Bursa City Guide 2009

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Raif Kaplanolu / smail Cengiz

Bursa

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Our lovely Bursa, is a city,which was the capital of the Ot-toman Empire for six hundredyears. It has functioned as abridge uniting the past to the fu-ture and it never lost the signifi-cance of being a center for tri-nity, while embracing humanity

and homeland for various statesfor two thousand years.

You should visit Bursa; first ofall, because of its hospitality, itscharming entourage, its naturalwonders and its treasures ofpre-Roman, Roman, Byzantineand Ottoman history. The ele-

gance of this city has been socaptivating, that it has been eventheme for many films and po-ems. So we assure you, that youwont be disappointed.

It is one of the primary obligati-ons of our local governance tointroduce and carry on the cul-tural heritage of this city.

Our most important aim is, to gi-ve a message, which shouldcreate awareness of the impor-

tance of enjoying, experiencingand appreciating the mlange ofnatural, historical and culturalvalues of Bursa, for both localand foreign visitors.

We are kindly inviting you tocome and have a joyful stay inBursa, where you can enjoy yo-

urself and the cradle of civilizati-ons, the mirror of history andthe core of culture.

Welcome to Bursa.

Welcome to

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Preface: Welcome to Bursa / 3

Bursa, in the Eyes of Travelers / 8

Bursa: Step by Step / 12

ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL ROUTES / 16

1stAlternative Tour: City Tour from the Bursa City Center / 162ndAlternative Tour: From East to West / 19

3rdAlternative Tour: Cumalkzk / Waterfall / Misi / Zoo / Botanical / 25

4thAlternative Tour: Uluda Tour by Ropeway / 28

5thAlternative Tour: Uluda by Overland / 30

6thAlternative Tour: Uluda Nomad Villages / 31

7thAlternative Tour: Nature Trekking / 32

8thAlternative Tour: Mudanya / Kumyaka / Zeytinba / 36

9thAlternative Tour: Surroundings of Apolyont (Uluabat) Lake / 38

10thAlternative Tour: Iznik and the Iznik Lake / 40

OTHER ALTERNATIVE DESTINATIONS / 45

Suutu Waterfall / The Paradise of Birds / Yeniflehir

Oylat Spring Waters / Ayvaini and Oylat Caves

ARCHITECTURE OF BURSA / 49

The Houses of Bursa / 50

Historical Places / 51

Economic and Social Structures / 52

Historical Khans / 53

Lodges / 55

Churchs and Synagogues / 56

Mosques, Tombs / 57

BATHS & SPRING RESORT / 61

MUSEUMS OF BURSA / 67

KULLIYAS OF BURSA / 77

CONTENTS


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Yldrm Kulliya / 78

Yeflil Kulliya / 81

Muradiye Kulliya / 83

Hudavendigar Kulliya / 90

Emir Sultan Kulliya / 92

GENERAL INFORMATION / 95

History / 96Districts of Bursa / 99

Economy / 104

Cuisine of Bursa / 108

Culture / 111

Traditional Handcrafts / 111

Traditional Folk Dances / 112

Culture and Arts in Bursa / 116

Cultural Centers / 116

Cultural Events and Festivals / 122

Bazaars of Bursa / 128

Accomodation in Bursa / 134

Transportation / 140

IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS / 143

Emergency / Fault Reporting / Health / Police / GendarmerieLocal Administration / Cultural Centers / Non Governmental Organizations

Consulates / Media and Press / Hammams & Thermae / Shopping / Antiques

Bookstores / Museums

Restaurants / 150

Entertainment / 160

Hotels in Bursa / 161

Transport & Tourism / 164

DO Sea Bus / Steamboats / Ferryboat / Airport / RopewayBus Terminal / Bus Firms / Rent a Car / Taxi Stands

Travel Agencies / Fast Ferry Schedules

Important Dates in Bursa / 170


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BURSA, IN THE

EYES OFTRAVELERSBursa, renowned as "Green Bur-sa" due to its natural richness,greeneries, 833 monumental tre-es varying between ages of 100-

600, and curative thermalsprings, has been a focus of inte-rest for many historians and tra-velers as it is today.

Example; Dr. Bernard, upon co-ming to Bursa in 1940's describesthe city as follows:

"Bursa is a corner, where mostbeautiful nature of our world ispresented. The greenery andfreshness of spring, the sheerbeauty of the plains and fields,the beauty of its waters and air,fills one with joy. The heat of thesun lessens with the cool bree-zes of mountains. The Air ofBursa is very mild because plainsand fields are bathed with water

flowing down from the foots ofthe mountains.

Richard Pockocke describes theview he had seen in Bursa inthese words: "This mixture, com-posed of trees and mulberry tre-es generates the most beautifulview of the world".

