Background
Kurçenli was born in Çayeli, Rize Province, Turkey.
Kurçenli was born in Çayeli, Rize Province, Turkey.
He studied journalism at Istanbul University.
Between 1973 and 1980, he worked as a director and producer at TRT, the Turkish public television His debut film was Ve Recep Ve Zehra Ve Ayşe in 1983. He also directed Baba Evi and Kurşun Kalem.
His last film was Yüreğine Sor.
He was diagnosed with cancer the same year and died in Istanbul aged 65, after having been ailing from the disease for one-and-a-half years.