Born on 10 December 1957 in the İncesu district of Kayseri, Hasan Kaçan moved to Istanbul with his family as a child. The son of Ali Kaçan and Havva Solmaz Kaçan, he entered the world of humour thanks to meeting Oğuz Aral in middle school, and in later years he often spoke of the impact of that encounter.
In his youth Kaçan published his cartoons in the magazines Gırgır and Ustura for 15 years, and during this period he founded the magazine Hıbır together with Semih Balcıoğlu, bringing the art of cartooning to a wide audience. He later also launched another humour magazine, Keskin Ustura, published on Fridays; in these publications he won readers over with characters such as “Eşşeek Heriff” and “Cork”.
In the 1990s Kaçan wrote columns for the newspapers Cumhuriyet and Yeni Şafak, and also moved into television. From 1995 to 1997 he hosted the talk show “Hasan Kaçan Folk Şov” on Kanal 7; the programmes “Zaman Matinesi” on TRT 1 and “Çizgi Atölyesi” on TRT 2 in 2018–2019 were also among his works. As a screenwriter, he played the character Heredot Cevdet in the series “Ekmek Teknesi”, and Kaptan Küstü in the series “Eşref Saati”; in the 2008 film A.R.O.G he met cinema audiences in the role of “Caveman”.
He appeared on screen as Berber Ali (Ali the Barber) in the series “Halil İbrahim Sofrası”, broadcast on TRT 1 from 2008 to 2011, as a guest actor in the episodes of “Leyla ile Mecnun” aired on 14 May 2012 and 7 January 2013, and as Nadir, a retired airline captain, in the series “Gönül Hırsızı”. Until 2011 he was one of the producing partners of Pana Film; in 2018 he appeared in a promotional film for the zoning amnesty, and in 2020 he produced and wrote the comedy series “Tövbeler Olsun”.
His brother Metin Kaçan is the author of the novel “Ağır Roman”; his other brother, Fatih Kaçan, is an actor known for the character Pürmüz Hasan in the series “Kurtlar Vadisi” and “Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu”.
Hasan Kaçan (b. 10 December 1957, İncesu, Kayseri) is a Turkish cartoonist, actor and film producer.
He was born in 1957 in the İncesu district of Kayseri. He later came from Kayseri to Istanbul with his family at a very young age. His father is Ali Kaçan and his mother Hava Solmaz Kaçan. His life took a different direction when he met Oğuz Aral in his middle school years. Kaçan, who showcased the humour of that era in Gırgır magazine for 15 years, emphasised Aral’s role in his development at every opportunity.
After Gırgır, Kaçan continued drawing cartoons for magazines and newspapers, and also made his mark in television and film.
In 1995 he hosted the Hasan Kaçan Folk Show programme, named after him, on Kanal 7.
The strip cartoons Eşşek Herif and Cork, which he drew in Gırgır, became some of the best-loved comic strips. He also worked as a columnist in the '90s. He was a screenwriter on the series Ekmek Teknesi and played the character Heredot Cevdet in it. He also played the character Kaptan Küstü in the series Eşref Saati. He also appeared in the film A.R.O.G.
Credits
He has appeared in 15 productions in total; the 12 best known are listed.
- Leyla ile Mecnun (2011) — İhsan Bey
- Tövbeler Olsun (2020) — Öpücük Enişte
- Böyle Bitmesin (2012)
- Ekmek Teknesi (2002) — Herodot Cevdet
- Laf Lafı Açıyor (1991)
- Yalaza (2017) — Settar Gönlübol
- Fesupanallah (2007) — Pamuk Hüseyin
- Sürgün İnek (2014) — Şevket Çetin
- Halil İbrahim Sofrası (2010) — Ali
- Gönül Hırsızı (2013)
- A.R.O.G (2008) — Cuhara
- Ya Nasip Ya Kısmet (2015)
Production and credit information is sourced from TMDB.
