Konur Alp, Konuralp or Konuralp Bey (; d. 1328) was one of the warriors of

Osman I Osman I or Osman Ghazi (; or ''Osman Gazi''; died 1323/4) was the eponymous founder of the Ottoman Empire (first known as a bey, beylik or emirate). While initially a small Turkoman (ethnonym), Turkoman principality during Osman's lifetime, h ...

and

Orhan Orhan Ghazi (; , also spelled Orkhan; died 1362) was the second sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1323/4 to 1362. He was born in Söğüt, as the son of Osman I. In the early stages of his reign, Orhan focused his energies on conquering mos ...

.Karatay, Osman
"The Turks: Ottomans (2 v.)—Snippet View"
Çiçek, Kemal
"The Great Ottoman-Turkish Civilisation: Politics Volume 1 (Snippet View)"
, Konur Alp was among the early commanders who served in the establishment of the

Ottoman State The Ottoman Empire developed over the years as a despotism with the Sultan as the supreme ruler of a centralized government that had an effective control of its provinces, officials and inhabitants. Wealth and rank could be inherited but were ...

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Since 1300, when Osman I started the struggle against the

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman E ...

s, Konur Alp was also present along with his fellow soldiers such as Akça Koca, Samsa Çavuş, Aykut Alp, and

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 ...

. Since Orhan Gazi took over the military administration while his father was still alive, he sent Konur Alp to take over the region towards the

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. Konur Alp conquered

Akyazı Akyazı is a municipality and district of Sakarya Province, Turkey. Its area is 628 km2, and its population is 94,494 (2022). The mayor is Bilal Soykan ( AKP). Composition There are 76 neighbourhoods in Akyazı District: * Akbalık * Alaa ...

Mudurnu Mudurnu is a small town in Bolu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 52 km south-west of the city of Bolu. It is the seat of Mudurnu District.

, Sakarya, and Melen Basin. According to Ashikpashazade, he took Aydos Castle with the help of Gazi Abdurrahman on the orders of Orhan. In 1321,

Mudanya Mudanya (also: Mudania; , ''ta Moudaniá''; the site of ancient Apamea Myrlea) is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 369 km2, and its population is 108,011 (2022). It is located on the Gulf ...

was captured on the

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, which was the port of

Bursa Bursa () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region, Bursa is one of the industrial centers of the country. Most of ...

then sent a column under Konur Alp towards Western Black Sea coast, prior to taking Bursa. In 1323, the city of

Prusias ad Hypium Prusias ad Hypium () was a city in ancient Bithynia, and afterwards in the late Roman province of Honorias. In the 4th century it became a bishopric that was a suffragan of Claudiopolis in Honoriade. Before its conquest by King Prusias I of Bit ...

was conquered from the

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by Osman Gazi (r. c. 1299–1323/4). Osman Ghazi handed over the city's control to his commander Konur Alp.Hürriyet
"Batı Karadeniz'in Efes'i: Prusias ad Hypium Antik Kenti"
18 August 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020. In 1326, he played vital role in the conquest of Bursa. Konur died in 1328 and is believed to have been buried in

Düzce Düzce () is a city in northwestern Turkey, the capital city of Düzce Province, the eighty-first Provinces of Turkey, province in the country. It is the seat of Düzce District.Murad I Murad I (; ), nicknamed ''Hüdavendigâr'' (from – meaning "Head of state, sovereign" in this context; 29 June 1326 – 15 June 1389) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1362 to 1389. He was the son of Orhan Gazi and Nilüfer Hatun. Mura ...

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