Turkey’s fourth most populous city
Bursa is the fourth most populous city in Turkey. Bursa is the first capital of the Ottoman Empire. Therefore, there are many historical monuments from the Ottoman period in Bursa. In addition, Bursa is the second largest city in marmara region after Istanbul. It is one of the important industrial cities of Turkey.
Bursa city, which has been home to many civilizations in history, is also known to be among the first cities to be settled in the excavations. Muslims, Greeks, Armenians and Jews lived together until 1922, when Bursa was under ottoman rule.
It was occupied by the Greeks on July 8, 1920, and recapted by the Turkish army on September 11, 1922 after the Battle of The Commander-in-Chief.Bursa was adopted as a metropolitan area with the law no. 3391 issued in 1987. Bursa city logo was given by Bursa Governorship and Bursa Cultural Promotion Association on October 21, 2014 and the logo featured a tulip motif in the tile pattern. One of the motifs of Turkish Islamic art. The pattern in the logo is designed to preserve its important place in the history of Turkey.
Bursa is also known as karagoz and Hacivatda hometown, which is one of the cornerstones of our culture. Hacivatla Karagoz is a shadow game played on a screen. Throughout history. No clear information has been available about whether these two characters are alive or dead. It is known that its origin dates back to the Ottoman period in the 17th century. Even now, this shadow game, which is still played at festivals and special occasions, takes an important place in Turkish history and Bursa.
At the same time, bursa is the homeland of Alexander, which is one of our most important dishes reflecting Turkish culture. Bursa alexander kebab, invented by İskender Efendi in 1867, has become a world brand known worldwide as well as 150 years of Turkish culture. Chestnut sugar is another important dessert of Bursa. We recommend that you taste chestnut sugar. Which is also imported abroad, especially if you are on your way to Bursa.
Bursa, which is not of great importance in terms of tourism as well as its thermal resources, lakes, plains and historical structure, is among our cities with important tourism resources including caravanserais, mosques, inns, castles, baths, historical villages visited by thousands of tourists every year. Bursa was selected as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000 and registered as a World Heritage Site in 2014.
Some places we can recommend to visit in Bursa, which is of great importance in terms of tourism and gastronomy;
Grand Bazaar, Old Aynalı Bazaar, Grand Mosque, Tophane, Bursa Historical Houses, Bursa Merinos Textile Industry Museum, Tofaş Bursa Anatolian Cars Museum, Baking Point, Bursa Cable Car, Historical Çamlı Cafe, Arab Sukru Street, Kurşunlu Beach, Esence Beach, Bursa Botanical Garden, Ulubat Bird Sanctuary, Inkaya Century Old School, Iznik Lake
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