Kurtlar Vadisi: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ali Candan, a Turkish diplomat in Kosovo, who is also an undercover agent for KGT ("Kamu Güvenliği Teşkilatı", or "Public Security Organization") is ordered by his superior, Aslan "Amca" Akbey to infiltrate and destroy the Turkish mafia.

When Candan returns to Turkey, he secretly undergoes several surgeries to change his face and his voice, and takes upon the name "Polat Alemdar". Alemdar is placed by Aslan "Amca" Akbey in Duran "Emmi" Şatıroğlu's side, who used to be a respected mobster in the past. Şatıroğlu now owns a traditional Turkish café which is often guested by mafia leaders, and he is also informed of Alemdar's task to act as his aggresive nephew who aims to become a Mafia leader.

As his journey begins, Alemdar has to keep his secrets from everybody, including his family and his love, Elif Eylül while working to get on top of the great Mafia "baronate" and destroy it.

Series details

• Title: Kurtlar Vadisi
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Turkish
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 2003-01-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-12-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Show TV
• Network country: Turkey
• Typical episode runtime: 105 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 18332
• IMDb ID: tt0421384
• TVDB ID: 263771

Cast and credited roles

• Selçuk Yöntem — Aslan Akbey
• Begüm Kütük Yaşaroğlu — Safiye Karahanlı
• Özgü Namal — Elif Eylül
• Oktay Kaynarca — Süleyman Çakır
• Gürkan Uygun — Memati Baş
• Nihat Nikerel — Seyfo Dayı
• Kenan Çoban — Abdülhey Çoban
• Erhan Ufak — Güllü Erhan
• İpek Tenolcay — Nesrin Çakır
• Seray Sever — Derya Çakır
• Müge Ulusoy — Meral Yılmaz
• Hande Kazanova — Canan Çavan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-01-15; final listed air date 2003-06-18; episode order: 20.
• Season 2: premiered 2003-10-02; final listed air date 2004-06-24; episode order: 35.
• Season 3: premiered 2004-09-23; final listed air date 2005-06-09; episode order: 31.
• Season 4: premiered 2005-10-06; final listed air date 2005-12-29; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

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