Valley of the Wolves
Overview
Valley of the Wolves is a popular Turkish
media franchise
created by Osman Sınav
, which has been very popular obtaining high ratings for the television series and one of the highest box office
returns in the history of the Turkish cinema for the first movie.
The franchise has also been very controversial from time to time because of its non-Western ideological underpinnings. The title, according to Bünyamın Köselı, writing in Today's Zaman
, "evokes mythological images from a story beloved by nationalists of a lone wolf that guided Turks out of a Central Asian valley where they had been trapped by enemies."
Valley of the Wolves is the original series created by Osman Sınav, which followed a Turkish agent working under the assumed identity of Polat Alemdar (Necati Şaşmaz
) attempting to infiltrate the Turkish mafia.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
media franchise
Media franchise
A media franchise is an intellectual property involving the characters, setting and trademarks of an original work of media , such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or a video game. Generally, a whole series is made in a particular medium, along with merchandising and endorsements...
created by Osman Sınav
Osman Sınav
Osman Sınav is a Turkish director, producer and screenwriter.-Biography:He studied Art at the İstanbul State Fine Arts Academy and also finished courses there in Textile Design as well as cinema and television. From 1979-1980, he worked as a copywriter, and from 1980-1984 in the Grafika Lintas...
, which has been very popular obtaining high ratings for the television series and one of the highest box office
Box office
A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through an unblocked hole through a wall or window, or at a wicket....
returns in the history of the Turkish cinema for the first movie.
The franchise has also been very controversial from time to time because of its non-Western ideological underpinnings. The title, according to Bünyamın Köselı, writing in Today's Zaman
Today's Zaman
Today's Zaman is one of two English-language dailies based in Turkey. Established on January 16, 2007, the newspaper's main competitor is the older Hürriyet Daily News....
, "evokes mythological images from a story beloved by nationalists of a lone wolf that guided Turks out of a Central Asian valley where they had been trapped by enemies."
Valley of the Wolves is the original series created by Osman Sınav, which followed a Turkish agent working under the assumed identity of Polat Alemdar (Necati Şaşmaz
Necati Sasmaz
Necati Şaşmaz is a Turkish actor, who starred in the popular television series Kurtlar Vadisi and its movie spin-offs, including Kurtlar Vadisi Irak ....
) attempting to infiltrate the Turkish mafia.