Su Turhan was born in 1966 in Istanbul. At the age of two he immigrated with his family to Germany. Studying German Language and Literature he graduated from the University of Munich in 1993. He began his career as a self-taught filmmaker in 1998 by writing, directing and producing his first short "Der Schlüssel". His next film, "Gone Underground" (2001, DoP Michael Ballhaus), was the first short feature worldwide that was fully shot and post-produced in HD. The film was invited to Sundance and numerous other international festivals. Su Turhan continued writing for several production companies, and worked again with Michael Ballhaus on his third short "Triell" (2004). He also directed commercials and documentaries for German and international television. The dramatic love story "Ayla" (2009) is his feature debut.

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH