Omer Gurkan Simsek

Biography

Omer Gurkan Simsek is a highly accomplished Turkish screenwriter, director, academician, and prominent media executive who has made profound and enduring structural contributions to contemporary cinema and major network television dramas. Graduating with a foundational edge from Yeditepe University Radio, Television, and Cinema department, Simsek established a sophisticated narrative framework that would later define his professional broadcasting career.Throughout his prominent career as an influential showrunner and staff writer, he has served as a key creative force and primary script architect behind several of the highest-rating and culturally defining television series in modern Turkish broadcasting history. His extensive screenplay portfolio includes acclaimed contributions to monumental prime-time dramas such as Cukur Season 2, Masumlar Apartmani, Camdaki Kiz, and Hudutsuz Sevda. His ability to construct highly intricate psychological plots and multifaceted character arcs has garnered international syndication success and widespread critical acclaim.In addition to his commercial and artistic success, Simsek is a multi-award-winning filmmaker who has been repeatedly honored as the Best Screenwriter of the Year at prestigious national and international media award ceremonies, including the Altin Medya and Altin Palmiye Awards. Beyond his active creative roles on set, he is the founder and academic director of Senaryo Atolyesi based in Istanbul, a premier talent production and development hub mentoring hundreds of next-generation authors and screenwriters. Furthermore, his international administrative leadership is showcased by his role in steering global cultural initiatives, such as leading the Turan Devlet Guzeli international organization.