Çelik Bilge

This is the story of Melek, who lost her family in an accident when she was a child and struggled to survive on the streets alone. Melek was on vacation with her family in Antalya when she was a baby and was involved in a major accident, from which she was the only survivor. Melek, who has experienced constant ups and downs in her life, has only one supporter: her friend Koray. Koray is also a street child in a difficult situation. Their only common ground is their exceptional dancing skills, which they continue to refine professionally every day.

Ironies abound in this extremely sad melodrama about Elif, a Turkish immigrant in Germany who has been sent to prison for murdering her abusive husband. At the time of her imprisonment, she has never ventured outside the Turkish community, and even there has had no friends because of the demands her husband placed on her. She speaks no German. Now, in a place which most people find to be hell on earth, she gains a never-before known taste of freedom among these strangers, who don't even speak her own language. Unfortunately, as a "guest worker," she is horrified to discover that she is soon to be transferred to the horrific prisons of Turkey and will stand trial there for her crime, which will be much less understandingly dealt with in her home country than it would have been in Germany. The false paradise she must say goodbye to is her German prison.

The final outcome of events spiraling out of control, where a young man driven to the edge by violence takes hostage a group of tram passengers representing the Turkish people.

One of Turkey's most iconic and influential dramas, Valley of the Wolves follows Polat Alemdar, an undercover agent who infiltrates Istanbul's most dangerous crime organisation after years of preparation. Combining organised crime, covert operations and sharp political commentary, the series fearlessly tackles Turkey's shadowy relationship between the state, the mafia and power — and became a cultural phenomenon that spawned multiple films and spin-offs.