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Valley of the Wolves (2003)

Valley of the Wolves poster
Original title
Kurtlar Vadisi
Directed by
Osman Sınav
Genre
adventure
Country
Turkey
Length
4 seasons, 97 episodes
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 83 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An undercover agent infiltrates the Turkish mafia and works alongside a notorious mob gunman. The series weaves in references to real Turkish politics.

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What happens

Valley of the Wolves (Turkish: Kurtlar Vadisi) is a Turkish crime drama television series created by Osman Sınav and Raci Şaşmaz, which originally aired on Show TV. The show focuses on the protagonist Agent Polat Alemdar, an undercover operative who joins the mafia and becomes the partner of a known mafia gunman, Süleyman Çakır. The show makes direct and indirect references to Turkish politics. The show was subsequently acquired by Kanal D for its final season. 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. Guest appearances for the series included Rauf Denktaş, founding president of Northern Cyprus; as well as Andy García and Sharon Stone. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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