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Necati Şaşmaz is a Actor Turquee born on 15 december 1971 at Elâzığ (Turquie)
Muhammed Necati Şaşmaz (born 15 December 1971) is a Turkish actor, best known for playing the lead role of Polat Alemdar in the popular television series Kurtlar Vadisi (Valley of the Wolves) and its movie spin-offs, including Kurtlar Vadisi Irak (Valley of the Wolves Iraq).
Necati Şaşmaz was born to a family of Zaza origin in Harput, Elazığ, Turkey, as the oldest son of Abdülkadir Şaşmaz. He studied Tourism and Hotel Management, both in Turkey and in Canada. He lived in the United States for six years before returning to Turkey for a visit to his parents. He had planned to return to the U.S. on 11 September 2001, but the September 11 attacks on that same day led him to cancel his flight and continue life in Turkey.
In Istanbul, Necati Şaşmaz met renowned Turkish director Osman Sınav, who offered him the leading role in the Valley of the Wolves. He played the fictional character Polat Alemdar in the series and in the movie. He currently plays in another spin-off of the original series titled Kurtlar Vadisi: Pusu (Valley of the Wolves: Ambush).
He is married to Nagehan Kaşıkçı, who is the niece of a former Kurtlar Vadisi.
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Birth name Muhammed Necati Şaşmaz
Nationality Turquie
Birth 15 december 1971 (52 years) at Elâzığ (Turquie)
Nationality Turquie
Birth 15 december 1971 (52 years) at Elâzığ (Turquie)
Necati Şaşmaz was born to a family of Zaza origin in Harput, Elazığ, Turkey, as the oldest son of Abdülkadir Şaşmaz. He studied Tourism and Hotel Management, both in Turkey and in Canada. He lived in the United States for six years before returning to Turkey for a visit to his parents. He had planned to return to the U.S. on 11 September 2001, but the September 11 attacks on that same day led him to cancel his flight and continue life in Turkey.
In Istanbul, Necati Şaşmaz met renowned Turkish director Osman Sınav, who offered him the leading role in the Valley of the Wolves. He played the fictional character Polat Alemdar in the series and in the movie. He currently plays in another spin-off of the original series titled Kurtlar Vadisi: Pusu (Valley of the Wolves: Ambush).
He is married to Nagehan Kaşıkçı, who is the niece of a former Kurtlar Vadisi.
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, 1h45Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors Necati Şaşmaz, Erdal Beşikçioğlu, Nur Aysan, Kenan Çoban
Roles Polat Alemdar
Rating60%
After the flotilla attempts to bring humanitarian assistance to Gaza refuses to turn back, it is attacked by the Israeli military. In a dramatic battle scene, activists resist and are killed by the Israeli soldiers. A Turkish commando team led by Polat Alemdar (Necati Şaşmaz) travels to West Bank, where they launch a campaign against Israeli military personnel in an attempt to track down and eliminate an Israeli general, Moşe Ben Eliyezer (Erdal Beşikçioğlu), who was responsible for the flotilla raid.
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006)
, 2h2Directed by Serdar Akar
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Necati Şaşmaz, Billy Zane, Ghassan Massoud, Gary Busey, Diego Serrano, Bergüzar Korel
Roles Polat Alemdar
Rating56%
The film opens with a fictional depiction of a real-life incident, the "Hood event". On July 4, 2003, the Turkish soldiers believe they are having an ordinary visit from their NATO allies, but a sudden change occurs, and 11 allied Turkish special forces soldiers and 13 civilians are arrested by Colonel Sam William Marshall (Billy Zane), in the northern Iraq town of Sulaymaniyah. They are forced to wear hoods while in detention, and are released some time later.