Ketche

Ketche, real name Hakan Kırvavaç, is a Turkish director born in Istanbul in 1973. He is known for the movie Müslüm, which tells the life of Müslüm Gürses, and the series Kızılcık Şerbeti.

He graduated from Kültür College. His nickname comes from the years he spent around Gırgır magazine. He started directing in 1996 with commercials; During this period, he shot music videos for artists such as Athena, Hadise, Bora Uzer and Kenan Doğulu.

Cinema and television

He made his film debut in 2010 with Romantic Comedy; Then he directed comedies such as Bu İş Bir Loneliness Var and Love of My Life. He shot Müslüm, which was released in 2018, with Can Ulkay, and shared the best director award with this film at the 2019 International Izmir Film Festival. His other works in cinema include You Look at Living, Dilberay and More Beautiful than You.

He directed the TV series Champion and Teşkilat. He was selected as the best director at the 49th Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards for Cranberry Sherbet, which started on Show TV in 2022. In the following period, he worked in productions such as Two Worlds, One Wish and Doctor: Another Life.

Ketche, who came from directing commercials and music videos, is among the directors who produce regularly between cinema and television.