Turganbay was born into a poor peasant family in 1914. From an early age, he faced the hardships of life and began to work. With limited access to education in rural areas, he studied under a local mullah from 1922 to 1926.
In 1927, a school opened in Chet-Bulak, where he continued his education — first in Arabic script, and then in Latin script.
In 1930, he joined the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (Komsomol) and became an active participant in the youth movement. At the age of 17, in 1931, he was elected a deputy of the Toguz-Torou village council.
This was a difficult period of collectivization and the liquidation of the kulaks. Kozhaliev actively participated in these processes, defending the interests of poor peasants. In the same year, 1931, he became the first chairman of the Atyai consumer cooperative established in the village council.
A thirst for knowledge led him in September 1931 to a collective farm construction technical school in Frunze, which he successfully completed in 1933. After that, he headed the collective farm "Sovet" in his native village, significantly improving the organization of agriculture.
Key stages of his career in the 1930s:
September 1933 — secretary of the village council.
October 1933 — chairman of the village council.
November 1934 — delegate to the II Congress of the Jalal-Abad District Council.
1935 — delegate to the IV Congress of the Kyrgyz ASSR.
At the IV Congress of the Kyrgyz ASSR, he proposed to separate the Toguz-Torou region into an independent district, and this proposal was supported, leading to the formation of the Toguz-Torou district in 1936.
Kozhaliev became a key figure in the establishment of the new district, serving as the responsible secretary of the district executive committee. Under his leadership, the village of Kazarman began to develop as the district center: 44 facilities were built, including schools and hospitals, confirming his abilities as an organizer.
In 1937, after the separation of the Ak-Talinsky district, he was appointed responsible secretary in this new district. However, in 1938, he was arrested on false charges as a "enemy of the people." In 1939, he was fully exonerated and returned to public life.
Despite the heavy trials, he continued to participate in public and political life:
He became the first secretary of the district Komsomol committee.
In 1940, he joined the Communist Party.
During the Great Patriotic War (1941–1946), he served as a representative of the USSR Ministry of Procurement in the rear.
Under his leadership, the Toguz-Torou district exceeded production plans, providing the front with food and horses. In 1944, the district was awarded the Red Banner of the Defense Committee, and Turganbay received the medals "For Valorous Labor in the Great Patriotic War" and "For Labor Distinction."
After 1946, he held high party positions, including second secretary of the Kochkor and Jumgal district committees. From 1952 to 1954, as chairman of the Kochkor district executive committee, he organized the construction of the Kara-Kuzhur — Son-Kul road and several irrigation canals.
In 1958, on a party assignment, he headed the May 1 collective farm in the Ak-Talinsky district (now the village of Kosh-Döbö). By 1964, he transformed it into one of the leading "millionaire farms" of the republic.
Kozhaliev retired in 1974 and passed away in 1994, leaving behind a legacy of a prosperous district and restored farms.
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