In this capacity, he commanded an army of Saxons, Vlachs, Székelys and Pechenegs to assist Boril of Bulgaria's fight against three rebellious Cuman chieftains in that year.

[4] As a young novice, Philip fled together with king Béla IV and the royal court to the Dalmatian coast after the disastrous Battle of Mohi and stayed there until the withdrawal of the Mongols from Hungary in 1242.

[7] Historian Veronika Rudolf considered that it occurred in 1237 when Béla IV, through Philip, mediated between Wenceslaus I of Bohemia and his rebellious brother Přemysl, Margrave of Moravia.

[9] As he was under the minimum age for a bishop (30 years), a certain Albert, archdeacon and one of the canons of the Zagreb Chapter, challenged his election to Benedict, Archbishop of Kalocsa, who, however, maintained the decision.

Pope Innocent IV ordered Bulcsú Lád, Bishop of Csanád and two other clergymen to investigate the circumstances of the election and Philip's aptitude.

[10] Béla IV renewed his father's charter regarding the land donation of Slanje (today Croatia) to the living members of the gens Türje, Philip and his brother Thomas.

[4] During the implementation of Béla's land reform in the first half of the 1250s, Stephen Gutkeled and Philip Türje frequently acted as co-judges in various lawsuits and border determinations beyond the Drava river.

Philip and his companion Ecce, a Franciscan friar reported to Pope Innocent that Béla is ready to retreat and entrust the castles he has captured to papal legates, provided that Ottokar is willing to do the same.

[1] Béla IV recalled his diplomatic service in July 1267, when praised Philip, who, "in important missions to the Roman Curia and the remote parts of Italy, and in many other countries at his own expense, exposed to weather, sea and road hazards and other inconveniences, he managed all of our cases with success..." and "raising the honor of Our Crown, he has faithfully and cleverly dealt with all the matters entrusted to him".

[10] Philip and his episcopal army participated in the Battle of Kressenbrunn in July 1260, where Ottokar defeated the Hungarians and thus Béla was forced to renounce the Duchy of Styria.

[14] Despite Philip's loyalty, when the relationship between Béla IV and his eldest son Duke Stephen became tense in the early 1260s, the king, when visited the Slavonian province in the company of his wife Maria in the spring of 1262, Béla confiscated Medvedgrad from Philip to transfer the crown jewels and royal treasures from Székesfehérvár to there for safekeeping, protecting from Stephen.

Although some clashes took place in the autumn between the royal troops and Stephen's forces, a lasting civil war was avoided through the mediation of the Archbishops Philip and Smaragd of Kalocsa who persuaded Béla and his son to make a compromise.

According to the Peace of Pressburg, which was concluded in the autumn of 1262, the two divided the country along the Danube: the lands to the west of the river remained under the direct rule of Béla, and the government of the eastern territories was taken over by Stephen, who also adopted the title junior king.

After Stephen routed his father's army in the decisive Battle of Isaszeg in March 1265, the two archbishops – Philip and Smaragd – conducted new negotiations between Béla and his son.

[20][21] In addition to the peace treaty, Béla entrusted Philip and Smaragd to warn the baptized Cumans – who fought on Stephen's side in the war – to keep their faith, otherwise expel them from the kingdom.

In 1263, Béla also donated the right of patronage to Philip and his successors over the St. Pantleon monastery, which laid in an island on the Danube (today ruins in Dunaújváros).

The parish of Szentistván (named after martyr Saint Stephen) and St. Anne chapel in Örmény (former boroughs of Esztergom) were established during Philip's episcopate.

[25] During his episcopate, Pope Clement IV confirmed the privileges of the provostry of Titel and the Tihany Abbey in 1268, and assigned them under the supervision of the Archdiocese of Esztergom.

According to a document from 1264, Philip protected the rights of the provostry of Szeben (today Sibiu, Romania), which then belonged to Esztergom, even against Gallus, Bishop of Transylvania and his efforts.

[27] Philip bought the estates Szalatna, Zellő és Verbenye in Nógrád County for the archdiocese from local nobles in 1265; this purchase legalized the unlawful occupation of these lands by a previous archbishop Stephen I Báncsa.

Arriving from his province in Eastern Hungary, Duke Stephen immediately left Székesfehérvár for Esztergom to ensure the safety of coronation jewelry.

[22] Philip Türje and Bruno von Schauenburg, Bishop of Olomouc were mandated to discuss and resolve the possible issues concerning national borders between Hungary and Bohemia.

Although Philip initially actively supported the peace process, he remained absent from official negotiations and drafting of the document, and he did not even explain his absence in a letter, which unsettled Ottokar at one point.

Ensuring the order of succession and continuity of the strong royal power, Philip crowned the 10-year-old Ladislaus IV king in Székesfehérvár on about 3 September.

[25] Before that heavy clashes occurred near the town between the rival baronial groups, during which the arriving Philip and his escort were also insulted, robbed and physically abused, causing a damage of 400 marks for the archdiocese.