Turgut Alp

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Turgut Alp
Inegöl
Buried
Turgutalp (Genci) village, İnegöl, Turkey
AllegianceOttoman Empire
RankMilitary Commander[3][4]

Turgut Alp (

Orhan Gazi.[4]

Life

During the early

Sultan Orhan.[1] He was also with Orhan during the conquest of Bursa (1326).[10][11]

Burial place

His tomb is located in the cemetery of Turgutalp (Genci) village, İnegöl, Turkey.[12] The grave outside the Ertugrul Ghazi's mausoleum is an honorary grave, not the real burial place.[13]

Legacy

In 1877, during the

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878), a city was founded and named "Turgutalp" after him in the then-Ottoman Empire.[citation needed
]

In fiction

Turgut Alp has been portrayed in the Turkish television series Kuruluş "Osmancık" [tr] (1988),[14] Diriliş: Ertuğrul (2014—2019) and Kuruluş: Osman (2019—).[15][16]

See also

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