According to George William,Bursa presents an attractive sightat every step for its visitors: "Thecity arises from a plain full of cy-

press trees. There are vine-yards, fig trees, black mulber-

ries, and tiny snow-whiteminarets rising as if from

behind of every tree.

Overlooking all these beauties,Uluda stands like a monumentwith its steep cliffs. Whilst we re-

sume our march under the fami-liar sky of Anatolia, beneath sucha splendid sunset, among a co-lorful symphony of black mul-berries and cypresses blendingwith numerous colors of the sky,the rocks were getting pinkieralong with the fading of thelights. Everything is absolutely

oriental, everything is absolutelyenchanting".

The scene Ekrem Reflit Rey des-cribed during the first years ofthe republic is not different fromthese: "Everywhere is matc-hlessly green in spring as if agreen sun is shining around. Youcan find every tone and shade of

green converging with each ot-her in this medley of greenery.When a traveler comes to Bursa,he all of a sudden feels himselfin a scene belonging to a fewcenturies past. This river of gree-nery, rustling with the slightestbreeze, is sensitive than a real ri-ver".

The scenes Miss Pardoe saw inBursa are far beautiful than theothers: "Never passed throughsuch a splendid city. Plains, ex-panding without limits, werespread towards the skirts of gi-ant-like trees. I had recited thebeauty of wild flowers in my litt-le book about Portugal. But here

I realized that Anatolian wild flo-wers are more beautiful thanthem. Picturesque flower sap-lings, herbs with indefinableodors, and trees with flowersfrom every colorwere li-


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ned in our way. Lilac colored la-den trees with a golden spot inthe middle, snow-white henna

trees with their odorous coco-ons, wild althea flowers with fa-ded-pink and white-leafed mal-low flowers, sky-blue Turquoiseflowers like daisies, bee-hive flo-wers spurted out of the rocks,becoming more gorgeous withthe surrounding rocks as ifsymbolizing good, fighting aga-

inst harsh cruelties of evil; abright yellow flower called asthe "kaynanadili" (prickly pear)due to its ever-moving leaves.Wild roses, faded-pink coloredbut a little small (due to its culti-vation in Europe) love flowersand many more flowers we donot know were crammed the ro-ads and fields. The butterflieswere small. They had dark co-lors and there were many ofthem. The birds surrounding uswere of various kinds as well."

Von Moltke describes the BursaPlain as a fertile land with light-green leaves extending every-where as far as eye can see:

"The far away scenery of thesight is as magnificent as the cor-diality of the closer parts. Thegrapes in the flower fills the airwith an odor of mignonet-te flowers and thesmell ofabundanthoney-

suckles and a flower I dontknow, contributes to this sym-phony of odors. It is really very

difficult to decide which of theOttoman capitals, the surroun-dings of old one or the new one,namely surroundings of Bursa orIstanbul, is more beautiful. Istan-bul enchants people with its seasand Bursa makes the same effectwith its landscapes. One of themis ornamented with blue and the

other with green. Vines entanglearound giant trees' trunks andtheir branches. Then extends toearth again. Furthermore, thehoneysuckles and ivies withflowers plunge onto vines.Never seen such a vast and to-tally green sight except Lubenautower overlooking the

Spreewald. Moreover, the flora isricher here and there are greatmountains bordering the plain."

Yet another traveler namedBaptistin Poujoulat said, Bursawas like one of the extraordinarycities cited in fairy tales.RobertWalshs remarks about the cityare even more interesting:Nature has virtually createdBursa especially for the Turks.


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BURSASTEP BYSTEPA History of 7200 Years

Bursa, situated at southeast ofthe Marmara sea with a populati-on of 2.500.000, is the fourth lar-gest city of Turkey.Bilecik in east, zmit, Yalova, s-tanbul and the Marmara sea innorth, Eskiflehir, Ktahya in eastand Balikesir cities in west, sur-round Bursa.

With an altitude of 155 metersfrom the sea Bursa has a mildclimate. The warmest months ofthe city are from July to Septem-ber and the coldest months arefrom January to March.

It is probable to consider Bursaas the gate of Anatolia to West,because of its location. Situated

at the gateway from stanbul toAnatolia especially to Mediterra-nean and Aegean coast areas,one can easily arrive Bursa thro-ugh zmir, Ankara, Konya andother city highways. Because itis on cross gateways one can ar-rive Bursa and depart to othercities easily with almost hourlytransport facilities.

Arrivals from stanbul are boththrough sea and highway. Youcan either arrive to Gzelyaland Yalova by fast ferry-boat de-parting from Yenikap or by Da-rca-Eskihisar ferry through Yalo-va to Bursa.

It takes 75 minutes by fast ferry

from Istanbul Yenikap to Gzel-yal and from there you can re-ach zmir in 4 hours on high-way.

It is also possible to arrive atBursa through air by a private jetor helicopter.

