Goktug Alp

## In Establishment: Osman

Goktug Alp enters as Commander Kongar in the series as a brave and fierce Mongol commander serving under Geyhatu Han. The character is played by Turkish actor Burak Celik.

## Personality

Goktug Alp was introduced in the first season as Commander Kongar. He believed himself to belong to the Mongolian army and therefore proudly serves the army and carries Tengrism beliefs . Being an evil person he killed most of the Ahis on his raid in one of the bazaars of Sogut.

later in the series, after an incident Kongar accepts his real identity as Goktug and adopts a new lifestyle as a Turk under Osman Ghazi. His personality change can be noticed with his being more brave and less talkative. Goktug avoids staying among people and spends most of his time at training camps of the tribe.

## Season 1:

Goktug enters the series as Commander Kongar, serving under Balgay, who orders him to raid the tribe of Kayi and take Dundar Bey and Gunduz Bey as captives. After ruthlessly raiding the tribe, Kongar goes on to raid the Ahi Market to abduct Shiekh Edebali, where he also murders many Ahi traders brutally. But Osman reaches at the moment to rescue the traders and Shiekh Edebali. Since Osman escapes narrowly, Kongar takes his Alp Konur Alp as captive.

Later, when Balgay and Commander Cerkutay again raid the tribe, Kongar accompanies them and takes many of the tribe's warriors as captives, including Osman's closest friends. While torturing the captives, Kongar comes across Konur Alp and start to beat him violently. While defending himself, Konur notices a birth mark on Kongar's neck, while carrying the same birth mark himself. At this instance, Konur realizes that Kongar is his younger brother Goktug, whom he had lost in childhood in a slave market. But however, since Kongar was buried in his rage he did not notice anything like that and kept on beating Konur.

However, when Osman frees his lands and tribe from Balgay's grasp, Kongar leaves the Kayi tribe with Balgay and sets up a military camp. On the other hand, while ambushing Balgay, Osman captures Kongar and takes him as a captive. While in captivity, Konur confronts him and tells Kongar about him being his younger brother Goktug. At first Kongar refused to accept the fact but then in order to get free of his captivity, he started to manipulate Konur emotionally while acting as Goktug. Konur believes his acts to be true and unties him, but much to his surprise Kongar beats Konur and escapes.

After Osman takes control over the Kayi tribe, Balgay tries to manipulate Osman by being his ally for *Yasas*. However, after getting the Yasas from Osman, Balgay leaves for Mongolia with Cerkutay leaving Kongar behind to kill Osman. But while hunting for Osman, Kongar once again comes across Konur, who now this time provides him with potential proves of him being Goktug and being sold as a slave to Balgay in childhood.

This time Kongar thinks thoroughly and starts to remember his childhood spent with his mother and his brother in Kayi Tribe. Upon learning the bitter truth, Kongar vows to take revenge by killing Balgay himself, but however he was consolidated by his elder brother Konur who then helps him to adopt his real identity as a turk and as Goktug. Kongar now being as Goktug, claims his allegiance with Osman as one of his Alps.

Upon Balgay's return, Goktug upon Osman's insistence acts as Kongar to manipulate Balgay and to spy for Osman. Kongar starts to emotionally manipulate Balgay and get information about his recent plans against Osman. Balgay who was given with the fake *Yasas* by Osman, had vowed to take his revenge and therefore captures Osman and his Alp Boran Alp. However, Goktug helps both of them to escape. To get unnoticed and to gain Balgay's trust, he even pretends to kill Boran. After a while, Osman once again manipulates Balgay but ends up betraying him. This time to deal with Osman, Balgay allies with another Mongol commander thus angering Goktug/Kongar. Balgay and Cerkutay notice his changed behavior and eventually come to know about his betrayal and his identity as Goktug.

