Hakan Yilmaz

Hakan Yılmaz was born on December 6, 1969, in Rize, Turkey, and is originally from Çayeli. His father, Necdet Yılmaz, was a photographer. He had his first stage experience in the second grade of primary school, performing in the plays "Cimri" and "Manav". During his school years, he studied folklore under Üstün Gürtuna, and in high school, he took modern dance lessons from Çetin Cengiz and taught dance for three years. He unsuccessfully tried to enter the conservatory, performed in amateur theatre groups and children's plays in schools, and after his military service, he performed for two years at the Çizgi Theatre in Antalya and participated in the program "Çizgi Show". After returning to Istanbul, he took acting courses with Tevfik Gelenbe. He later worked as a graphic designer before returning to acting. His television career began in 1996 on Okan Bayülgen's program "Televizyon Çocuğu", where he performed in sketches alongside Şafak Sezer, Erkan Taşdöğen, and Zafer Algöz. In 1997, he played Doctor Muzo in the series "Yangın Ayşe". He gained widespread popularity for his role as Teoman Acaroğlu in the series "Ayrılsak da Beraberiz" (1999-2004), which ran for 490 episodes. He is also known for his roles in "Avrupa Yakası" (2007-2009, as Osman Koçarslanlı), "Yahşi Cazibe" (2010-2012, as Kemal Kükreyen), "Kuruluş Osman" (2022-2023, as Kantakouzenos), "Kendi Düşen Ağlamaz" (2023-2024, as Nurettin Soner), and "Doğanın Kanunu" (2026, as Hulusi Arcalı). His film credits include "Hababam Sınıfı Üç Buçuk" (2005), "Bayrampaşa: Ben Fazla Kalmayacağım" (2007), "Bizans Oyunları" (2016), "Aykut Enişte 2" (2021), and "Sıcak Büfe" (2025). He has also worked in theatre, notably in the play "Sevgili Karım" (2004-2005), performing 75 shows in Istanbul and Anatolia. Hakan Yılmaz is actively involved in sports, particularly football, and enjoys music and traveling. He also supports charitable projects aimed at helping children. Hakan Yılmaz was married to Bengü Yılmaz from 1997 to 2011, and they had a daughter. Since 2013, he has been married to Elif Yılmaz. He has two children.