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Candied chestnut, traditionalhandicrafts, skender kebab, ne-gl meatballs, tiles, silk, towels,velvet, strawberry, redbud tree,peach, knife, olive, Kemalpafladessert, Karagz shadow show,

complex of buildings adjacent tomosques, shrines, tombs, dervis-hes, saints, healing thermalsprings, the Irgandi, bridge withshops on, The Arab fikr Street,ropeway, the historical coveredbazaar and caravansary, a hun-

dred year old houses, bazaars,plane trees, nomad villages, Ulu-da, Apolyont Lake, znik, Mu-danya, Trilye, Cumalkzk, Misiin short with a history of 7200years Bursa is among the firstplaces to be visited.

Bursa, with its cultural, historical

values and natural beauties is aunique place with tourism activi-ties of 365 days presenting a tra-ce of human history to each andeveryone who visits.

Bursa has been a settling placelong before history and with his-torical and cultural bonds, ther-

mal springs, belief tourism, natu-ral beauties, winter sports it is acity having the potential of alter-native tourism in Marmara regi-on.

Bursa is among the leading citieswith regard to belief tourism forit has acted as a cradle to many

civilizations and faiths. The 1stand 7th consuls were held in z-nik at Bursa in 325 and 787.Therefore znik is one of the 8sacred pilgrimage centers for

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Christians. Ulu Mosque, conside-red by Muslims as the fifth postafter Mecca, Medina and Jerusa-lem is in Bursa. Also the tombsof dervishes as Somuncu Babaand Emir Sultan Buhari who hadthe priority of girding the Sultanswith swords, are in Bursa.

Bursa with regards to thermaltourism and its springs of hea-ling powers is not only well

known in Turkey but also thro-ugh Europe. These thermalsprings offered curative watercontaining sulfur and steel to vi-sitors for centuries.

Bursa is unique for its culturaland natural values. Uluda as-cending nearby is the peak ofthe beauty of Green Bursa. Ulu-da is also one of the note-worthy skiing and trekking cen-ters of Turkey. Kltrpark, Bota-nical Park and Zoo and many ot-her parks within the city haveadded to greens to greenness ofBursa.In point of historical identity andarchitectural heritage values,Bursa is compatible with mostcities of Europe. The architectu-ral structures that were construc-

ted at the times of the first sixOttoman Sultans, enabled thewhole city to be perceived as anopen-air museum.

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Bursa, the fifth biggest city of Turkey . Photo by: Yusuf

Orhan Park


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PLACES TO SEE


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Emir Khan are the places thatyou can enjoy having a cup of

tea. You can see the uniqueexamples of traditional arts per-formed and buy souvenirs inBalibey Khan.

You can drink water from thenatural spring and tea in the fo-urth floor of Balibey Khan, whi-

le watching the ramparts. Afterthis, we advise you to pass thro-ugh the Saltanat Gate and visitTophane, where the tombs of

Osman Gazi and Orhan Gazi -the founders of Ottoman Empi-re. You will able to see panora-mic scenery of Bursa and decidewhere to go after have look

from your binoculars.After Tophane, you cansee the old houses inKale Street whereyou could find thesamples of the ci-vil architecture.When you goto Pnarbafl,where thewatersupply ofBursa (arflaf)has been provi-ded for centuries, you can seewater lines remained from theRomans. You can also visit thevalley of Cilimboz, after seeingthe Fetih and Zindan Gates you

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Cumhuriyet Square andnew Clock TowerPhoto: A. Yedikardefl

Balibey Khan

Bursa Houses


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may encounter walls, set for se-curity and deep valley.

When you keep walkingthrough the Cilimboz Val-

ley, you will reach toMuradiye, which isone of the oldest andwell-preserved streetsof Bursa. You can wit-ness the history of Tex-tile Industry by seeingFabrika-i Hmayun and afactory, which used tofirst run by MaddameBrott then by Romangel,the former ambassador ofFrance.

After that, you can see the OldGreek Street, where Greeks we-re abandoned from. Then weadvise you to wander the Mura-

diye Square and Mosque, whereyou can also see a Greekchurch, Madrasa and Bath. Andthen you can visit tombs in Mu-radiye, especially the tombs of

Sultan Murad and Sul-tan Cem.

Uluumay Traditio-

nal Clothing andJewelry Museum,a 17th. centuryOttoman House,and the Hsn

Zber Living Museum arealso interesting places. Ifyou are in need of ha-ving lunch, you can en-

joy eating finest OttomanCuisine in Daruzziyafe.

Two routes are suggestedfor the afternoon tour. Youcan see the Atatrk Museum,the Forest Museum and theKaragz Museum, when yougo along Cekirge. Also, theIst Murad mosque, Madrasa,

tomb and alms house canbe a joy. More to it;you can go to aspa, which Bursais famous for.Then you may vi-

sit Yldrm,Emir Sultanand YeflilKulliyasand havetea in theYeflil Cafe.

