Mehmet Tanrısever (born 1953 in Konya, Turkey) is a Turkish filmmaker and businessman, who is best known as the founder of Feza Film, which produced his films Abdullah from Minye (1989), The Exile (1992) and Free Man (2011).
[1] Originally an industrialist by profession, Mehmet Tanrısever became a producer in 1989 with the establishment of Feza Film, stating that, "I first started filmmaking because I wanted to express an idea".
When Abdullah from Minye (1989), the first film he produced, broke box-office records, he was compelled to make the move into directing.
Following this, he took a break from filmmaking, stating that, "My industrial life was kind of hectic, but I was never detached from movies.
He returned to the screens as co-writer, producer and director of Free Man (2011).