Gülçin Hatıhan

Gülçin Hatıhan, who was born in December 1972, has lived a life intertwined with art since the day she was born. He continued his theater adventure, which he started at a young age, in the well-established educational institutions of Istanbul and completed his high school years in the same city.

Hatıhan, who started her art journey with the first lessons she took at Müjdat Gezen Art Center, soon took part in the E.S.E.K theater founded by Gökhan Semiz. The artist moved to New York in 1999, where he shaped both his life and career for ten years. In addition to working on Broadway to bring a new breath to Turkish music, he directed the first Turkish musical. The experiences he gained during this period further improved him in both acting and directing.

Hatıhan, who continued her artistic life actively after returning to Turkey, served as a leader in the Theater Executive Board of the Bakırköy Artists Association and served as an instructor in conservatory preparatory classes. The artist, who has been working both on stage and in the director's chair at the same time since 2004, has undertaken many important projects both in Turkey and abroad.

He directed the first Turkish musical called Hisseli Harikalar Kumpanyası, staged at Broadway's Beacon Theatre, and he reinforced this success with his stage works in Turkey.

Gülçin Hatıhan, who directed the play Television Republic, which was recently exhibited at Bakırköy Municipal Theaters, continues to make her presence felt in every field of art, both on the stage and at the podium behind it.

He was born in Istanbul in 1972. Hatıhan, who completed her primary, secondary and high school education in Istanbul, received her first theater education at Müjdat Gezen Art Center. Later, he was in the E.S.E.K theater founded by Gökhan Semiz. Hatıhan, who went to New York in March 1999 and lived for 10 years, directed the first Turkish musical on Broadway.

He is the chairman of the Theater Executive Board of BASAD (Bakırköy Artists Association) and the instructor of the Conservatory Preparatory Class. He has been directing simultaneously with acting since 2004. He is the director of Turkish musicals that were staged for the first time on Broadway. (Shared Harikalar Kumpanyası, 2009, Beacon Theater, NY) He continues to direct in Türkiye. His last play is Television Republic, which was performed at Bakırköy Municipal Theatre.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 13 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Don't Let Children Hear (2002) — Canan
• Hercai (2019) — Handan Şadoğlu
• Europe Europe (2011)
• Poyraz Karayel (2015) — Ümran
• Crazy Bediş (1996) — Zeynep
• Rose Tale (2022) — Canan
• Carefree (1994) — Zeynep
• Towards Ourselves (2012) — Suzan
• Someone Completely Different (2023) — Sahinde Gediz
• Mr. Kamber (1994) — Tülay
• Black Tree Epic (2024) — Naile
• My Big Family (2018) — Nurten Koyuncular

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.