Hakan Meriçliler is a Turkish actor who reached large audiences with his television series after appearing on the stage at the State Theaters for many years. He is best remembered on the screen for his character Çağatay Koçtuğ in Yalan Dünya.
He was born in Izmir on January 29, 1968; His family are immigrants from Thessaloniki and Crete. He received his acting education at Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Theater Acting and graduated in 1995.
Theater and screen
He started his career at the State Theaters in 2000 as an intern artist at the Sivas State Theatre. He was appointed to Trabzon State Theater in 2010. Apart from the institution, he also worked in various plays with private groups such as Theater Dot.
He made his television debut with the comedy series Yalan Dünya, which aired between 2012 and 2014; His role as Çağatay Koçtuğ in the series made him famous. Then he took part in productions such as The Day My Destiny Was Written, and played the character Detective Edip in the second season of the Show TV series Bahar. In cinema, the 2016 film Everything is Love is among the works in his filmography.
Combining their stage roots with screen work, Meriçliler continues to take part in TV series and theater projects.
