He was born in Ankara , Turkey to a family with roots in Sarajevo , Bosnia . His father is Ataman Hakman , a dentist and musician from Erkin Koray 's Underground Quartet . Berk Hakman has played the guitar since he was 11 years old . In high school he played keyboard instruments , trumpets and bass guitars . He went to Antalya in 1999 to study Tourism Management at Akdeniz University , just after the 1999 İzmit earthquake , and continued for two years . There he entered the theater club . He then graduated from the acting department of the State Conservatory of the Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul . He started his film career with '' Okul '' which was shot in 2003
1999 İzmit earthquake
1999 İzmit earthquake
Berk Hakman