This is şErtuğa list of characters from the Turkish TV series Diriliş: Ertuğrul, created by Mehmet Bozdağ. It focuses on the life of Ertuğrul, father of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire. In the series, Ertuğrul is portrayed by Engin Altan Düzyatan and Osman is portrayed by Emre Üçtepe.
Most of the notable characters in Diriliş: Ertuğrul are based on real people related to Osman I and the founding of the Ottoman Empire, including Osman I himself, Halime Hatun and Ertuğrul, or fictional characters adapted from the Book of Dede Korkut, such as Selcan Hatun, Banu Çiçek and Bamsı Beyrek. Most of the characters however, were created by the producers of the series as there were just not that many sources from the era.
Every season has additional cast members starring with a main role. In the first season, Serdar Deniz , Hakan Vanlı and Serdar Gökhan were additional members of the main cast. In season 2, Uğur Güneş, Cavit Çetin Güner and Barış Bağcı were starring as the main cast, and in season 3, Kürşat Alnıaçık , Çağdaş Onur Öztürk and Cem Uçan were credited as the main cast. In season 4 and 5, Murat Garipağaoğlu , Burak Dakak, Cemal Hünal, Ali Ersan Duru and İlker Aksum were main actors.
Cast table
This is an overview of the cast in the series, some characters, who made little appearance, mainly minor or guest characters, are not shown here but are shown in the articles for each season. Supporting characters and minor characters (if mentioned) are classed as recurring characters here.
Notes
This is a list of all characters first and last appearances/death episodes. All episodes are referred to Netflix episodes
Main characters
Ertuğrul Bey
Ertuğrul Bey (Season 1–5) portrayed by Engin Altan Düzyatan is the main protagonist of the series. He is the third son of Süleyman Şah and second biological son of Hayme Hatun. He is the half-brother of Gündoğdu Bey, the brother of Sungurtekin Bey and Dündar Bey, and the adoptive brother of Selcan, Gökçe, Turgut, Bamsı and Doğan. He is the widower of Halime Hatun and the husband of İlbilge Hatun, the father of Gündüz Bey, Savcı Bey and Osman Bey. After the death of his father, he battled the invading Mongols before splitting with his brothers and leading a portion of the tribe to the western borders of the Sultanate of Rum and established himself as the Bey of his own Kayı tribe. He later became a senior operative of Sultan Alaeddin Keykubat and Sultan Gıyaseddin. He conquered Hanlı Pazar (public market) and earned the title of "Uç Bey" (margrave or Principality Bey) of the westernmost principality of the sultanate. As an Uç Bey, he conquered Karacahisar Castle.As,a result Sultan Alauddin Keykybat trusts him enough and give him the lands of Domanic and Sogut.He is one of the only major beys to not be corrupted by the Mongols, which leads to his head being a target for Mongols. He returns as an old man in the sequel, Kuruluş: Osman, portrayed by Tamer Yiğit. Based on Ertuğrul.He dies during a meeting of Oghuz Beys for the announcement of The Bey.
Turgut Alp
Turgut Alp (Season 1–5) portrayed by Cengiz Coşkun is the son of Konur Alp, adoptive brother of Ertuğrul Bey and the blood brother of Bamsı Beyrek and Doğan Alp. He is one of the three main alps of Ertuğrul along with his blood brothers. Turgut is Ertuğrul's best friend and the adoptive son of Süleyman Şah and Hayme Hatun. He is also the widower of Aykız Hatun and Aslıhan Hatun. In season 1 Turgut was captured by the Templars and was tortured and brainwashed into becoming a knight named 'Judas'. After Turgut comes back to his senses, he marries Aykız, his childhood sweetheart. At the end of season 2, after losing his wife and father-in-law, he is appointed Alpbaşı () of the Kayı tribe. He becomes Ertuğrul's spy in Hanlı Pazar before becoming Bey of the Çavdar tribe through his marriage to Aslıhan Hatun. In season 5, he works along with Mergen for Ertuğrul as a spy, fights with an axe instead of a traditional sword. He is mentioned in the sequel, Kuruluş: Osman but not shown.
Aliases: Judas (when brainwashed) Turgut Bey Turgut Alpbaşı ()