Gökhan Tiryaki was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1972, and studied economics at Anadolu University. He worked for the national station Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) as a cameraman, shooting several TV films and documentaries between 1991 and 1996. Since 1996 Gökhan Tiryaki has been working as a cinematographer. He has received several awards for his cinematography including Best Cinematography for Three Monkeys (2008)at the Yes¸ ilçam Awards, Best Cinematography for Climates (2006) at the 2006 Thailand World Film Festival, a Mosfilm Special Award for Three Monkeys, and a nomination for Achievement in Cinematography in the 2008 APSAs.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
