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

User Rating:

7.0/10   

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:

Nizamettin Güvenç: Everybody's innocent, until their guilt is proved...

Movie Connections:

Followed by Kurtlar vadisi - Irak (2006)

The "so called" truths about state and mafia relation

"Kurtlar Vadisi" - "Valley of the Wolves" was the most spectacular TV series production of 2004 in Turkish telly, by Show TV.

It is about a giant mafia organization and a secret agent who's actual face changed by operation, probably inspired from the movie Face/Off(1997). Since the producers claim that the story contains mafia – government relations and unspeakable truths, with strange incidents and extreme characters, this scenario is far away from reality.

In the "Valley of the Wolves" we face with a Turkish mafia group that is strongly established with a hierarchy that starts at bloody streets and ends up at the effective "Council", the brain of mafia organization. While the "Council" is working to takeover the control of the country and region, on the other hand, another secret organization tries to protect the country and regime.

Ali Candan, a special secret agent has an operation to become Polat Alemdar, who joined the mafia group with his new face and new identity. As "Can" Polat rises in the mafia organization, the story gets more complex and exciting.

Beside the great soundtrack, "Kurtlar Vadisi" draws attention with interesting characters, funny quotes, events, flashbacks and some comments about the important events happening in Turkey and across the world.