The Valley of The Wolves

2003•1h 30m•7.2/10

Action & AdventureDramaWar & PoliticsCrime

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7.2/10(75)

Valley of the Wolves was a Turkish television drama which broadcast mainly on Show TV and then transferred to Kanal D, then atv for its last season. It was mostly about an agent named Polat Alemdar who leaked into the mafia after his plastic surgery. The scenario has direct and indirect references to the Turkish politics and political history from a viewpoint of an undercover agent. Valley of the Wolves became one of the most successful TV shows in Turkey and produced a successful feature film named Valley of the Wolves: Iraq.

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Production

Pana Film, Sinegraf

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 15, 2003

Last Aired

December 29, 2005

Networks

Show TV

Created By

Osman Sınav, Raci Şaşmaz

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

Air date: 2003-01-15

Ali Candan returns from Kosovo, Süleyman Cakir executes The Three Assasinations. Tombalaci Mehmet joins Council of the Wolves.

Episode 2

Air date: 2003-01-22

Sevko is disturbed by the Three Assassinations committed by Cakir. Aslan Akbey transforms Ali Candan into Polat Alemdar for an uphill struggle. Ali now has to get used to his new face and identity.

Episode 3

Air date: 2003-01-29

The Wolves Council has two candidates for the opening of a new casino; Sevko and Cakir. The casino affair will increase the tension between Sevko and Cakir.

Episode 4

Air date: 2003-02-06

The name of Polat Alemdar has created a shock effect in the underworld of Istanbul. The enmity between Sevko and Cakir will create a new friendship between Polat and Cakir. With Duran Emmi's move, Polat steps into the Valley of the Wolves.

Episode 5

Air date: 2003-02-13

The power struggle between Cakir and Sevko intensifies. Sevko's authority in the Istanbul underworld is questioned by the Wolves Council.

Episode 6

Air date: 2003-03-20

After the assassination attempt against Cakir and Duran Emmi by Sevko is blocked by Polat, Polat take out a sword on Sevko.

Episode 7

Air date: 2003-03-27

Sevko made Polat a matter of honor. Sevko made an agreement with Cakir for Polat, but this agreement did not go as expected.

Episode 8

Air date: 2003-04-03

Polat and Cakir's game against Sevko created a great opportunity for Cakir. Istanbul's biggest crime bosses will meet at the grand opening ceremony of Cakir's casino.

Episode 9

Air date: 2003-04-10

E10

Episode 10

Air date: 2003-04-17

E11

Episode 11

Air date: 2003-04-24

E12

Episode 12

Air date: 2003-05-01

E13

Episode 13

Air date: 2003-05-08

E14

Episode 14

Air date: 2003-05-15

E15

Episode 15

Air date: 2003-05-22

E16

Episode 16

Air date: 2003-05-29

E17

Episode 17

Air date: 2003-06-05

E18

Episode 18

Air date: 2003-06-12

E19

Episode 19

Air date: 2003-06-19

E20

Episode 20

Air date: 2003-06-26

Cast

Necati Şaşmaz

Polat Alemdar

Özgü Namal

Elif Eylül

Kenan Çoban

Abdülhey Çoban / Zülfü Yüksel

Gürkan Uygun

Memati Baş

İpek Tenolcay

Nesrin Çakır

Erhan Ufak

Erhan Ufuk

Emin Olcay

Ömer Candan

Serpil Tamur

Nazife Candan

Hande Kazanova

Canan Çavan

Atilla Olgaç

Kılıç

İstemi Betil

Laz Ziya

Adnan Biricik

Nizamettin Güvenç

İsmail İncekara

İplikçi Nedim

Osman Wöber

Tuncay Kantarcı

Abidin Yerebakan

Abidin Seferoğlu

Sönmez Atasoy

Halil İbrahim Kapar

Hayat Olcay

Ayşe Eylül

Ömür Arpacı

Çaycı

Eriş Akman

Hakim

Büşra Ayaydın

Selvi Çakır

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An Istanbul Tale

2003

6.7

Valley of the Wolves: Ambush

6.2

2007

TV Show

A continuation series of Osman Sinav's The Wolves Of The Valley. This produce focuses on politics, National Security and Regional Middle East problems. The Wolves of The Valley: Ambush serie also attracts attention by two film; The Wolves of The Valley: Iraq and The Wolves of The Valley: Palestine.

Valley of the Wolves: Ambush

2007

6.2

Adanalı

2.6

2008

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2008

2.6

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8.4

2009

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Ezel

2009

8.4

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6.8

2013

TV Show

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Ben de Özledim

2013

6.8

Dramaworld

7.2

2016

TV Show

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Dramaworld

2016

7.2

Yedi Numara

9.2

2000

TV Show

A couple with no kids, four city girls and three country boys, all under the same roof: arguing, fighting and sometimes understanding they are not that much different.

Yedi Numara

2000

9.2

The European Side

7.5

2004

TV Show

The life and times of rather traditional Sutcuoglu family and their comedic struggles to adapt the high-profile contemporary life of Nisantasi.

The European Side

2004

7.5

Hot Skull

5.9

2022

TV Show

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Hot Skull

2022

5.9

Esref's Dream

7.2

2025

TV Show

As a child, Eşref fell in love from afar with a girl he called “Rüya” and spent years searching for her, only to become a powerful mafia figure along the way. Meanwhile, Nisan, an idealistic musician, finds herself in grave danger after performing at a wedding held at Eşref’s hotel. Eşref falls for Nisan, unaware that she is both the long-lost Rüya he has been chasing for years and a police informant. Trapped in a whirlwind of love, betrayal, and power struggles, Eşref is forced into a brutal reckoning—both with his criminal empire and his own emotions.

Esref's Dream

2025

7.2

Leyla and Mecnun

8.1

2011

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Leyla and Mecnun

2011

8.1

The Valley of The Wolves

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Language

Status

First Aired

Last Aired

Networks

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Cast

Necati Şaşmaz

Özgü Namal

Kenan Çoban

Gürkan Uygun

İpek Tenolcay

Erhan Ufak

Emin Olcay

Serpil Tamur

Hande Kazanova

Atilla Olgaç

İstemi Betil

Adnan Biricik

İsmail İncekara

Osman Wöber

Abidin Yerebakan

Sönmez Atasoy

Hayat Olcay

Ömür Arpacı

Eriş Akman

Büşra Ayaydın

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