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A Piece of OttomanClothing Exhibited atUluumay Museum

I. Murad (Hdavendigr) Mosque

Yeflil (Green) Tomb


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P L A C E S T O S E E

The second suggestion for theday trip is to visit the YldrmKulliya.

We chose the Yldrm Kulliya asa starting point of our trip. Weadvise you to see the Darflflifa,which is the first modern hospi-tal of the Ottoman. Then youcan have your breakfast in Bo-reki fievket. The Emir SultanMosque, which is the third most

visited place after Eyp Sultantomb can be visited afterwards.After here, your next stop shouldbe the Yeflil (Green) Mosque.You can also rest in the YeflilCafe by having Turkish coffee.

Do not forget to visit the Muse-

um of Turkish-Islamic Works be-fore leaving Yeflil.

You can see the Setbafl Bridgeand Mahfel Coffee House, whenyou are walking fromYeflil to the city

center, where you see the statue.You can have tea here orhead to the IrgandiBridge over Gk-dere and enjoy theworks of various ar-

tists. Dont forget that,there are only fourbridges that haveshops on it. If youhave time, you canalso see the TofasAuto Museum inthe neighborho-od of Umurbey.

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2ndALTERNATIVE TOUR

From East to West

The Entrance of Yldrm Kulliya

A Street of Yeflil. Photo by: A. Yedikardefl

AtatrkMonument

Turkish Islamic Art Museum

Irgand Bridge


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and learn many things aboutBursa during your visit.

After visiting the City Museum,you can see the Ulu Mosque andthe Hisar Zone.

If your choice is the second rou-te, you can reach brahim PaflaStreet near Haclar Mosque.When you go ahead, you will

see brahim Pafla and MahkemeHammam. Downwards, youwalk along the Musluhittin Stre-et, from here you pass the Mak-sem Street and Akbyk Street.

And then you reach to historicalTahtakale Bazaar on the Inebey

Street.

Later on, you can reach the Ya-clar Street, akr Street, the a-kir Bath, Osmangazi Street res-


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restorated by the municipality.You can also see the HanmKzlar Tomb. In addition youcan visit the Muradiye Kulliya,which was built by 2. Murad, fat-her of Fatih Sultan Mehmed. It isa mystical and holy place combi-ning death with life, dream with

reality and sorrow with comfort.

After visiting the Kulliya, whenyou go up the square in front ofthe Muradiye Mosque, you can

also visit the Ulumay TraditionalClothing and Jewelry Museum,

which is located in the fiair Ah-met Pafla Madrasa near the Otto-man House, which is alsoknown as the Muradiye Mansi-on, where 2. Murad had lived.

If you want to go to Muradiyeagain, you can have a feast withyour friends in Daruzziyafe Res-taurant in the Murad Alms House.

You can reach the ekirge Streetby following the Murat the IIand Beflikciler Streets. Or youcan visit the Atatrk Museum, af-ter visiting the Hamzabey andKaramustafa Pafla tombs. Youcan also go to the Murad I H-

davendigr Mosque, after visitingthe Karagz Monument.

After resting by drinking tea nearthe tomb in the garden, you sho-uld go to the Archeology Muse-um in which works of Romanand Byzantine can be seen. Afterthat, you can take a

cab and reach thecity center, wherethe historical mu-nicipality buildingand the TayyareCultural Center arelocated. Thenyou can visitthe Orhan

Gazi Mos-que andUlu Mos-que behind


Shopping Center and Tuz Khan

A bust atarchaeologymuseum.

AtatrkMuseum

Oru Bey Tomb


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the Municipality Building. In thecity center you can freely wan-der around and do some shop-ping

If you want, you can enter theKoza Khan, Emir Khan, PirinKhan or Aynal Bazaar or an old

bath known as the Orhan Ham-mam. You can also have shop-ping in covered bazaar, UzunBazaar where jewelers, silvers-miths, furniture, towel and yarnsellers are found. If you are hun-gry and want to eat grill, you

can go to the iek Izgara or ifyou want to eat Iskender, you

can go to the skender Kebapnear Tayyare. Or if you want toeat Fast-Food, you can go to theUckofte Restaurant, or you cango to the Zafer Plaza, where va-rious of dining places are easy tobe found. You are recommen-ded to taste Kemalpafla as des-sert. On the right to BakrclarBazaar, you can eat Mant andRaw Flan or you can taste Kay-han style meatball with pita inGrsulu dris, Kksaray or Ha-colu. You can have a break byhaving tea in the 'Lovers Coffee'.You have a chance to listen tospectacular pieces of Turkish

music. Or you can end your triphaving Turkish coffee in BalibeyKhan across Zafer Plaza, resor-ted by Municipality. Do not end

your trip without going to athermal spa for a massage. If yo-u want to go out at night, youcan go to various places in e-kirge, Altparmak and theKltrpark. Or if you want to eatfish, of course, there will be res-taurants in the famous Arap fik-r Street, waiting for you.


