Vartolu Sadettin

* 2024
* 1988
* 1982

**Vartolu Sadettin** (also known as **Salih Koçovalı**) is a fictional character in the television series Çukur, played by Erkan Kolçak Köstendil.

He is the illegitimate son of the Koçovalı Family. He was exiled from place to place all his life. He lost his mother when he was a young child and he grew up thinking that his father would find him someday, but İdris was angry with him, not knowing that even your father did not know. He returned to Çukur, where he spent part of his childhood, for revenge.

## Biography

### Early Life

> "*Bu çocuğu al. Bu İdris'in oğlu. Kendim için hiçbir şey istemiyorum. Hiçbir şey... Bi tek o babasının yanında büyüsün.*"
> ― Mihriban Helvacı to Sultan Koçovalı
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Salih was born in İstanbul in Çukur as the son of Mihriban Helvacı and İdris Koçovalı. Mihriban, wanting his son to grow up alongside his biological father, brings Salih to the Koçovalı family and reveals to Sultan that he is the son of İdris Kocovali, Sultan's husband. Mihriban begged Sultan to take Salih. When begging her, Paşa, the right hand of Idris, arrived by car. Understanding the situation, he led Mihriban, carrying Salih, by force to the car. When Paşa returned, Sultan asked if Idris knew about it. But Idris, who was in prison at the time, did not know. Paşa and Sultan decided to keep it a secret. They thought it was best to not reveal anything to İdris.

He is the illegitimate son of the Koçovalı family. His real name is Salih. He was exiled from place to place all his life. He lost his mother when he was a younger child and grew up thinking that his father would find him someday, but Idris was angry with him, not knowing that even your father did not know. He returned to Çukur, where he spent part of his childhood, for revenge.

After his arrival, Idris could not get along with Vartolu because he wanted to produce drugs as soon as he returned, and he killed Kahraman Koçovalı. Baykal Bey worked hard to get Çukur with Lawyer Nazım and Selim Koçovalı. Later, thanks to the letter that his stepfather sent to İdris Baba, he revealed that he was his father's son as a result of the researches made by Yamaç.

Baykal Bey tried to kill him, but it was thought that he died for a while thanks to the plan he made. During all this, Vartolu's childhood love with happiness had emerged. At first, only Medet, whom he saved from Sena Yamaç knows this. He confronted İdris Baba. Idris Baba told him that the truth was not what he knew, with the order of Sultan Ana to Paşa. This is why Paşa tried to leave Çukur.

> "*Keşke yapmasaydık! Yaptık! Bizi koruyup kollayan bir Cumali abimiz yoktu! Sahip çıksaydı! Hiç abim olmadı benim! Anamın mezarını yaptırana kadar, bi kardeşim de yoktu!*"
> ― Salih to Cumali Koçovalı
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After confronting Idris Baba, he made an offer to Yamaç to finish Baykal. When he finished Baykal, he kidnapped Baykal and then he missed it. After Baykal died, he did not give up his plan to capture Çukur, and Lawyer Nazım continued with Baykal's other son, the commissioner former Emrah and Selim Koçovalı. When Idris Baba and Koçovalis left the neighborhood, they were left alone with Selim. When Saadet got pregnant, she said "yes" to her proposal and they took Medet to Tokat - Erbaa. He came back to Istanbul after the Karakuzu people kidnapped Saadeti. Hoping that Çeto would give happiness, he produced drugs for them, but Çeto did not keep his promise. That's why he slept in the streets.

Because he told Sena the truth, Yamaç found him with Aliço, with Sena's advice, and he moved with Yamaç to take Çukur from Karakuzular. For a long time he thought Saadet was dead, but later he could not say no to Çeto and Mahsun's offer and had to work for them again. When Cumali and Yamaç understood this, they agreed with Yamaç and while the Bulgarians and Karakuzular agreed, a bomb was put into the drugs and the Bulgarians and Karakuzular got into each other. Thanks to Selim Koçovalı, Saadet and her baby İdris saved from the Karakuzular gang. While calculating with Cumali at the cemetery, Idris Baba ended their fight by saying "They shot my slope, man" and Vartolu decided to do his own thing. He had discussions with someone who was selling drugs for war while he was doing the "Bar" business with Medet for a long time without any problems. Savaş was killed by Yücel's men, and he came to Azer Çukur, the brother of Savaş, because Timsah Celil put the blame on him. He opposed the elders of Istanbul, who did not want the people of Koçova in the neighborhood, and he was imprisoned because of Yücel's plan. In prison, someone called Ziya appeared and said that he knew who killed Idris Baba.

He said that there was a video on Timsah Celil's usb, that he would help him if he was released from prison and after he was released, but he did not keep his promise and fled to Berlin. He went to Berlin with Medet after him in Vartolu and found Ziya and asked for usb. Since he is in a Neo-Nazi man in Usb, his only condition is to take the child of Neo-Nazis out of Berlin. Vartolu also achieves this and takes the USB. After returning to İstanbul with Medet, he watches the video and learns that it was Yamaç who shot his father.

He acted with Mahsun to confront him as Yamaç did to him, showing him dead and confronting him. He took Yamaç to Tokat-Erbaa and forgave him and told him that he did this for his family. Vartolu is also now relaxed. He learned from Yamaç who was involved and said "In order to be good, doing good things is not enough, sometimes it is necessary to do bad things to be good!" It motivated Yamaç to revenge.

## Personality

Salih was a kind and happy child with his mother. One of Salih's most significant bonds is the one he had with his mother, Mihriban Helvacı. The other one is the one he had with his best friend Saadet. When his stepfather murdered her mother, Salih made it his mission in life to avenge her by rulling Cukur and killing everybody who made his life miserable. Salih was crushed not only by the loss of his mother but also by what his grandfather told him: . His only goal in life became to take revenge by any means, starting by taking the life of his brother, Kahraman Koçovalı. This is what started the war between Cukur and his own gang led by Medet, his right hand man.

But after learning that Idris was unaware of his existence, he regretted having killed his brother. Despite that he decided not to give up winning Çukur with the help of his brother, Selim Koçovalı, which shows that he is tenacious.