Necati Şaşmaz

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).^[8]

Necati Şaşmaz
Necati Şaşmaz in an interview with Al Jazeera
Born	Muhammed Necati Şaşmaz (1971-12-15) 15 December 1971 (age 52)[1][2][3] Harput, Elazığ, Turkey[4]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present
Spouse(s)	Claire B. ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2001)​ [5] Nagehan Kaşıkçı ​ ​ (m. 2012; div. 2021)​
Children	2[6][7]
Relatives	Raci Şaşmaz (brother)

Life and career

Necati Şaşmaz was born to a family of Kurd-Zaza origin in Harput, Elazığ, Turkey,^[9] as the oldest son of Abdülkadir Şaşmaz.^[9] 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.

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 married Nagehan Kaşıkçı in 2012, but filed for divorce in 2019. Their divorce was finalized in 2021.^[10]

Filmography

Cinema

• 2006: Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (Turkish: Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak) as Polat Alemdar.
• 2011: Valley of the Wolves: Palestine (Turkish: Kurtlar Vadisi: Filistin) as Polat Alemdar.
• 2017: Valley of the Wolves: Homeland (Turkish: Kurtlar Vadisi: Vatan) as Polat Alemdar

TV

• 2003–2005: Valley of the Wolves (Turkish: Kurtlar Vadisi) as Polat Alemdar.
• 2005: Ekmek Teknesi as Polat Alemdar (guest appearances).
• 2007 Valley of the Wolves: Terror (Turkish: Kurtlar Vadisi: Terör) as Polat Alemdar.
• 2007–2016: Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (Turkish: Kurtlar Vadisi: Pusu) as Polat Alemdar.
• 2010: Halil İbrahim Sofrası as Necati Şaşmaz (guest appearances).
• 2012: Kurt Kanunu as Ismail Enver (guest appearances).
• 2015: Kara Kutu as the producer.
• 2019: Nöbet as the producer.

References

1. "Fobim var: Aşk!". Radikal. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
2. "Necati Şaşmaz'dan sürpriz evlilik". Sabah. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
3. "Necati Şaşmaz önce besmele çekti sonra imza attı!". medyafaresi. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
4. "Kim Kimdir?� Biyografi Bankas� - FORSNET". www.kimkimdir.gen.tr.
5. Eğrikar, Özge (1 December 2019). "Eşinden gelen şoke eden iddialara Necati Şaşmaz'dan belgeli cevap". Hürriyet. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
6. "İşte Necati Şaşmaz'ın oğlu Ali Nadir". Sabah.
7. "Polat Alemdar ikinci kez baba oldu!". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
8. "Necati Sasmaz - Trailer - Showtimes - Cast - Movies - New York Times". The New York Times. January 17, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-01-17.
9. "Meclis'e sıçrayan polemik". www.haberturk.com. 30 May 2013.
10. "Necati Şaşmaz ve Nagehan Şaşmaz boşandı". Sözcü. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

External links

• Necati Şaşmaz Biography (in Turkish and English)
• Profile of Necati Şaşmaz a.k.a. Polat Alemdar & Murad Alamdar(in English)
• Necati Şaşmaz at IMDb(in English)
• Necati Şaşmaz at Instagram
• Necati Şaşmaz at Twitter