List of Diriliş: Ertuğrul characters
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 namesakes of characters from the Book of Dede Korkut, such as Selcan Hatun, Banu Çiçek, and Bamsı Beyrek.
In season 4 and 5, Murat Garipağaoğlu [tr], Burak Dakak, Cemal Hünal, Ali Ersan Duru, and İlker Aksum were the main actors.
He becomes Ertuğrul's spy in Hanlı Pazar before becoming bey of the Çavdar tribe through his marriage to Aslıhan Hatun.
She is the daughter of Şehzade Numan, the older sister of Yiğit Alp and niece of Sultan Alaeddin Keykubat.
She is hanım of the Kayı tribe, has a strong personality, and is a constant source of guidance, wisdom, and encouragement for her family.
Later, when he returned in season 5 after Albastı had destroyed their camp, he worked alongside his brother and thought more rationally.
Selcan Hatun (Season 1–2 starring, Season 5 supporting)— namesake of Princess Saljan, a character from the Book of Dede Korkut and portrayed by Didem Balçın—is the daughter of Alptekin Bey and the adoptive daughter of Süleyman Şah and Hayme Hatun.
She is the wife of Gündoğdu, elder sister of Gökçe, whom she loves dearly, and the mother of Süleyman Alp and İltekin Bey.
She was initially evil, supporting anyone against Süleyman Şah, as he had killed her father for treachery, but later repented with the help of İbn-i Arabi.
When she returns in season 5, she is devastated at the martyrdom of her son, Süleyman Alp, and has tense relations with Hafsa Hatun.
Aliases: Kurdoğlu Bey (Season 1), portrayed by Hakan Vanlı [tr],[2] is the adoptive brother of Süleyman Şah and leader of many nomad families of the Kayı tribe.
He took a dark turn after his wife and children were martyred by Mongols, bearing a deep hatred for his adoptive brother due to the latter's waging wars.
He gives the Kayı and Dodurga tribes a tough time in Season 2, killing Tuğtekin and Gökçe, and when defeated by Ertuğrul, he is thought to be dead.
However, he returns in season 4, seeking revenge against Ertuğrul, also wanting to make a peace treaty between the Mongols and Selçuks.
The husband of Çolpan Hatun, Ural is very ambitious, seeking more and more power, soon finding himself knocking on the doors of Komutan Vasilius.
Vasilius (Season 3), portrayed by Çağdaş Onur Öztürk [tr],[12] was originally a Byzantine military commander but was later promoted as Tekfur of Karacahisar Castle.
He is calm and level-headed, and does not get involved in his mother's schemes, although he does override his father's intent in having Kiliçarslan succeed him by becoming Sultan himself.
He is disguised as the Söğüt church's bell-ringer and gives the task of "being" Dragos to his right-hand man Uranos (Uğur Karabulut), a disgraced Byzantine commander.
Unbeknownst to Ertuğrul, he is a Selçuk assassin who works with the Mongols to wipe out rebelling Oğuz tribes, under a fake name, Albastı.
Beybolat vows to kill Ertuğrul and his brothers, and wipe out the Kayı tribe in order to become the Uç Bey.
He is aggressive, bloodthirsty, and overconfident in his ability to trap Ertuğrul, and when he fails, his hidden truth is revealed.
Arabi does not appear in season 5 due to his offscreen death, although his voice can be heard in the last scene of the series when Ertuğrul and his alps head off to war.
He is permanently blinded by Batur Alp, when Beybolat and Emir Bahattin were searching for the chest, but still knew what was going on around him.
Dündar Bey (Arda Anarat, seasons 1–2; Batuhan Karacakaya, seasons 3–4), based on the historical Dündar Bey, is the youngest son of Süleyman Şah and Hayme, the younger half-brother of Gündoğdu, and the younger brother of Ertuğrul and Sungurtekin, as well as Selcan's adoptive brother.
He is loving and loyal towards Ertuğrul, and is the only one of his biological brothers to support him when the tribe splits, although he is naive and easily manipulated by others.
He is exiled to Gündoğdu's tribe by Ertuğrul for attempting to sell Hanlı Pazar and leave the Selçuk-Byzantine border.
He is falsely accused by the Dodurgas of treachery and is nearly executed, but is saved by Ertuğrul and becomes his spy in Noyan's army under the guise of being a traitor.
Aliases: Banu Çiçek Hatun (Ezgi Esma Kürklu)—namesake of Banu Chichek, a character in the Book of Dede Korkut, whose story was referenced by Bamsı Beyrek in season 3—is the wife of Doğan Alp, adoptive daughter of Korkut Bey and Duru Hatun, and the adoptive sister of Tuğtekin Bey.
She falls in love with Doğan after he rescues her from being imprisoned by Gümüştekin after she is framed for poisoning Korkut Bey.
He disappeared for years after being captured by Noyan; everyone thought he was dead, but he was actually a spy for the sultan in Ögedei's army.
