John Safyurtlu

A 20-year business attorney, John Safyurtlu served as the President of The Association of Turkish Americans of Southern California, where he learned many stories of his Turkish heritage. Combined with his personal love of film and business knowledge in both America and Turkey he founded Aegean Entertainment and, beginning with his first film, "Broken Angel," and now with his current film, "Midnight Excess," is spearheading a group of projects. These include a slate of 15 films, all about Turks and Turkey, all set in Turkey, all filmed in English and aimed at an American and Western audience, all featuring Hollywood A-List cast. The projects also include plans to design, construct and operate a world-class film studio in Istanbul, along with ancillary facilities such as a film school. He is divorced and the father of two daughters, Elena (13) and Lauren (10).