Acting
Fikret Hakan
- Born
- Apr 23, 1934 · Aged 83
- Died
- Jul 11, 2017
- Place of birth
- Balikesir, Turkey
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 140
- TV credits
- 14
- Directing credits
- 4
Biography
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…
