He received the Honorary Award at the 45th Antalya Film Festival in 2008 and at Konya Selçuk University in 2012.
He founded the Atadeniz Film in 1967, and began working as a producer.
He has served as the Secondary Chairman of Film Producers Association since 1988.
Atadeniz was a founder member of Sinekamder.
Yilmaz became an assistant director of famous director such as Faruk Kenç, Atif Yilmaz, Nejat Saydam, and Sirri Gültekin.
He has worked as the president in the Sesam Cinema Products Institution.
He studied engineering at Robert College, but left the school and started working in the Cinema and film business as an assistant editor with his brother Orhan Atadeniz.
He has shot more than 100 films and documentaries and TV series, and became one of the famous adventure film directors.
Atadeniz shot his first "Yüz Karasi" film in 1963.
Atadeniz was a Turkish film director, producer, and screenwriter.