Valley of the Wolves (TV series)

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Valley of the Wolves
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Written byAhmet Yurdakul
Raci Şaşmaz
Bahadır Özdener
Mehmet Turgut
Directed byOsman Sınav
Mustafa Şevki Doğan
Serdar Akar
StarringNecati Şaşmaz
Özgü Namal
Selçuk Yöntem
Oktay Kaynarca
Theme music composerGökhan Kırdar
Country of originTurkey
Original languageTurkish
No. of episodes97
Production
ProducersOsman Sınav
Raci Şaşmaz
Running time80 minutes
Release
Original networkShow TV (2003–2005)
Kanal D (2005)
Original releaseTurkey
15 January 2003 – 29 December 2005
Chronology
Followed byValley of the Wolves: Terror (2007) (banned from broadcast)
Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (2007, 2016)

Valley of the Wolves (Turkish: Kurtlar Vadisi) is a Turkish television drama that originally aired on Show TV. The show was subsequently acquired by Kanal D for its final season.

The show focuses on protagonist Agent Polat Alemdar, an undercover operative who joins the mafia and becomes the partner of a known mafia gunman, Süleyman Çakır. The show makes direct and indirect references to Turkish politics.

Valley of the Wolves became the most successful TV show in Turkey.[1] Multiple successful feature films were made based on the show, including Valley of the Wolves: Iraq, Valley of the Wolves: Gladio and Valley of the Wolves: Palestine.

Cast[]

Main characters[]

Actor Character About
Necati Şaşmaz Polat Alemdar An agent working for the state, trained by Aslan Akbey
Özgü Namal Elif Eylül Ali Candan's girlfriend, lawyer
Selçuk Yöntem Aslan Akbey Polat's mentor. Controls the KGT. Trained by Doğu Eşrefoğlu.
Oktay Kaynarca Süleyman Çakır A mafia, who later became friends with Polat.
Gürkan Uygun Memati Baş Süleyman Çakır's right arm.
Nihat Nikerel Seyfo Dayı Loyal man of rowdy Duran Şatıroğlu. Full name: Seyfullah Yördem
Kenan Çoban Abdülhey Çoban Polat Alemdar's fellow.
Güllü Erhan Nephew of Seyfo Dayı (Uncle Seyfo). Full name:Erhan Ufuk
Nesrin Çakır Süleyman Çakır's wife and Laz Ziya's older daughter.
Derya Çakır Çakır's sister.
Meral Yılmaz Nesrin Çakır's sister, Laz Ziya's younger daughter.
Canan Çavan Elif's friend, also a lawyer.
Begüm Kütük Safiye Karahanlı Mehmet Karahanlı's daughter. Uses the name Sophie in Canada.
Güven Hokna Nergiz Karahanlı Mehmet Karahanlı's wife and Safiye's mother.
Doğu Eşrefoğlu Aslan Akbey's mentor.
Ömer Candan Polat's non-biological father
/ Nazife Candan Polat's non-biological mother

Council of the Wolves[]

Actor Character About
Zafer Ergin Mehmet Karahanlı Baron of the council.
Kılıç Baron's right arm.
Laz Ziya Leading gun smuggler of the council.
Hüsrev Ağa Leading drug trafficker of the council.
Testere Necmi Leading executioner of the council.
Samuel Vanunu Responsible for the foreign policies of the council.
Nizamettin Güvenç Responsible for the legal matters regarding the council.
Haldun Boysan Tombalacı Mehmet Responsible for the casinos.
İplikçi Nedim Operates the money of the council members.
Tuncay Kantarcı Runs the customs for the council.
Halil İbrahim Kapar Drug trafficker of the council, who joined later.

References[]

  1. ^ "Most Popular TV Series With Country of Origin Turkey".

External links[]

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