We look at how Turkish TV series Dirilis Ertugrul has put the tourism spotlight on Sogut town –– birthplace of the Ottoman Empire
Sogut is a quaint, nondescript town of 14,000 people. A three-hour drive from Istanbul, navigating snaking roads cutting through the plateaus of sunflower, wheat, hop and lettuce fields, the town is fast gaining traction on Turkey's tourism map.
It's here that Ertugrul –– head of a nomad Kayi tribe and father of Osman, the Ottoman Empire's first sultan –– established his first principality in the 13th Century, sowing the seeds of an empire that would last for the next 600 years. Outside the tomb are the graves of the Kayi leader's wife, Haleeme Hatun, his second son, Savci Bey, and 19 honorary graves of Ertugrul Gazi's friends and close Alps .
Nearby, in the heart of the town, is one of the oldest buildings of Sogut – Celebi Mehmet Mosque or Ulucami. Built in the reign of Ottoman Sultan Mehmet I during 1414-20 and restored continuously by later rulers, the multi-domed and fenestrated mosque is a remarkable work of Ottoman architecture.
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