'Valley of the Wolves' ( tr, Kurtlar Vadisi) is a Turkish

television drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms t ...

that originally aired on

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. The show was subsequently acquired by

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for its final season. The show focuses on the protagonist Agent

Polat Alemdar ''Valley of the Wolves'' ( tr, Kurtlar Vadisi) is a Turkish media franchise created by Osman Sınav, which has obtained high ratings for the television series and one of the highest box office returns in the history of the Turkish cinema for the ...

, an undercover operative who joins the

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and becomes the partner of a known mafia gunman, Süleyman Çakır. The show makes direct and indirect references to

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. ''Valley of the Wolves'' became the most successful TV show in Turkey. 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

Council of the Wolves

References

External links

Official website
{{Valley of the Wolves, Title=Valley of the Wolves (TV series)) Turkish drama television series Television series about organized crime 2000s Turkish television series 2003 Turkish television series debuts 2005 Turkish television series endings Show TV original programming Kanal D original programming Works about organized crime in Turkey