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Ertuğrul Bey (character)

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Ertuğrul Bey is the main protagonist in the Turkish TV series , Diriliş: Ertuğrul , portrayed by Engin Altan Düzyatan . He also appears in the sequel, Kuruluş: Osman , where he is played by Tamer Yiğit and is referred to as Ertuğrul Gazi . The character is based on Ertuğrul , the father of Osman I . There are <ref group=nb> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).

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main protagonist in the turkish tv series

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main protagonist in the turkish television series diriliş

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