'Valley of the Wolves' (Turkish: Kurtlar Vadisi) is a Turkish television drama that originally aired on Show TV. The show was subsequently acquired by Kanal D for its final season.
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.
Valley of the Wolves became the most successful TV show in Turkey.[1] 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.