The founder of the Ottoman Empire Osman Bey's father, a brave Turkmen Bey Ertuğrul Gazi, Osman Beye with the warrior inheritance, 600yy. he laid the foundations of a great empire that would stand and survive. Following his death, Osman Bey had first built the tomb of his father as an open grave in the town of Söğüt in Bilecik, then he was turned into a tomb by Mehmet Çelebi.

Sultan III. It was restored in 1757 during the reign of Mustafa Kemal. In 1886, II. It was restored by Abdülhamit and a fountain was added to its side. Ertugrul Gazi Tomb is a hexagonal plan with a dome covered and a rectangular entrance.

There are two windows on the sides of the entrance. The walls of the tomb were built as a row of stones and two rows of bricks. There are rectangular windows on the west and southeast walls of the mausoleum where the Sanduka is located. In addition, there is an inscription near the entrance door of the tomb during the repairs. Then, the second repair of the tomb II. Abdülhamit had a second inscription on behalf of his father, Abdülmecit.

Arriving in Anatolia and settling in Sogut:

The number of the Turkish Seljuks of the Anatolian Seljuk Empire on the border of the Byzantine Empire increased due to the Mongol pressure that began in Anatolia after the Battle of Kösedağ in 1243; in parallel, the raids on the Byzantine lands naturally increased.

As a result of these raids, the Byzantine land began to be established in the second people. In the second half of the 13th century, the Germiyanoğulları Principality, which was the most powerful of these principalities and ruled around Kütahya, made conquests in Western Anatolia towards the 1300s and ensured the establishment of the third ring tribes.

Ertuğrul Gazi was located at the head of the Turkish side, which settled in Söğüt, the most advanced part of the tip, in Sultan Hiküğü (present-day Eskişehir) region. While the neck of Ertuğrul Gazi is not known exactly when and how he came to this region, there are different opinions on the subject.

Where and How to Go

Ertuğrul Gazi Tomb is located in Söğüt district of Bilecik. When you arrive at Söğüt center, you will arrive at Ertuğrul Gazi Tomb.

Ertugrul Gazi Tomb There is no visiting time, you can go and see at any time.