Necati Şaşmaz

Who is Necati Şaşmaz?

Necati Şaşmaz is a Turkish actor, of Zaza origin. Who starred in the popular television series Kurtlar Vadisi and its movie spin-offs, including Kurtlar Vadisi Irak.

Necati Şaşmaz was born in Harput, Elazığ, Turkey, as the oldest son of Abdülkadir Şaşmaz. He studied Tourism and Hotel Management, both in Turkey and in Canada. He has lived in the USA for six years. He came to Turkey for a visit to his parents and decided to return to the USA on September 11, 2001. However, because of the terrorist attacks made to the World Trade Center, he abandoned the idea to fly and decided to continue his 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 follow up of the original series "Kurtlar Vadisi", called "Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu".

He is married to Nagehan Kaşıkçı who is the niece of a former Kurtlar Vadisi scenario writer. Nagehan Şaşmaz is pregnant and the couple are wating for a baby to be born in September 2013.