Muhammed Necati Şaşmaz (born 15 December 1971) is a Turkish actor, best known for playing the lead role of

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 ...

in the popular television series ''Kurtlar Vadisi'' (''

Valley of the Wolves ''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 ...

'') and its movie spin-offs, including ''Kurtlar Vadisi Irak'' ('' Valley of the Wolves Iraq''). Necati Şaşmaz was born to a family of

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origin in Harput, Elazığ,

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, as the oldest son of Abdülkadir Şaşmaz. He studied Tourism and Hotel Management, both in Turkey and in

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. He lived in the United States for six years before returning to Turkey for a visit to his parents. In

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, Necati Şaşmaz met renowned Turkish director

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, who offered him the leading role in the ''Valley of the Wolves''. He played the fictional character Polat Alemdar in the series and in the movie. He currently plays in another spin-off of the original series titled ''Kurtlar Vadisi: Pusu'' ('' Valley of the Wolves: Ambush''). He married Nagehan Kaşıkçı in 2012, but filed for divorce in 2019. Their divorce was finalized in 2021.

Filmography

Cinema

* 2006: '' Valley of the Wolves: Iraq'' ( tr, Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak) as Polat Alemdar. * 2011: '' Valley of the Wolves: Palestine'' ( tr, Kurtlar Vadisi: Filistin) as Polat Alemdar. * 2017: '' Valley of the Wolves: Homeland'' ( tr, Kurtlar Vadisi: Vatan) as Polat Alemdar

TV

* 2003–2005: ''

'' ( tr, Kurtlar Vadisi) as Polat Alemdar. * 2005: '' Ekmek Teknesi'' as Polat Alemdar (guest appearances). * 2007 '' Valley of the Wolves: Terror'' ( tr, Kurtlar Vadisi: Terör) as Polat Alemdar. * 2007–2016: '' Valley of the Wolves: Ambush'' ( tr, Kurtlar Vadisi: Pusu) as Polat Alemdar. * 2010: '' Halil İbrahim Sofrası'' as Necati Şaşmaz (guest appearances). * 2012: '' Kurt Kanunu'' as

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(guest appearances). * 2015: '' Kara Kutu'' as the producer.

References

External links

Necati Şaşmaz Biography

Profile of Necati Şaşmaz a.k.a. Polat Alemdar & Murad Alamdar
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1971 births Living people Zaza people Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors People from Elazığ Male actors from Istanbul 21st-century Turkish male actors {{Turkey-actor-stub