Özcan Alper (b. 1975, Hopa, Artvin) is a Turkish director and screenwriter. He studied Physics and History of Science at Istanbul University and has been involved in cinema workshops since 1996. Since 2000, he has worked as an assistant on various films, including those by Yeşim Ustaoğlu. His debut feature film, Autumn (Sonbahar), released in 2008, won numerous awards at international film festivals.