Hafize Ana

Hafize Ana is one of the popular characters of the film series adapted from Rıfat Ilgaz's work Hababam Class. This woman, who worked as a janitor, cleaning and kitchen at a private boarding high school, is remembered as a warm but, when necessary, harsh figure who mothered the students.

The character was played by Adile Naşit in the 1975 movie Hababam Class directed by Ertem Eğilmez. Naşit continued this role in Hababam Kızı Kaldı, shot in the same year, and Hafize Ana became one of the actor's best-known roles.

In the story, Mother Hafize listens to the troubles of naughty students and protects them; When tension rises between the principal and the class, he tries to find mediation. In this respect, beyond being the person who maintains the daily order of the school, he is a name that replaces the family in the eyes of the class.

Hafize Ana is one of the supporting characters in one of the most watched comedy series of Turkish cinema, who left the most permanent mark on the audience's memory.