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 Belk?s 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 School3 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 Y?lanlar?n öcü in 1962 Hakan appeared as Colonel Ahmed Elçi along with Tony Curtis and Charles Bronson in the 1970mpvie You Cant Win Em All directed by Peter Collinson4 Hakan made four marriages His spouses were Lale Sar? Semiramis Pekkan Ne?ecan Pa?mak and Hümeyra He had an extramarital daughter Elif Hakan5 Lately he had a life partner Tijen K?l?ç6 He died on 11 July 2017 at a hospital in Istanbul after being diagnosed with lung cancer7 He was interred at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following a memorial ceremony held at Istanbul Universitys Faculty of Science6 and the religious funeral in Afet Yolal Mosque in Levent