Turgut Alp

Turgut Alp
Honorary grave of Turgut Alp (second from far-left)
Died1334/1335
Inegöl
Buried
Turgutalp (Genci) village, İnegöl, Turkey
AllegianceOttoman Empire
RankMilitary Commander

Turgut Alp (Ottoman Turkish: طورغود آلپ), also known as Turgut bey, was one of the warriors and Bey's who fought for Ertuğrul, a Turkoman leader and bey, and Ertuğrul's son Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. After the establishment of the Empire, he became one of its military commanders, serving Osman I, as well as his son, Orhan Gazi.

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