Balgay in anger tortures Goktug in the worst ways and once again turns him to his side by using strong Mongolian drugs. Goktug now mentally confused, obeys Balgay to ambush Osman in order to kill him, but at the very last moment, his elder brother Konur defends Osman but under the influence of the drugs Goktug stabs his own brother with a sword thus injuring him mortally. Later an injured Konur tries his luck for the last time to make Goktug remember about their childhood and his identity. Goktug after gaining his consciousness through a lullaby that Konur sings, screams in regret and grief of what he did to his brother. Unfortunately, Konur gets late to be treated and does his final farewell to an already broken Goktug. Konur who had stayed as a true and loyal friend to Osman Ghazi asks Goktug to be the most brave, honored and loyal Alp of the Kayi tribe. Later Goktug plans an ambush against Balgay to avenge his brother. Eventually, Balgay was killed by Osman while Cerkutay got stabbed by Goktug.

Finally Goktug recieves news of his elder brother's death. The season ends with Goktug shedding his tears over Konur's grave.

## Season 2

After more than a year, Goktug gains his mental stability with the help of Osman Bey as well as Boran Alp and now fights for Osman and the tribe of Kayi in the best way at the battle against Byzantines and Mongols.

Once Goktug risked his life only to open the gates of Kulacahisar castle. It was conquered by Osman Bey with his help. Goktug almost lost his life trying to open the gates, finally he opened them and said the shahada then fell unconscious (He survives) in Osmans lap. Osman roars in grief and fury then realizing Goktug was still alive sent him to be healed.

Another time, as part of Osman's plan Goktug is exiled from the camp with Targun Hatun, he banishes him for not keeping an eye on Flatyos (Thats what everyone thinks). He tricks everyone, including Targun and Flatyos, that he wants to kill Osman as 'revenge'. When Targun and the Kumans raid the Kayi tribe, Goktug smuggles Bala Hatun a knife to cut the ropes trying her hand together. While in the tribe pretending to be a traitor he is stabbed by Bala Hatun and cursed by Selcan Hatun. After Bala kills Targun with the knife Goktug gave her, Osman Bey orders Goktug to become the leader of the Kumans. After Goktug is done with his duty he once again serves Osman Bey as a loyal alp. His friendship grew with many alps, including Boran, Baysungur, Gence and newly Cerkutay who became a Muslim.

Goktug tricks Helen, Nikola and Flatyos by giving them real plans from Osman (By Osmans permission) to gain their trust. Then Goktug passes information to a spy in Inegol, telling him the Nikola is going to Cosdun Dunya and helps Osman set a trap for Nikola and would have succeeded if not for Dundar bey telling Pedros who passed this information to Nikola. After Osman barely escapes with Flatyos on his tail, Goktug comes with the Kumans soldiers and helps Osman capture Flatyos who is later killed by Saavci and Lena who undermined Osmans order.

Goktug later falls in love with a girl named Zoe who unknown to him is a traitor serving Aya Nikola that was later caught and poisoned. Goktug felt betrayed but he is loyal to his bey and did not try to defend Zoe for

## Season 3

Nothing much happens, but Goktug once again falls in love with Hera, the daughter of Iznik's governor, Saguaros. He forms a friendship with Osman in trading as well as ally with him in some missions. He is obedient and loyal to Osman Bey. He even saved him when Nikola almost managed to assassinate Osman. However, he was to be a martyr.

## Martyrdom

In episode 78, Geyhatu returns to help Vizier Alemshah in destruction of Osman and his Alps. Geyhatu captures Goktug and murders him for 'treason' (by betraying Mongols and converting into Islam when he was originally a Muslim) in front of his alps and Osman, which infuriated them. He was a proud martyr. After few episodes Osman defeats them. He executes Vizier Alemshah and avenges Goktug by wounding Geyhatu. He was about to kill him but Sultan Mesud saved Geyhatu's life with a certain agreement made between them (probably about 200000 warrior withdrawal or about the fact that they knew Geyhatu's betrayal plan against Argun Khan) marking the end of Mongols.