Raif Hikmet Çam

Raif Hikmet Çam is a Turkish theater actor who spent most of his stage life, nearly half a century, at the Adana State Theatre. He was born in Manisa in 1946, and died in Adana on April 8, 2015, at the age of 69. Cinema audiences remember him best for his role as Akşemsettin in the movie Conquest 1453.

He started his professional acting career at Ankara Başkent Theater in 1965. He played at Ankara Mithatpaşa Theater between 1967-1972; He also took part in companies such as Meydan Sahnesi and Kardeş Actors. He worked as both an actor and a board member at Kayseri Municipality City Theater between 1975-1977.

In 1986, he joined the Adana State Theater staff and took part in dozens of plays there. He last appeared on stage in 2011 in Aziz Nesin's play Yaşar Ne Yaşar Ne Yaşar, after which he retired. On the screen, he played Halil in the 1977 TV series Oyunş; He played Akşemsettin, the teacher of Fatih Sultan Mehmet, in Fetih 1453, which was released in 2012.

Following his death, a ceremony was held on the stage of Adana State Theatre's Hacı Ömer Sabancı Cultural Center; He was buried in Kabasakal Cemetery.