Born in Ermenek, Turkey, in 1974. Trained in economics and history at Bogazici University-Istanbul, Alper holds a PhD in Turkish Modern History. He made the feature films "Beyond The Hill" (2012), awarded at the Forum section at the Berlin Film Festival; "Frenzy" (2015), which received the Jury Special Prize at the Venice Film Festival; and "A Tale of Three Sisters" (2019). Emin Alper also works as the artistic programmer of the newly founded Istanbul Cinemateque.