Muhammed Necati Şaşmaz (born 15 December 1971) is a Turkish actor, best known for playing the lead role of
Polat Alemdar in the popular television series ''Kurtlar Vadisi'' (''
Valley of the Wolves'') and its movie spin-offs, including ''Kurtlar Vadisi Irak'' (''
Valley of the Wolves Iraq'').
Life and career
Necati Şaşmaz was born to a family of
Zaza Kurd origin in Harput, Elazığ,
Turkey
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,
as the oldest son of Abdülkadir Şaşmaz.
He studied Tourism and Hotel Management, both in Turkey and in
Canada
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. He lived in the United States for six years before returning to Turkey for a visit to his parents before attempting to return to the United States on September 11, 2001. Due to the launch of
Operation Yellow Ribbon which was initiated in response to the
attacks which took place on the same day, and thus the airplane which he was on returned to Turkey, Şaşmaz was successfully persuaded by his family to not return to the United States and stay in Turkey.
In
Istanbul
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, Necati Şaşmaz met renowned Turkish director
Osman Sınav, 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
References
External links
Necati Şaşmaz Biography
Profile of Necati Şaşmaz a.k.a. Polat Alemdar & Murad Alamdar*
Necati Şaşmazat
Instagram
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Necati Şaşmazat
Twitter
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1971 births
Living people
Zaza people
Turkish Muslims
Turkish male film actors
Turkish male television actors
People from Elazığ
Male actors from Istanbul
21st-century Turkish male actors
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