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Fikret Hakan
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
Born April 23, 1934Died July 11, 2017 (83 years)
Fikret Hakan (born Bumin Gaffar Çitanak; 23 April 1934 – 11 July 2017) was a prolific Turkish film actor and a recipient of the honorary State Artist, a title awarded by the Turkish government.
Hakan was born as Bumin Gaffar Çitanak in 1934 to Gaffar and Fatma Belkıs. His mother was a head nurse while his father was a literature teacher. He moved along with his parents as a teenager from Balikesir to Istanbul, and enrolled in Galatasaray High School.[3]
Hakan began his artistic career in 1950 as an actor for the Ses Theatre and a contributor to literary magazines.
Making his debut in Evli mi bekar mi, a short comedy directed by Muhsin Ertugrul in 1951, and his feature film debut in 1953 in Köprüalti Çocuklari (Kids Under the Bridge), he has made over 170 appearances in film to date, although his career was at its most productive throughout the 1950s and 1960s through to 1976.
He starred in films such as Revenge of the Snakes (Yılanların öcü) in 1962. Hakan appeared as Colonel Ahmed Elçi along with Tony Curtis and Charles Bronson in the 1970-mpvie You Can't Win 'Em All directed by Peter Collinson.[4]
Hakan made four marriages. His spouses were Lale Sarı, Semiramis Pekkan, Neşecan Paşmak and Hümeyra. He had an extramarital daughter Elif Hakan.[5] Lately, he had a life partner Tijen Kılıç.[6] He died on 11 July 2017 at a hospital in Istanbul after being diagnosed with lung cancer.[7] He was interred at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following a memorial ceremony held at Istanbul University's Faculty of Science,[6] and the religious funeral in Afet Yolal Mosque in Levent.
Hakan was born as Bumin Gaffar Çitanak in 1934 to Gaffar and Fatma Belkıs. His mother was a head nurse while his father was a literature teacher. He moved along with his parents as a teenager from Balikesir to Istanbul, and enrolled in Galatasaray High School.[3]
Hakan began his artistic career in 1950 as an actor for the Ses Theatre and a contributor to literary magazines.
Making his debut in Evli mi bekar mi, a short comedy directed by Muhsin Ertugrul in 1951, and his feature film debut in 1953 in Köprüalti Çocuklari (Kids Under the Bridge), he has made over 170 appearances in film to date, although his career was at its most productive throughout the 1950s and 1960s through to 1976.
He starred in films such as Revenge of the Snakes (Yılanların öcü) in 1962. Hakan appeared as Colonel Ahmed Elçi along with Tony Curtis and Charles Bronson in the 1970-mpvie You Can't Win 'Em All directed by Peter Collinson.[4]
Hakan made four marriages. His spouses were Lale Sarı, Semiramis Pekkan, Neşecan Paşmak and Hümeyra. He had an extramarital daughter Elif Hakan.[5] Lately, he had a life partner Tijen Kılıç.[6] He died on 11 July 2017 at a hospital in Istanbul after being diagnosed with lung cancer.[7] He was interred at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following a memorial ceremony held at Istanbul University's Faculty of Science,[6] and the religious funeral in Afet Yolal Mosque in Levent.
Filmography
| 2014 | Two Hearts as One · as Niyaz |
| 2012 | Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı: Kıyam (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2009 | Unutulmaz (TV Series) · as Feyyaz Arslanlı |
| 2009 | Saddam'in Askerleri · as Cast |
| 2009 | Umut · as İlyas Aslanoğlu |
| 2006 | The Lost Years (TV Series) · as Süleyman Çesen |
| 2006 | Dün Gece Bir Rüya Gördüm · as Adem |
| 2005 | Borrowed Bride · as Talat |
| 2003 | Bullet Scar (TV Series) · as Halil Efe'nin Dedesi |
| 2001 | Yeni Hayat (TV Series) · as Mustafa Sulhi |
| 1999 | Askin Daglarda Gezer (TV Series) · as İlhan Ağa |
| 1998 | Gerilla · as Cevat Fehmi |
| 1995 | |
| 1994 | The Liar · as Refik |
| 1993 | |
| 1991 | |
| 1983 | Küçük Ağa (TV Series) · as Çolak Salih |
| 1983 | Haram · as Fikret |
| 1982 | Arkadasim · as Mahmut |
| 1982 | Topragin Teri · as Hasan |
| 1981 | Bir Damla Ates · as Fikret |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | Teacher Kemal · as Duran Ali |
| 1980 | Story of a Day · as Mustafa |
| 1979 | Railroad · as Hasan |
| 1978 | Avanak Apti · as Ali |
| 1978 | Batan Günes · as Cast |
| 1976 | |
| 1976 | |
| 1976 | |
| 1976 | Gülsah Küçük Anne · as Murat Akova |
| 1975 | |
| 1975 | Dayi · as Ahmet |
| 1974 | Four for All · as Brad |
| 1973 | Pir Sultan Abdal · as Pir Sultan Abdal |
| 1972 | Cemo · as Memo |
| 1972 | Battal Gazi'nin Intikami · as Ahmet Turani |
| 1971 | Battal Gazi Destani · as Ahmet Turani (hammer) |
| 1971 | Vurguncular · as Kont |
| 1971 | Sex of the Devil · as Omar |
| 1970 | You Can't Win 'Em All · as Colonel Elci |
| 1970 | Aysecik Sana Tapiyorum · as Cast |
| 1969 | Target: Harry · as Insp. Devrim |
| 1966 | Karaoglan: Camoka's Revenge · as Cast |
| 1965 | The Fearless Ones · as Cast |
| 1965 | Before the Ice Thaws · as Kaymakam |
| 1965 | Bitmeyen Yol · as Ahmet |
| 1965 | Karanlikta Uyananlar · as Turgut Yetimoglu |
| 1964 | Affetmeyen kadin · as Fikret |
| 1964 | Isimsiz kahramanlar · as Cast |
| 1964 | The Saga of Kesanli Ali · as Ali |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | The Sugar Almonds · as Yiğit Osman |
| 1963 | The Young Girls · as Mehmet |
| 1962 | |
| 1961 | Silahlar konusuyor · as Hassan |
| 1961 | Revenge of the Snakes · as Kara Bayram |
| 1958 | Three Friends · as Murat |
| 1958 | The Hero of Nine Mountains · as Çakici Mehmet Efe |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | |
| 1954 |