Valley of the Wolves (TV series)

'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.

Valley of the Wolves
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 seasons4
No. of episodes97
Production
ProducersOsman Sınav
Raci Şaşmaz
Running time80 minutes
Release
Original networkShow TV (2003–2005)
Kanal D (2005)
Original release15 January 2003 (2003-01-15) 
29 December 2005 (2005-12-29)
Related

The show focuses on the 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

ActorCharacterAbout
Necati ŞaşmazPolat AlemdarAn intelligence agent trained by Aslan Akbey the spymaster to bringing down the Turkish mafia.
Özgü NamalElif EylülAli Candan's girlfriend, lawyer
Selçuk YöntemAslan AkbeyPolat's mentor. Controls the KGT. Trained by Doğu Eşrefoğlu.
Oktay KaynarcaSüleyman ÇakırA crime boss at the head of the Istanbul mafia, who later became friends with Polat Alemdar.
Gürkan UygunMemati BaşSüleyman Çakır's right arm.
Nihat NikerelSeyfo DayıLoyal man of rowdy Duran Şatıroğlu. Full name: Seyfullah Yördem
Kenan ÇobanAbdülhey ÇobanPolat Alemdar's fellow.
Erhan UfakGüllü ErhanNephew of Seyfo Dayı (Uncle Seyfo). Full name:Erhan Ufuk
İpek TenolcayNesrin ÇakırSüleyman Çakır's wife and Laz Ziya's older daughter.
Seray SeverDerya ÇakırÇakır's sister.
Müge UlusoyMeral YılmazNesrin Çakır's sister, Laz Ziya's younger daughter.
Hande KazanovaCanan ÇavanElif's friend, also a lawyer.
Begüm KütükSafiye KarahanlıMehmet Karahanlı's daughter. Uses the name Sophie in Canada.
Güven HoknaNergiz KarahanlıMehmet Karahanlı's wife and Safiye's mother.
Altan AkışıkDoğu EşrefoğluAslan Akbey's mentor.
Emin OlcayÖmer CandanPolat's non-biological father
İnci Melis Pars / Serpil TamurNazife CandanPolat's non-biological mother

Council of the Wolves

ActorCharacterAbout
Zafer ErginMehmet KarahanlıDon of the Turkish mafia and Baron of the council.
Attila OlgaçKılıçRight arm and the consigliere of Karahanlı.
İstemi BetilLaz ZiyaLeading gun smuggler of the council.
Baykal SaranHüsrev AğaLeading drug trafficker of the council.
Tarık ÜnlüoğluTestere NecmiLeading executioner of the council. Karahanlı's left arm.
Nişan ŞirinyanSamuel VanunuResponsible for the foreign policies of the council.
Adnan BiricikNizamettin GüvençResponsible for the legal matters regarding the council.
Haldun BoysanTombalacı MehmetResponsible for the casinos.
İsmail İncekaraİplikçi NedimOperates the money of the council members, joined later.
Osman WöberTuncay KantarcıRuns the customs for the council, joined later
Sönmez AtasoyHalil İbrahim KaparDrug trafficker of the council, joined later.

References

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