Nihat Odabaşı (born 21 May 1968) is a Turkish fashion photographer and music video director.
After his graduation from the Faculty of Business Administration at Istanbul University, he worked as an advertising text writer and art director.
Throughout his career, he has directed music videos for various singers and worked as a photographer with numerous artists and brands.
[2][6] Although he had stated that he wanted to study cinema-television, he graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Business Administration "for the sake of his parents".
[8] In 1996, he founded Sanart, a company engaged in advertising and music video production.
[11] His works with Hurley appeared on The Sunday Times Travel Magazine and Easy Living.
[20] He appeared in the music video for Gülben Ergen's song "Dünyaları Versem", which was directed by himself and released in January 2013.
[27] The music videos for Demet Akalın's songs "Ah Ulan Sevda" and "Nazar" and Funda Arar's song "Düşman gibi", all of which were directed by Odabaşı, were nominated for the Best Music Video award at the 44th Golden Butterfly Awards.