Across changing tastes and formats, İsmail Hacıoğlu has stayed a Turkish actor who has treated acting as a trade rather than a spotlight. More of the credits fall under drama than under anything else. 43 credits across 28 years is a rate most careers never reach. The film 'Ayla: The Daughter of War' accounts for more of the public profile than anything else does. 'For Love and Honor' counts among the more visible credits.