Fikret Hakan
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.
Acting
Movie
You Can't Win 'Em All
as Colonel Elci
1970
Movie
The Legend of Battal Gazi
as Ahmet Turani (Hammer)
1971
Movie
Borrowed Bride
as Talat
2005
Movie
Revenge of the Snakes
as Kara Bayram
1962
Movie
Three Friends
as Murat
1958
Movie
Two Hearts As One
as Niyaz
2014
Movie
Karanlıkta Uyananlar
as Turgut Yetimoglu
2016
Movie
Öğretmen Kemal
as Duran Ali
1981
Movie
Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema
as Self
2019
Movie
The Saga of Ali of Keshan
as Ali
1964
Movie
Dün Gece Bir Rüya Gördüm
as Adem
2006
Movie
Umut
as İlyas Aslanoğlu
2009
Movie
The Road That Has No End
as Ahmet
1965
Movie
My Friend
as Mahmut
1982
Movie
Sarı Zeybek
1953
Movie
Gülşah Küçük Anne
as Murat Akova
1976
Movie
Köprü
1975
Movie
Illicit
as Fikret
1983
Movie
Afacan the Little Tramp
as himself
1971
Movie
White Handkerchief
1955
Movie
Afacan the Little Tramp
1971
Movie
Sex of the Devil
as Omar
1971
Movie
Before the Thaw
as Kaymakam
1965
Movie
Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor
as Çakici Mehmet Efe
1958
