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.
You Can't Win 'Em All
as Colonel ElciDuring the 1922 Turkish Civil War, two Americans and a group of foreign mercenaries offer their...
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Borrowed Bride
as TalatAli is 18. His feet are firmly off the ground. The very idea of marriage seems like a game. But...
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Revenge of the Snakes
as Kara BayramThe film follows the life of a poor, old woman defying the hierarchy in the village. Irazca is...
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Karanlıkta Uyananlar
as Turgut YetimogluA group of paint worker can’t take their salary from the fabricator and they go on strike.
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Yuvanın Bekçileri
as EnverA story of two men, fighting over their love for the same woman.
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Sweating Soil
as HasanHasan, an engineer who returned to the village from America after years with his child, young...
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Pir Sultan Abdal
as Pir Sultan AbdalThe film tells the story of Pir Sultan Abdal, a famous folk poet in Turkey, who criticized some...
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Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema
as SelfTurkey in the 1960s and 1970s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world. In order to...
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Uzakta Kal Sevgilim
as FikretThe film tells the relationship of a young man working at the shipyard and his girlfriend who...
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Two Hearts As One
as NiyazA look inside the story of two newlyweds who are parted from each other and spend the next...
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Şehzade Sinbad Kaf Dağında
as SinbadTurkish adaptation of the tale of Sinbad the Sailor as "Prince Sinbad of the Mountains".
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The Agony of Black Battal
as Kara BattalIn Byzantine Empire, a man (hired to repair the caslte) is wrongly accused of killing a young...
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Sex of the Devil
as OmarAfter a relaxing anniversary cruise, Andrea and his wife Barbara are dropped off in Istanbul,...
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White Handkerchief
as uncreditedThis film tells the story of who are young people fall in love each other in enemies two...
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Cemo
as MemoA father says that whoever wants to marry his daughter must first beat his daughter in a fight.
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Badem Şekeri
as Yiğit OsmanYoung people who come together for revenge begin to be affected by each other. Young people...
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Öğretmen Kemal
as uncreditedKemal a simple teacher arrives in a remote village to start a new school and teach the young...
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Battal Gazi Destanı
as Ahmet Turani (Hammer)Depiction of the life of the legendary Muslim Serdar of Malatya, Battal Gazi.
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My Friend
as MahmutThe story of a man who learns that his friend, whom he loves more than his life, is the enemy he...
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Uncle
as AhmetThe story of a university lecturer from a poor background, fighting injustice.
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Three Friends
as MuratThree men live in an abandoned building and try to eke out a living by pooling their meagre...
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Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor
as Çakici Mehmet EfeThe film traces the life of Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe, a Zeybek (active as an outlaw in the region...
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Nuh'un Gemisi
as uncreditedA genocide story that falters between a spoiled and rich girl and a poor girl.
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The Road That Has No End
as AhmetThe film follows the lives of those who immigrate to the city, leaving their families behind....
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Gülüm, Dalım, Çiçeğim
as uncreditedSinger Saziye, who fell in love with Orhan, her university teacher, has not completely forgotten...
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The King of Mountains
as KörogluBolu Bey asks his groom Yusuf to find a unique horse for himself. However, Bolu Bey does not...
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White Gold
as MehmetA man died during the search for the hidden treasure. Upon hearing this news, people left the...
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Remember, Darling
as uncreditedThe story of two lovers who had to leave their ways as a result of the painful events they...
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Illicit
as FikretIt is the story of a worker girl who chooses to stay between two men as a result of unexpected...
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The Bride's Murat
as Dr. Murat DoğramacıoğluThe love of Doctor Murat and Menekse in a village.
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Battal Gazi is Coming
as uncreditedA 1955 Adventure/epic film following the legend of Battal Gazi, a man from Malatia who really...
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There's Still Room in Hell
as HassanAmerican Dexter travels to Turkey on behalf of a US client in order to put an end to the drug...
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Umut
as İlyas AslanoğluThe story of an illiterate man and his family, whose existence depends on his income as a horse...
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Please Don't Go
as uncreditedIn 1930s Antioch during the last days of French Mandate of Syria, Please Don't Leave is the...
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Bekleyiş
as uncreditedFikret Hakan is imprisoned, he is visited by his wife and son, he is once taken outside to...
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The Love Race
as FikretTwo young people fall in love with the same woman.
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Before the Thaw
as KaymakamAfter the 60 revolt, the two schizophrenics who had escaped from the mental hospital, who came...
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Fidan
as RamazanRamazan, together with his children, migrate to the big city, Istanbul in order to give them a...
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Bitter Bread
as KerimA woman's journey to make a better living by moving to Istanbul from her village
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Cingöz Recai
as uncreditedThe film follows the adventures of a gentleman thief, named Cingöz Recai (Turan Seyfioğlu). With...
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Sarı Zeybek
as uncreditedSarı Zeybek is a 1953 biopic film written and directed by Münir Hayri Egeli. The film...
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Vurguncular
as KontTwo close friends spend their lives stealing. The mafia unites against them.
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Black Eyes
as FikretAs Türkan watches Fikret's way back to Istanbul, she gets bitter news.
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