Abdurrahman Alp, sometimes referred to as simply "Rahman", is a character in the

Turkish TV series Turkish television series ( tr, Türk dizileri) has grown radically since the 2000s. Most dramas reflect Turkish culture and are the country's most well known economic and cultural exports. Turkey is the world's fastest growing television series e ...

, '' Diriliş: Ertuğrul'', portrayed by

Celal Al Celal Al is a Turkish actor, known for portraying Abdurrahman Alp in '' Diriliş: Ertuğrul'' (2014-2019) and '' Kuruluş: Osman'' (2019-2021). Background Celal Al was born on 13 September 1984 in Artvin, Turkey. Activism and public image ...

. He later appears as a character in its sequel, '' Kuruluş: Osman'', where he is played by the same actor and is referred to as Abdurrahman Gazi. The character is based on

Abdurrahman Gazi Abdurrahman Gazi was a warrior of Ertuğrul. He also had a military career with Osman I and with his son Orhan Gazi. He was one of the early commanders of the Ottoman Empire, along with the likes of Turgut Alp and Konur Alp. He was the conqueror o ...

, a companion of

Ertuğrul Ertuğrul or Ertuğrul Gazi ( ota, ارطغرل, Erṭoġrıl; tk, ; died ) was a 13th century bey, who was the father of Osman I. Little is known about Ertuğrul's life. According to Ottoman tradition, he was the son of Suleyman Shah, the ...

Osman I Osman I or Osman Ghazi ( ota, عثمان غازى, translit= ʿOsmān Ġāzī; tr, I. Osman or ''Osman Gazi''; died 1323/4), sometimes transliterated archaically as Othman, was the founder of the Ottoman Empire (first known as the Ottoman Bey ...

and

Orhan Orhan Ghazi ( ota, اورخان غازی; tr, Orhan Gazi, also spelled Orkhan, 1281 – March 1362) was the second bey of the Ottoman Beylik from 1323/4 to 1362. He was born in Söğüt, as the son of Osman I. In the early stages of his re ...

Storyline

In ''Diriliş: Ertuğrul''

He is first shown in the first season as the bodyguard of

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Bey Bey ( ota, بك, beğ, script=Arab, tr, bey, az, bəy, tk, beg, uz, бек, kz, би/бек, tt-Cyrl, бәк, translit=bäk, cjs, пий/пек, sq, beu/bej, sh, beg, fa, بیگ, beyg/, tg, бек, ar, بك, bak, gr, μπέης) is ...

Süleyman Şah and his wife

Hayme Hatun Hayme Hatun ( ota, حائمہ خاتون), also known as Hayma Ana. (Mother Hayma), was the grandmother of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire and the mother of Ertuğrul Gazi, Gündoğdu and the leader of the Kayı clan of the Oghuz Turks. ...

. He is extremely loyal to them and only follows their orders, always protecting them. In the second season, after Süleyman Şah dies, he stays as Hayme Hatun's bodyguard and is again extremely loyal. When Gündoğdu, Süleyman Şah's son, and Hayme's nephew Tuğtekin blame him and Hamza Alp for treachery, Abdurrahman is shown to be patient and continuously loyal to his tribe, unlike Hamza who allies with the Mongols.

, Gündoğdu's half-brother, sends him to spy in Baycu Noyan's camp and see what Hamza Alp is doing. After it is clear who the enemy is, Abdurrahman also prevents the devious Aytolun Hatun from killing Halime Hatun. The season ends with a portion of the Kayı, led by Ertuğrul, splitting from Gündoğdu, and migrating to the Western borders. The third season begins and Abdurrahman is shown to be loyal to Ertuğrul, just as he was loyal to Süleyman Şah and takes part in various battles with him till the end of season 4 where the Kayı move to Söğüt. Abdurrahman continues with what he does in the fifth season. He also becomes the Alpbaşı of the Kayı, replacing Bamsı Beyrek for a while.

In ''Kuruluş: Osman''

Abdurrahman makes an appearance as an old man in the sequel '' Kuruluş: Osman''. In the first season, he arrives with the news that Ertuğrul, who is in

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, is extremely unwell. Abdurrahman takes part in many battles alongside Ertuğrul's son

Osman Osman is the Persian transliteration and derived from the Arabic masculine given name Uthman ( ar, عُثْمان, , link=no ''‘uthmān'') or an English surname. It may refer to: People * Osman (name), people with the name * Osman I (1258–132 ...

and is later forced to live with one arm when his right arm is wounded by Komutan Balgay whilst rescuing Princess Sofia, and is thus

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. The next season begins after Osman kills Sofia in the first season. Here, Abdurrahman is shown to be very concerned for Ertuğrul when he returns from

as Ertuğrul is on his death bed. He

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all day for him and informs him about what is going on in the tribe and is devastated upon his death. He later supports Osman in becoming the Bey and serves him. He is later martyred in an ambush by

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, devastating his companion Bamsı.

Positions

Rahman briefly became the ''Alpbaşı'' () in season 5, replacing Bamsı.

Reception

Celal Al, who played the role of this character, became extremely popular due to the series, in 2021, he thanked his fans in various languages, including Roman Urdu and Arabic, for he reached 800,000 followers on Instagram. ''Diriliş: Ertuğrul'' has been well received in Pakistan. Celal Al has been in contact with various Pakistani actors including

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, who he met in Pakistan and was noted for chanting Pakistani song ''

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''. The set of ''Kuruluş Osman'' was also visited by Imran Abbas in 2021 where he again met Celal Al.

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, where he praised him for his new TV series ''

Khuda Aur Mohabbat 3 ''Khuda Aur Mohabbat'' ( ur, , lit=God and Love) is the third season of Pakistani spiritual-romance series Khuda Aur Mohabbat. Produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under 7th Sky Entertainment, it features Feroze Khan and Iqra Aziz in ...

'', and he even welcomed four Pakistani actors;

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, and

Sadia Khan Sadia Khan is a Pakistani television and film actress. She is better known for her role ''Emaan'' in ''Khuda Aur Muhabbat'' season 1 and 2. She was last seen playing a role of Maryam in TV One's ''Maryam Periera'' (2018). Career Khan is known fo ...

, on their visit to Turkey. A video of him chanting in favour of the Pakistani cricket team

Karachi Kings Karachi Kings ( ur, ; sd, ڪراچي ڪنگز) (abbreviated as KK) is a Pakistani professional franchise Twenty20 cricket team that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is based in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, P ...

also went viral on social media and he also praised a group of Pakistani children for recreating a scene from the TV series. Celal Al paid tribute to the founder of Pakistan,

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...

and donated blood to a children's hospital in

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. Al attended the 22nd annual meeting of the

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(MAS), a flagship Muslim organisation, and gave a speech about the series and Turkey, this led to a Mexican couple converting to Islam.

In other media

Abdurrahman has been portrayed in the Turkish television series ' (1988), adapted from a novel by the same name.

References

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