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İsmail Hacıoğlu

İsmail Hacıoğlu

Actor · Born November 30, 1985 (40) · Istanbul, Turkey

Ismail Hacioglu was born on November 30, 1985 in Fatih, Istanbul, as the first child of his family. He has box office records and awards. His father is Mehmet Hacioglu, a former Fenerbahce football player. He has a sister named actress Kardelen Hacioglu. He started making money by dubbing when he was just 12 years old. He studied at the Müjdat Gezen Art Center Theater Department. There he acted in theater plays for two seasons. He played for one season in the private theater founded by his teachers Aydogan Tamer and Erdal Duman, and then in the Istanbul Youth Theater founded by Duman. While he was studying at the Müjdat Gezen Art Center, he started to do voiceovers in commercials. He won the Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory Theater Department while playing Ozan, the mischievous son of the house, in the TV series "Bir Istanbul Masali". He left the first grade because of the words of Department Head Zeliha Berksoy, 'Both the school and the TV show cannot happen at the same time'. In 2002, Ismail Hacioglu played the character of Osman in the movie "Karsilasma", directed by Ömer Kavur and prepared by Macit Koper and Ömer Kavur. Ugur Polat, Lale Mansur, Cetin Tekindor and Aytac Arman played the leading roles. Ismail Hacioglu received the 40th Antalya Film Festival - Promising Young Actor award with this film. In 2007, he acted with Sener Sen, Kenan Imirzalioglu, Asli Tandogan, Rasim Öztekin and Tarik Unlüoglu in the movie "Kabadayi", directed by Ömer Vargi and written by Yavuz Turgul. He played the two roles of Fatih Sultan Mehmed and Fatih Ikinci in the surreal period comedy series "Osmanli Tokadi", which started to be broadcast on TRT in April 2013.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
November 30, 1985 (40)
From
Istanbul, Turkey
Works as
Actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 82% in 30 days

What are İsmail Hacıoğlu's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
41%
Survival
30%
Morality
22%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Melancholic
3
Warm
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch İsmail Hacıoğlu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, none of İsmail Hacıoğlu's 5 MovieCove titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for İsmail Hacıoğlu's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

46 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Karma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Children of Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 36 episodes · as İskender Demir / Kamil Uzun

  • Don't Cry Istanbul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kubat

  • Tears of Cem Karaca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Cem Karaca

  • 49 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Oğuz

  • Taçsız Prenses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 13 episodes · as Evgin

  • Intersection: Glad to Have You Eren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Ferhat Gedik

  • Mahkum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 31 episodes · as Barış Yesari

  • The Void (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Selim Demirci

  • The Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 17 episodes · as Cihan

  • Blind Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Yusuf

  • Pocket Hercules: Naim Süleymanoglu(2019)

    as Mehmet Tunç

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Çocuk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 18 episodes · as Hasan Çetin

  • Turkish Ice Cream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Türk Yüzbaşı

  • Victorious Mehmets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 34 episodes · as Üsküplü Ali

  • Ayla: The Daughter of War(2017)

    as Süleyman Dirliği

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Kayıtdışı (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nejat Ateş

  • Lokman İlyas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as İlyas

  • Mahrumlar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kutlu Mahrum

  • Kayıp İnci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Cemal

  • Kafes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mehmet Sipahi

  • Zeyrek ile Çeyrek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 29 episodes · as Meftun

  • Sonsuz Bir Aşk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Volkan

  • Meryem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Murat

  • Osmanlı Tokadı (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 37 episodes · as Fatih İkinci

  • Firar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 35 episodes · as Civan Bahtiyan

  • Türkan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Polis Mustafa

  • Becoming Italian with Signora Enrica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ekin

  • Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Aziz Kutlu

  • Çakal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Akın

  • Sonsuz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Volkan

  • Vali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Sarp Uçar

  • Children of the Otherside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Veysel

  • Gece Sesleri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 26 episodes · as Yağız Haksever

  • Hoşça Kal Güzin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Serkan

  • 3 Apples Fell from the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Ali

  • Sinekli Bakkal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 5 episodes · as Onur

  • For Love and Honor(2007)

    as Murat

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Heist School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Mert

  • Beyaz Gelincik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 74 episodes · as Memed Ali Aslanbaş

  • Istanbul Tales(2005)

    as Fiko

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Encounter(2003)

    as Osman

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • An Istanbul Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 71 episodes · as Ozan Kozan

  • In Nowhere Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Boy in the Workshop

  • Bana Şans Dile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Çağlar

  • Günaydın İstanbul Kardeş (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles from 1998 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

For Love and Honor (2007)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19982025

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2005Screen debut· İstanbul Tales
  • 2006First top-billed film· Heist School

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting46 of 46: 46 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score95th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 29% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do İsmail Hacıoğlu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 95th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 5 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

The Encounter (2003)

63rd percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does İsmail Hacıoğlu work with?

People who share at least 2 of İsmail Hacıoğlu's MovieCove titles; Çetin Tekindor shares the most, 2.