Visitors of Ulu Mosque

Road to Covered Bazaar

Orhan Mosque Partying at Arap fikr Photo by: B. Gle


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Living Ottoman Village:

CUMALIKIZIKIt is one of the five villages outs-kirts of the Uluda, located inthe east of Bursa, 13 km to Bur-sa on road to Ankara. It is partof the foundation Orhan Gazi.Cumalkzk, one of the most im-portant examples of rural archi-tecture from the Ottoman Peri-

od, has preserved its traditionalfabric for 700 years. It was keptunder protection by regulationin 1980. Preparations for conver-ting rooms in every house in thevillage into house motels havebeen carried on. Brochures ofCumalkzk are presented bothin national and international fa-

irs.Houses in Cumalkzk have twoor three floors. They can be en-tered through the courtyard bythe wooden gate. The base ofthe courtyard is made of stoneand soil. The color of walls aregenerally yellow, blue, white,

purple and green. There is nowindow at the entry due to pri-vacy. Windows are found inunoccupied rooms. Fifty sevenhouses out of two hundred and

seventy are examples of certified

civilian architecture. Besides,there is a mosque, a bath andtwo sycamores and a fountainfound in Cumalkzk. We adviseyou to have breakfast in the 700year old Ottoman village just 20minutes away from Bursa. Youcan take the bus to go there. Ifyou go there with a group of

people you can stay in one ofthe houses in the village andhave a chance to try differenttastes, taking photos while expe-riencing the routines andlifestyles of people. InCumalkzk there is an annualRaspberry Festival at the 3rdweek of june.


3rdALTERNATIVE TOUR

CumalkzkSaitabat WaterfallKltrpark - BotanicalPark and Zoo

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SATABAT FALLS

Saitabat, the charming entouragesurrounded by absolute greeneryand plane trees, has a distanceof 12 km to Bursa. There is awaterfall by the canyon, which islocated at the hillside of Uluda,is an indispensable venue forpeople who are interested in na-

ture sports. There are picnic sitesaround the fall, which are famo-us for their trout fish cooked onfirewood with butter.

Right Direction for Purityand Greenery:

MSVILLAGE(GMfiTEPE)

On the route Orhaneli-Bursa, af-ter Doanc Dam, you will seeone of the ancient Greek villagesMisi. Misi is a historical villagefamous for its grapes and vinesare situated in the forest area to-wards the South of the Uluda.

It is assumed, that the first nameof Misi is Misipolis. 12 km awayfrom the center of Bursa, underregistration of the Nilufer city

hall, there is an old, residentialarea and an important place for

the Christians. It is forecastedthat Alex, a Monk and his 85 fri-ends had come to the village Mi-si as the pioneers of Christianity.Also, there is a valid informationthat, the discussion of the Bib-le' by the consul composed ofthe mentioned monks, was heldin the Misipoli monastery and itis believed that one copy of theBible was buried around thischurch.

The Miniature of Bursa Green:

BOTANICAL PARK

The Soanl Botanical Park cov-ers an area of 400.000 m2 andcomprises; 8000 trees of 150,100.000 bushes of 76, 50.000shrubs of 26 and 6.000 roses of27 different species. Thus, it pro-tects and conserves the diversenatural platform of Bursa. It isopen to botanical researches and

scientific studies.There are various botanical gar-dens in the park such as; Japa-nese Garden, French Garden,Rose Garden, Azalea (Forest ro-se) Garden, Odorous Plants Gar-den, Rock Garden, Color Gar-dens and Shaped Plants Garden.Besides, offering its visitors toobserve plants blooming in dif-ferent seasons, it gives the op-portunity to sports and to relaxa-tion as well. There are 12 kmtrekking paths, natural joggingroutes, a 1km long cold asphaltcovered cycle road, and ponds.Also, houses, which are similarto some of the well knownhouses of Bursa from the 17th,the 18th, and 19th centuries,were rebuilt in the BotanicalPark.


Saitabat Waterfall

Historical Misi Village. Photo by: N. Kabal

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BURSA ZOO

It was opened to public in 1998.First, the Zoo of Bursa consistedof a Turkish Village, a bear wolf,birds of prey, water birds, lamas,wild donkeys, and a camel secti-on. But then the section of lions,leopards, monkeys, and were al-so added in order to improve

the quality of the zoo.In this zoo, complying with theworldwide standards for interna-tional zoos, the animals appearto be very happy because theyare kept in places similar to their

natural habitats. In the park youcan see animals such as; snakes,

crocodiles, iguanas, pelicans,ducks, flamingoes, ostriches,eagles, goshawks, falcons, vultu-res, hermit ibises, bears, wolves,wild boars, camels, deer, antelo-pes, leopards, lamas, wild don-keys, lions, monkeys, peacocks.The buildings are arranged likevillages, where birds such aspheasants, doves, parrots, anddomestic animals like; cows,sheep, and goats can be held.There is the recreation of lifefrom the old days in the villageof the zoo as well.

