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Söğüt, The 1st capital of ottoman empire

  Söğüt , The 1st capital of ottoman empire Söğüt city was the birthplace of Sultan Osman-I. It was conquered by Ertuğrul Ghazi for the Anatolian Seljuks from the Nicean Empire in 1231. Today Söğüt City is a small town in the river valley of Bilecik Province in Turkey. Turkish history of the great Ottoman sultans are exhibited also in the Söğüt Ethnographical Museum. Söğüt is also the third biggest district center in its province after Bozüyük and Bilecik. Turkish Translation: Söğüt şehri, Sultan Osman-I'in doğum yeriydi. 1231 yılında Nicean İmparatorluğu'ndan Anadolu Selçukluları için Ertuğrul Gazi tarafından fethedilmiştir. Bugün Söğüt Şehri, Türkiye'nin Bilecik ili nehir vadisinde küçük bir kasabadır. Büyük Osmanlı padişahlarının Türk tarihi de Söğüt Etnografya Müzesi'nde sergilenmektedir. Söğüt, aynı zamanda Bozüyük ve Bilecik'ten sonra ilinin üçüncü büyük ilçe merkezidir.
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Who was Turgut Alp?

 Who was Turgut Alp? Turgut Alp was one of the great and brave warriors of Ertuğrul Gazi which was father of Osman-I. Later on, he became a military commander of the Ottoman Empire after its establishment till his life. He was very close friend of Ertuğrul Gazi and key commander of his son Osman Gazi. He even served Orhan Gazi, son of Osman Gazi till his martyrdom. In the Ottoman's early conquests of Osman I, Turgut Alp was deputed to Angelacoma area (now a days called as İnegöl) which he conquered. This area which was consisted of few villages, was actually granted to him by Osman-I and this area was called Turgut-ili (Land of Turgut). He also accompanied with Orhan Gazi at the time of conquest of Bursa in 1326. Turgut Alp got the age of around 125 years. His tomb is located in city of İnegöl, Turkey. Outside the Ertugrul Ghazi's mausoleum there is an honorary grave of Turgut Alp, this is not his the real burial place. He was martyred in a battle accompanied with Orhan Gazi wh...
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Two Kayi Princesses, Halime Hatun and Bala Hatun

  Two Kayi Princesses, Halime' Hatun and Bala Hatun Halime Hatun Halime Hatun was the wife of brave heart Ertuğrul Gazi (13th century) and was the mother of Sultan Osman-I. Halime Hatun, yiğit yürekli Ertuğrul Gazi'nin (13. yüzyıl) eşi ve Sultan Osman-I'in annesiydi. Bâlâ Hâtun Râbi'a Bâlâ Hâtun was the wife of Ottoman Sultan Osman-I. She was the daughter of the famous Sheikh Edebali and also was mother of Alaeddin Pasha of the Ottoman Empire. (Ottoman Turkish: She died in January 1324, her birth name was Rabia)  Râbi'a Bâlâ Hâtun, Osmanlı Sultanı Osman-I'in karısıydı. Ünlü Şeyh Edebali'nin kızıydı ve aynı zamanda Osmanlı Devleti Alaeddin Paşa'nın annesiydi. (Osmanlı Türkçesi: Ocak 1324'te öldü, asıl adı Rabia idi)
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