Nobel Prize laureate Orhan Pamuk liked Mustang (2016) very much and made an interview with Deniz Gamze Ergüven, encouraging her to continue despite the harsh criticism she faced in Turkey.
Ergüven was pregnant while filming Mustang (2015) and gave birth to her son on 11th February 2015.
Lives in Paris, France. [2016].
Member of the 'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' (AMPAS) since 2016.
She attended La Fémis and graduated in 2008 (17th promotion, directing department).