Oxygen Source of Bursa:

KLTRPARK

Known as the oxygen storage ofBursa, the Kltrpark is disper-sed in the large area located inbetween the ekirge Street, theBursa-Izmir road, the Stadiumand the Yeni Kaplca Streets.

The Resat Oyal Culture Park

where the Archeology Museum

and the festival area is located,is a place where you can have adrink, do sports, have romantic

moments near the lake and en-joyable times with your family.

Being the greatest relaxation pla-ce in Bursa, its lake can be enjo-yed by boat. At the open airtheater in the park, InternationalBursa Festival and Karagz Com-petition of Folk Dances have be-

en going on since 1963.


Kltrpark Photo by: N. Kabal

Bursa Zoo. Photo by: Yunus Hakan Gler


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Uluda is 2.543 meters high, it isthe highest peak of northwestAnatolia. Also, it is the right pla-

ce for amateur climbers andtrekkers. Uluda was counted asa National Park in 1961. It has12.762 hectare areas. Uluda isvery popular with its skiing sportcenter and 4 circus lakes carr-ying traces of the Ice age. In ad-dition, Uluda hosts 19 plantspecies and a plant type called

Apollon Butterflyis only foundhere in the world. There are 800different kinds of flora also exis-

ting there. Named as the Oly-mpus Mountain in the Pre-Byzantine time, it was also men-tioned as the Monk Mountain asthere used to be many monaste-ries.

Famous for its extraordinary na-tural atmosphere, rich of floraand fauna, Uluda has total 4 si-tes including 2 campsites. Theseare Saralan, obankaya, Kirazl-yayla and Karabelen. There are17 touristic places in Uluda. Al-so, there are 16 facilities, whichbelong to public institutions.

You can go to Uluda by the ta-

xi-bus at mornings. You can re-turn by the ropeway or you cango up to Uluda by ropewayand return by the taxi-bus. Youcan have a break on your wayback to the inkaya MonumentalTree. After resting at your hotela hammam would be really ref-

reshing.

ULUDA TOUR BYROPEWAY

Uluda is not only one of themost important tourism, skiing

and enjoyment centers of Bursabut also, of Turkey. It would bea loss not to get on a ropewayand not see Uluda. Especiallyat the winter Uluda is the oneof the most popular place forwinter tourism. So it is highly re-commended that to see Uludain winter.

It would be pity not to see Ulu-da and not to take ropeway ifyou are already in Bursa. Especi-


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From Olympus toMonk Mountain;Uluda

Region of Hotels in Uluda


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ULUDAYRK(NOMAD)VILLAGES

Uluda is not only well knownfor winter sports resort but alsofor enabling various other activi-ties for tourists. Especially during

summertime, it is recommendedthat you see Yrk and Trk-men Villages at outskirts of Ulu-da, where traditions are still va-lued. You will come across aspectacular, virgin piece of natu-re that you sure will benefit fromvisiting. Also having the chanceof being the eyewitness of the

traditional lives of nomads, whohave adopted the established li-ving since 1950, adds value toyour trip. You will have thechance of observing woodenhouses, original Anatolian ox-carts with two solid woodenwheels and the primitive plowsthat are still in use in the villagesalthough rarely. Byzantine ruinsand shrines of dervishes are tobe seen in Seferiflklar Village.

THE OTHERSIDE OF

ULUDAUluda is usually portrayed as awinter sports area and a place ofskiing, that people of wealth gofor. But Uluda also has the ot-her side. This other side virtuallyis a cultural atlas including theYrk Villages. To observe andtestify the way of life of the Y-rk natives, is one of the reasonsthat attract most of the foreigntourists, who visit Uluda.

Trips are held almost every we-ek for wandering around the Y-rk Villages. fiinasi and Uur e-likkol brothers, who are expertsin the field of the lifestyles, ro-utines, norms, traditions of Yo-ruks organize weekly tours tothese villages.

In order to see the real Turkmenand Yrks, it is necessary to goto the other side of Uluda. Thevillages situated on the vast sout-hern valley of the mountain andreferred as villages of slopes are;Epceler, Dadibi, Afladeliler,Yukardeliler, Pnarck,Kozbudaklar, Gneybudaklar,aybas, Gneybayr and fiey-tanbudaklar.


