"Kurtlar vadisi" (2003) TV series 2003-2005

Directors:

Serdar Akar
Mustafa Sevki Dogan

Writers:

Raci Sasmaz (writer)
Mehmet Turgut (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

15 January 2003 (Turkey)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Cast

Erdem Ergüney	...	Deli Hikmet (98 episodes, 2003-2005)
Kerem Firtina	...	Eren Eylül (98 episodes, 2003-2005)
Necati Sasmaz	...	Polat Alemdar (2003- (97 episodes, 2003-2005)
Özgü Namal	...	Elif Eylül - (2003- (97 episodes, 2003-2005)
Fatos Ayaydin	...	Selvi Çakir (97 episodes, 2003-2005)
Sertan Karaagaç	...	Pusat Çakir (97 episodes, 2003-2005)
Hande Kazanova	...	Canan (2003- (97 episodes, 2003-2005)
Emin Olcay	...	Ömer Candan (2003- (97 episodes, 2003-2005)
Ipek Tenolcay	...	Nesrin Çakir (2003- (97 episodes, 2003-2005)
Gürkan Uygun	...	Memati (2003- (97 episodes, 2003-2005)
Osman Wöber	...	Tuncay Kantarci (97 episodes, 2003-2005)
Istemi Betil	...	Laz Ziya (96 episodes, 2003-2005)
Adnan Biricik	...	Nizamettin Güvenç (96 episodes, 2003-2005)
Atilla Olgaç	...	Kiliç (2003- (95 episodes, 2003-2005)
Altan Akisik	...	Dogu Bey (88 episodes, 2003-2005)
Ismail Incekara	...	Iplikçi Nedim (88 episodes, 2003-2005)
Nisan Sirinyan	...	Samuel Vanunu (86 episodes, 2003-2005)
Zafer Ergin	...	Mehmet Karahanli (74 episodes, 2003-2005)
Kenan Çoban	...	Abdülhey (67 episodes, 2004-2005)
Erhan Ufak	...	Güllü Erhan (66 episodes, 2004-2005)
Nihat Nikerel	...	Seyfo (2003-2004) (63 episodes, 2003-2004)
Baykal Saran	...	Hüsrev Aga (2003-2004) (60 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tarik Ünlüoglu	...	Testere Necmi (2003-2004) (56 episodes, 2003-2004)
Selçuk Yöntem	...	Aslan Bey (2003-2004) (55 episodes, 2003-2004)
Müge Ulusoy	...	Meral Yilmaz (2003-2004) (52 episodes, 2003-2004)
Begüm Kütük	...	Safiye Karahanli (2004- (49 episodes, 2004-2005)
Devrim Parscan	...	Orhan (46 episodes, 2003-2004)
Oktay Kaynarca	...	Süleyman Çakir (2003-2004) (44 episodes, 2003-2004)

Also Known As:

Valley of the Wolves (International: English title) (literal title)

Runtime:

65 min (97 Episodes)

Country:

Turkey

Language:

Turkish | Turkish

Color:

Color (Technicolor) | Color

Filming Locations:

Istanbul, Turkey

Company:

Pana Film

Goofs:

Factual errors: On the tombstone on the Cakir family, Süleyman Cakir's year of birth is written as 1964, his sister Derya's as 1974, and his mother's as 1951. According to this, his mother gave birth to him at the age of 13. Also, in a flashback scene of the Cakir siblings selling steamed rice and chickpeas on the street, Süleyman and Derya Cakir are both little kids. Having an age difference of 10 years, one must be at least a teenager when the other is a little kid.

Quotes:

Polat Alemdar (2003-: He who minds the outcome, can't become a hero.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Kurtlar vadisi - Irak (2006)

White Wolves and the Black Wolves

Kurtlar Vadisi, somewhat accurately translated as "The Valley of the Wolves" is simply the biggest hit in the Turkish TV Series Industry for the last two years.

It's plot is long and complex but I will try to summarize it. It tells about the control and organization of the Mafia, held by one supreme Council (Konsey), The council is led by a very professional and seemingly clean businessman Mehmet "The Baron" Karahanlı. The council's main objective is to promote the Turkish mafia and other dirty work including everything from drugs to politics over other countries' mafia and to practice quiet control over the republic's government.

On the other hand, also a fictional and complex organization, the KGT(Kamu Güvenliği Teşkilatı - Public Security Organization) exists to protect the republic's rights and to provide security from the other forces (In this case the council) acting in various fields. Ali Candan, who is an agent for the KGT, who had been acting undercover in Kosovo is called back to Istanbul and assigned to his new mission... Operation Valley of The Wolves. He is supposed to undergo some operations to change his face and he is provided with his new identity Polat "Can Polat" Alemdar. He commences his mob career and slowly rises to the top using his agent techniques and brains. He enters the council and he at last becomes the baron himself.

Kurtlar Vadisi has some of everything: Passion, patriotism, ambition, love and treachery. It even has some "manhood" culture for the average Turkish man... It tells the truth about some relations regarding some of the governors(of course names are never disclosed and everything is claimed to be TOTALLY fictional. ) to secret organizations and mafia. The Masonic Lodge, The Great Middle East Project, Bloomsberg, Sun Valley, Illuminati, MOSSAD, CIA, are some of the real world organizations that are mentioned. Other organizations are also referred to.

ALthough some find it untruthful, too surreal, and too "manly" to watch, Kurtlar Vadisi is exciting with outstanding plot line, cutting-edge gunfights, referral to real-world organizations and current events, with funny quotes and characters used in place. All of these and the spectacular soundtrack prepared by none other than Gökhan Kırdar(the music is comprised of Turkish folk music used in mixture with Kırdar's instrumental and deep style) make Kurtlar Vadisi the latest phenomenon of Turkish TV Series history.