Cinematography Workshop (Workshop Instructor) at Yeditepe University, Department of Radio, Television and Cinema
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024Workshop Training at Akademi Istanbul
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2010Bachelor's Degree at Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Documentation and Information
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 2003Master's Degree at Marmara University Institute of Fine Arts, Department of Cinema-TV
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2009Qualifications
Cinematography Workshop Instructor
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024Cinematography Workshop Instructor
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024Honorary Award
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2002Best Documentary Film - People's Jury Best Film Award
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2002Second Prize - 2nd Golden Cluster Documentary Film Competition (Professional Category)
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2008Finalist - TRT Documentary Competition, National Professional Category
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011Honorary Award - United Nations Johannesburg World Environment Summit
January 1, 2002 - February 19, 2026Best Documentary Film Award - Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (International Short Film and Video Competition, Documentary Category, People's Jury)
January 1, 2002 - February 19, 2026Jury Special Award - 6th TÜRSAK Environmental Film Festival
January 1, 2002 - February 19, 20262nd Best Documentary Film - Golden Cluster Documentary Film Competition (Professional Category)
January 1, 2008 - February 19, 2026Industry Experience
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