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).
Life and career
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 before attempting to return to the United States on September 11, 2001. Due to the launch of Operation Yellow Ribbon which was initiated in response to the attacks which took place on the same day, and thus the airplane which he was on returned to Turkey, Şaşmaz was successfully persuaded by his family to not return to the United States and stay 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 married Nagehan Kaşıkçı in 2012, but filed for divorce in 2019. Their divorce was finalized in 2021.
Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNotes2003-2005 Kurtlar Vadisi Polat Alemdar Leading Role 2005 Ekmek Teknesi Itself 106. bölümde konuk oyuncu2007 Kurtlar Vadisi Terör Polat Alemdar Leading Role 2007-2016 Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu Lead, Producer, Concept2010-2011 Halil İbrahim Sofrası Itself Guest star in episodes 1 and 392012 Kurt Kanunu Enver Paşa Guest star in episode 52015 Kara Kutu Producer 2019 Nöbet Producer, screenwriter, general director CinemaYearTitle RoleNotes2006 Kurtlar Vadisi Irak Polat Alemdar Leading Role 2011 Kurtlar Vadisi Filistin2017 Kurtlar Vadisi Vatan Lead role, producer, screenwriterProgramYearTitleRoleNotes 2005İbo Show KendisiGuest in episode 9CNN Türk - Tarafsız BölgeGuest200632. GünGuest in episode 6702009Saba Tümer'le Bu GeceGuest32. GünGuest in episode 782Beyaz Show GuestSen Türkülerini Söyle 2010Şeffaf Odaatv - Dizi TVGuest in episode 31 2011Burada Laf Çok GuestSerkan Çağrı ile SeyyareNTV2012Sırma İle BugünEşref Vakti2013Kadir Çöpdemir İle Koptu Geliyor2017Akılda Kalan 2022Mazhar Alanson İleGuest in episode 28İbo ShowGuest in episode 31
References
External links Necati Şaşmaz Biography Profile of Necati Şaşmaz a.k.a. Polat Alemdar & Murad Alamdar
Necati Şaşmaz at Instagram Necati Şaşmaz at Twitter