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Yrks (Nomads)

Yrk Women cooking

A view of Bursa from the ropeway

Seferiisiklar Village


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Bursa is an ideal city for win-ter/nature sports and hunting. Ifyou are keen on nature, you cango hiking, take a lot of picturesand make use of your huntinghobby while you are enjoying

your walk by choosing one ofthe routes given below. Bursa islocated in an area rich in wildanimals. Especially, the regionof Uluda is suitable for hikingboth in summer and winter.

Preferable racetracks are indi-cated. You can call Doader

(+90 224 222 96 01) andZirve Mountaineering(+90 532 246 26 92) if youneed any help...

Hotels Region

CENNET KAYA COURSE

Altitude of 1865 m and 2 kmcourse, you can do sometrekking from the Gemlik Gulf into the north side for enjoying thescenery.


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HIKING AND TREKKING

Uluda Road,villages, Hotels

Region andropeway route


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Hotels Region

SARIALAN - OBANKAYACOURSE

Altitude of 1850 m and 1750 mcourse, and having a distance of5200 m, you can do some trek-king along the river and gree-nery.

Hotels Region

SOFTABOANWATERFALLCOURSE

A distance of 600 m altitude of

1800 m in this forest course, the-re is a waterfall, a small lake andterraces. You can conclude yourtrekking along with the sound ofwater and beautiful landscapethe plain of Bursa.

BALI KY COURSE

Having 7500 m distance, 1865 maltitude, you can witness the tra-ditional hospitality of TurkmenYoruks and experience their richculture.

Hotels Region

ZRVE (PEAK) HILLCOURSE

If you want to enjoy the specta-cular panorama of the ApollonLake and the fantastic scenery ofnature, this course which has adistance of 7615 is just right for

you. Peak point of it is 2487 mhigh.

Wolfram-Minings Region

LAKES REGIONS COURSE

Altitude of 2300 m Along withthe landscape, you can see va-

rious butterfly kinds, mountainflowers and the Kara Lake, Ay-nal Lake, Kilimli Lake and BuzLake. Also, you can do sometrekking in the course betweenthe Mining Zone and the LakesRegion, having an altitude of9800 m surrounded by the at-mosphere of glacier lakes.

ORHANEL CANYON

Orhaneli Canyon is another rou-te we advise you to take.



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ULUDA SKI RUNS

The intermediate station, whichis located at an altitude of 610metres, can be reached via thechairlift of Hotel Kartanesi. Youcan use the chair lift of 1,350metres in length at the facility,which is one of the longest lifts,

and borrowed from the Provinci-al Directorate of Youth andSport. The ski run here has astraight slope at first and then itbecomes smoother. It is recom-mended for the advanced skiers.There are 3 chair lifts in the ho-tel which serve for the elemen-tary and intermediate level ski-

ers. It you are a beginner it is re-commended to take skiing les-sons offered by the skiing schoollocated at the hotel.

The Hotel Beceren Chair Lift isabout 630 metres and the levelfor the ski run is intermediate.The Beceren is one of the most

crowded chairlifts of Uluda, itconsist of two lines lying side byside. The ski run offers twotracks with one leading to left si-de to connect to the ski run ofthe Kervansaray while the otherleads directly to the outskirts ofthe mountain. Both tracks joinson the below levels and con-

nects to the main track of theBeceren Cafe.

The chair lift of Hotel Grand Ya-zc is 670 metres. There may belong queues in front of the liftwhich starts and ends at the sa-me point with the Beceren ChairLift. Nevertheless, you have two

options of ski runs with this lift.One goes downward the otherleads the right side. Both ofthem joins to the ski run in frontof the Beceren Cafe.

The Hotel Kervansaray Chair Liftis about 740 metres and the levelfor the ski run is intermediate.

This is the fastest chair lift of theruns. The ski runs in front of theBeceren Caf can be used withthe lift in front of the Belv Ca-feteria.

The Aaolu Chair Lift is 510metres. The ski run is recom-

mended for the advanced skiersas the track is fairly straight andcrowded. The other ski run thatleads to the left is recommendedfor the intermediate level skiers.The ski run named as Cennetis suitable for the intermediateand elementary level skiers. Thetrack of the The Garan Lift has astraight slope but the as the skirun spreads to a large area thedifficulty rate decreases gradu-ally. Whereas the Garan ChairLift is recommended for the ad-vanced skiers. This lift leads toFatih Tepe. The rough and stra-ight track that passes next to the

lift is only for the master degreeskiers.

The chair lift of Hotel Ergn is600 metres. The lift to Fatih Te-pe is comfortable and fast. Thereare three track options that canbe used from this lift. The down-ward track next to the lift is ex-tremely rough and difficult. Forthe other two tracks it is neededto cross the path after exiting thelift. From here, the ski runs ofthe Directorate of Youth andSports can be accessed.

