<p> A wildly popular Turkish television and film thriller franchise staring an action hero dubbed the "Turkish James Bond" will make a movie about the failed July 15 coup, its producer announced.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The "Valley of the Wolves" franchise, has resulted in dozens of television episodes and several spin-off films since it was first created in 2003, enthralling many Turks.<br /><br />But it has long been accused by critics of having a strong ideological bent alongside a potent streak of Turkish nationalism and anti-American and Israeli sentiment.<br /><br />"In response to intense public demand to make a film or television series about the coup bid, our firm has taken the decision to make the film 'Valley of the Wolves -- Coup'," the production company Pana Film said in a statement on its official Twitter account late yesterday.<br /><br />It did not give further details but the film will most likely see the return of Turkish secret service action hero Polat Alemdar -- played by Necati Sasmaz -- to do battle with the coup plotters who aimed to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.<br /><br />Always ending up on top against the odds -- like British spy hero James Bond -- Polat Alemdar takes on a panoply of Turkey's enemies, be it the mafia, militants or even the West.<br /><br />The franchise did not shy away from controversy with its first film "Valley of the Wolves -- Iraq" which centred on the US-invasion of Iraq and the story of the capture of 11 Turkish soldiers by a US military unit.<br /><br />It then ventured into even stormier waters with a film on the deadly raid by Israeli commandos on the Mavi Marmara Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza in 2010.<br /><br />The movie further ratcheted up diplomatic tensions between Turkey and the Jewish State, prompting accusations of anti- Semitism that were vehemently denied by the producers.<br /><br />"Valley of the Wolves" has always been seen as in tune with the ambitious foreign policy and projection of a powerful Turkey espoused by Erdogan, who became prime minister in the year the series first came out.<br /><br />However it has not been spared from controversy within the country, with the producers pulling the plug on a 2007 series "Valley of the Wolves -- Terror" which dealt with the fight against Kurdish militants after just one episode.</p>
<p> A wildly popular Turkish television and film thriller franchise staring an action hero dubbed the "Turkish James Bond" will make a movie about the failed July 15 coup, its producer announced.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The "Valley of the Wolves" franchise, has resulted in dozens of television episodes and several spin-off films since it was first created in 2003, enthralling many Turks.<br /><br />But it has long been accused by critics of having a strong ideological bent alongside a potent streak of Turkish nationalism and anti-American and Israeli sentiment.<br /><br />"In response to intense public demand to make a film or television series about the coup bid, our firm has taken the decision to make the film 'Valley of the Wolves -- Coup'," the production company Pana Film said in a statement on its official Twitter account late yesterday.<br /><br />It did not give further details but the film will most likely see the return of Turkish secret service action hero Polat Alemdar -- played by Necati Sasmaz -- to do battle with the coup plotters who aimed to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.<br /><br />Always ending up on top against the odds -- like British spy hero James Bond -- Polat Alemdar takes on a panoply of Turkey's enemies, be it the mafia, militants or even the West.<br /><br />The franchise did not shy away from controversy with its first film "Valley of the Wolves -- Iraq" which centred on the US-invasion of Iraq and the story of the capture of 11 Turkish soldiers by a US military unit.<br /><br />It then ventured into even stormier waters with a film on the deadly raid by Israeli commandos on the Mavi Marmara Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza in 2010.<br /><br />The movie further ratcheted up diplomatic tensions between Turkey and the Jewish State, prompting accusations of anti- Semitism that were vehemently denied by the producers.<br /><br />"Valley of the Wolves" has always been seen as in tune with the ambitious foreign policy and projection of a powerful Turkey espoused by Erdogan, who became prime minister in the year the series first came out.<br /><br />However it has not been spared from controversy within the country, with the producers pulling the plug on a 2007 series "Valley of the Wolves -- Terror" which dealt with the fight against Kurdish militants after just one episode.</p>