Berk Hakman

Berk Hakman — Biography

Theater, cinema and television are all part of Berk Hakman's acting career, and he also makes music and takes photographs. He is most widely remembered for three titles: Tepenin Ardı, a festival prize-winner; the period drama Hatırla Sevgili; and Suskunlar, the first Turkish series to have its remake rights bought for the American market. More recently he has appeared in the series Sahtekarlar and the film Gecenin Kıyısı.

He grew up in a musical household: his father, Ataman Hakman, played in Erkin Koray's Yeraltı Dörtlüsü, and the family's roots go back to Sarajevo. He took up the guitar as a child. While studying tourism management in Antalya he joined the university theater club and a theater workshop, which changed his direction; he settled in Istanbul and graduated from the Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory. His screen debut was Okul in 2003, followed by Kırık Kanatlar and Seher Vakti. He became widely known as the leftist character Deniz in Hatırla Sevgili and took the lead in the film Janjan.

2012 was his busiest year: he played Gazanfer in Suskunlar, was named Best Actor at the 3rd Malatya International Film Festival for the role of Zafer in Tepenin Ardı, and did voice work in Gözetleme Kulesi. He also won a Best Actor award for his role in the series Kaçak. In later years he appeared in Siyah İnci, Duy Beni and Ne Gemiler Yaktım (as Rutkay), and he composed the song Texas.