Cumali Koçovalı Sr

* 2024
* 1971

**Cumali Koçovalı Sr** is a fictional character in the television series Çukur, played by Müfit Kayacan (and by Yılmaz Ceylan in some flashback scenes).

## Biography

He is İdris Koçovalı's older brother that was thought to have died decades ago, but his tomb turned out to be empty and he has been alive the entire time. In 1971, İdris shot Cumali at Dostlar Kahvesi, with Muhittin witnessing this incident. After, Muhittin rushes him to Selami, the local doctor. Cumali did not die after the doctor removed the bullets. İdris was informed of Cumali's survival and he visited him. İdris demanded his older brother to leave the neighborhood as everyone knew him to be dead.

A couple of years later, Uncle Cumali resided in the city of Kandahar in Afghanistan, where he met the father of Şahram and befriended him. After his death, Uncle Cumali took matters into his own hands and became a father figure to Şahram. Uncle Cumali made many enemies in his stay in Afghanistan, one being Cengiz Erdenet.

After many decades, Uncle Cumali, who lived in Afghanistan, came to Çukur after Salih found him. It is understood that the person Nedim referred to as "Halil İbrahim Gökçetaş" was Uncle Cumali. He cooperated with Kulkan to send Yamaç Koçovalı to Afghanistan to torture him. Since his nephew Cumali did not do his requests, he expelled his nephew from the house and from Çukur. He has now achieved his goal and has taken over Çukur. Many years have passed and Çukur has changed a lot. He lives with the rest of the Koçovalı Family. It was seen that Uncle had a platonic love for his brother's wife, Sultan, and there was a poster of her photograph in his room.

He begins to kill several members of the Koçovalı family in the later episodes, starting with the murder of Celasun with the help of the Masked Man, and then killing Karaca with his bare hands once she discovered that he ordered Celasun's demise and was working with Kulkan. Yasmin witnesses the killing of Karaca. After, Uncle Cumali digs Karaca's corpse beside Celasun's.

Once Yasmin reveals to Akın that Uncle Cumali killed Karaca, tensions increase. Uncle Cumali, who has stated to everyone that he is in Afghanistan, is actually at his previous house with Nedim. The Koçovalı men learn this thanks to Nedim and arrive at his house, demanding for revenge. Uncle Cumali manages to escape via his helicopter, leaving Nedim behind. Nedim is shot to death by Salih, and Uncle Cumali makes his way to Şahram. After Şahram stepped into the neighborhood, Uncle returned to the neighborhood and said that he would demolish Çukur in 15 days. He settled in İdris' house again.

While Uncle was at home, with the plan Ayşe set up, Seher and Cennet put poison into Uncle's water. He drank the water, fainted and fell to the ground. Ayşe entered the room and strangled him. However, Ayşe was shot by Şahram, and Uncle was saved. He then told Şahram how the enmity between him and İdris began. Many years ago, their enemies (Cumali Sr did not specify what their names were.) kidnapped their mother Elif, and sisters Akşın Sr and Karaca Sr. They could not find them anywhere and later got the news of their death. İdris blamed Cumali Sr a lot for this situation and later on, when Cumali Sr started drug smuggling, their relationship deteriorated.

In the trap set by his nephews, Uncle Cumali died by falling into a pit and getting shot by Vartolu and Akın.

## Quotes

* "Artık beni üzmeyeceksin!"
* "İdris sana benim adımı vermiş öyle mi?"
* "E bende baba yarısıyım ya! Değil mi Salih?"
* "Ama sen, sana yapılanı asla unutmayacaksın!"