Vedat Türkali was born on May 13, 1919 in Samsun, Ottoman Empire as Abdülkadir Demirkan. He was a writer and director, known for The Dark-Veiled Bride (1975), Karanlikta uyananlar (1964) and Bedrana (1974). He was married to Merih Pirhasan. He died on August 29, 2016 in Yalova, Turkey.