Businessman and the
founder of clothing stores (B. 1918, Istanbul – D. 11th December 2007,
Istanbul). He launched his career as an apprentice to Spiros
selling fabrics in Mahmutpaşa when he was thirteen. Later, he worked as a sales
assistant in Kupidis Store, his dream store. He was ranked first in a showcase
competition by arranging the showcases of other stores, including Kupidis's.
The
year 1925 was a milestone in Vitali Hakko’s lifetime. Along with the Hat and
Clothing Revolution declared by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Hakko was brought to
life. He underpinned the Turkish ready-made industry with the sales that he
made during these years. First, he opened the “Şen Şapka Mağazası (T.N. Happy
Hat Store)” in Sultan Hamam in 1934, which enabled women to wear hats and made
it fashionable and popularized it. When wearing hats began to go out of
fashion, the store launched the scarf sales and was named as "VAKKO". Opened in
Beyoğlu in 1962, that store became the largest one ever been opened in