Turkish 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.
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 .
Guest appearances for the series included Rauf Denktaş , founding president of Northern Cyprus ; as well as Andy García and Sharon Stone .
Cast
Main characters
Actor
Character
About
Necati Şaşmaz
Polat Alemdar
An intelligence agent trained by Aslan Akbey the spymaster to bringing down the Turkish mafia.
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 crime boss at the head of the Istanbul mafia, who later became friends with Polat Alemdar.
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.
Erhan Ufak
Güllü Erhan
Nephew of Seyfo Dayı (Uncle Seyfo ). Full name:Erhan Ufuk
İpek Tenolcay
Nesrin Çakır
Süleyman Çakır's wife and Laz Ziya's older daughter.
Seray Sever
Derya Çakır
Çakır's sister.
Müge Ulusoy
Meral Yılmaz
Nesrin Çakır's sister, Laz Ziya's younger daughter.
Hande Kazanova
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.
Altan Akışık
Doğu Eşrefoğlu
Aslan Akbey's mentor.
Emin Olcay
Ömer Candan
Polat's non-biological father
İnci Melis Pars / Serpil Tamur
Nazife Candan
Polat's non-biological mother
Council of the Wolves
Actor
Character
About
Zafer Ergin
Mehmet Karahanlı
Don of the Turkish mafia and Baron of the council.
Attila Olgaç
Kılıç
Right arm and the consigliere of Karahanlı.
İstemi Betil
Laz Ziya
Leading gun smuggler of the council.
Baykal Saran
Hüsrev Ağa
Leading drug trafficker of the council.
Tarık Ünlüoğlu
Testere Necmi
Leading executioner of the council. Karahanlı's left arm.
Nişan Şirinyan
Samuel Vanunu
Responsible for the foreign policies of the council.
Adnan Biricik
Nizamettin Güvenç
Responsible for the legal matters regarding the council.
Haldun Boysan
Tombalacı Mehmet
Responsible for the casinos.
İsmail İncekara
İplikçi Nedim
Operates the money of the council members, joined later.
Osman Wöber
Tuncay Kantarcı
Runs the customs for the council, joined later
Sönmez Atasoy
Halil İbrahim Kapar
Drug trafficker of the council, joined later.
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