Bursa
Bursa is a city in norhtwestern Turkey and administrative of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region, Bursa is one of the industiral centers of the country.
Bursa is a city in norhtwestern Turkey and administrative of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region, Bursa is one of the industiral centers of the country.
Bursa was the first major and second overall capital of the Ottoman State between 1335 and 1363. The city was referred to as Hudavendigar meaning ‘’God’s Gift’’ in Ottoman Turlish a name of Persian origin. During the Ottoman period, while a more recent nickname is Yeşil Bursa ‘’Green Bursa’’ in reference to the parks and gardens located across its urban fabric as well as to the vast and richly varied forest of the surrounding region.
Mount Uludağ the ancient Mysian Olympus, towers over it and has a well know ski-resort. Bursa has rather orderly urban growth and borders a fertile plain. The mausoleums of the early Ottoman Sulns are located in Bursa and city’s main landmarks include numerous edifices built throughout the Ottoman period.