The Osman Yce ski run locatedin Alkolar Hotel is a difficulttrack where as the Cennetkaya

track is fairly easy.The chair lift of Fahri Hotel isabout 750 metres and the trackdifficulty is intermediate.



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TRANSPORTATION TO ULUDAUluda can be accessed via motorway or cable car from Bursa.

There are also shared taxis, which are located around Saralan region andcome to the Hotels Area; the distance is 7 kilometres.

The cable car has four transportation lines; two of them are between Bursaand Kadyayla (1235 m) the other two of them are between Kadyayla andSaralan. (1621 m)

For your information: Carrying skiing equipment in cable car is strictly for-bidden due to the passenger safety regulations. During winter season youcan find shared taxis and cabs from Bursa city centre to Uluda at everyhour of the day. The road takes 1.5 hours with shared taxis.

Chair Lift - Lift Track-Ski Run Length & Difficulty

Beden Terbiyesi Beden Terbiyesi kuflakl 2750 metres INTERMEDIATEKuflaklkaya Grand Kuflakl 3000 metres HARD

Tutyeli Grandyazc Tutyeli 2750 metres INTERMEDIATE

Belv Belv 900 metres EASY

Yazc Chairlift talyan Yokuflu 650 metres INTERMEDIATE

Garan Chairlift Garan 1300 metres INTERMEDIATE

Alkolar Ergn 800 metres INTERMEDIATE

Karkay Lift Karkay 700 metres EASY

Aaolu Osman Yce Track 650 metres INTERMEDIATE

Yazc Chairlift Yazc Track 1175 metres EASY

Beceren Chairlift Beceren Track 900 metres EASY

Kervansaray Chairlift Kervansaray Track 1100 metres INTERMEDIAT

Fahri Chairlift Fahri 1100 metres INTERMEDIAT

Army Forces Chairlift Private 1100 metres INTERMEDIAT

Wolfram Detachable Lift Maden 1989 metres HARD

Baia Chairlift Baia 500 metres EASY

Karinna Chairlift Karinna 500 mmetres EASY

Mandra Chairlift Mandra 500 metres EASYKrkgzler Chairlift Krkgzler 500 metres EASY

PEAKS OF ULUDAUluda Hill 2543 mt.ifte Senaber Hill 2524 mt.Karatafl Hill 2486 mt.Zirve Hill 2485 mt.

Rasatdz Hill 2480 mt.Kuflaklkaya Hill 2232 mt.Paflaayr Hill 2099 mt.Fatin Hill 2045 mt.Cennetkata Hill 1990 mt.



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Port of Bursa

MUDANYA

Being 20 km away from Bursa,Mudanya is one of the oldestharbor cities of Bursa. BothBursa and Mudanya share thesame destiny. Two cities are in-terdependent.

The establishment of Mudanya

goes back to the BC 8th century.When established first, it was thecolony of the Colophes and itsname was Myrleria. Hardly any-thing remained from them inMudanya today. The castle wasdemolished by Orhan Bey in1321, in order not to be seizedby the enemies any more.

According to travelers, therewere remains of the old city till19th. century. With the streetsremained from the Old Greeks,when you go to west throughthe coast, you can encounter thecharming villages of Trilye /Zeytinba and Sii / Kumyaka.

These are old Greek villages fa-mous for their old houses andchurches, where also manymovies were made in.

SVILLAGE (Kumyaka)

Under the regulation of the Mu-danya district, it is one of the su-burb villages.

It is a city, which has roots backto the Roman and Byzantium ti-me. It is in the middle of Mudan-ya and Zeytinba. The name of

the village in Byzantine periodwas Siguino. It means Peninsu-lain the Luwi language. It is anold Greek Village. There is achurch named Hagios Taxiarcho-il / Archanloi here. It is said, thatthe church was built at the end

of the XIX.th century, but thereare also claims that the churchwas built around 780. As a mat-ter of fact that, there was achurch named Hagios Michael in1883. according to

After Greeks left the village,Cretans from Kandiya came andsettled in the coast of Sigil.You


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MudanyaSii (Kumyaka)Trilye (Zeytinba)

A Church in Sigi Village

Old Mudanya TrainStation (Montanya Hotel)


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may have a cup of tea while lis-tening to the sound of silence,under the shadow of grapevinetrees

Undiscovered Paradiseof Mudanya:

TRLYE (Zeytinba)

Trilye is famous for its olive andwine. Rich amount of fish is ob-tained and also 7 churches and 3holy springs (ayazma) are foundthere.

The church with vault whichscolumns were brought from Ale-xandria is said to be the first

church, whose walls were pat-terned in the world. St. Stepha-nos Church was converted intothe Fatih Mosque.

Wine and olive oil used to beexported from Trilye to Europe.The most important buildingsname is the Stone School, which

was built as a Priest School in1907.

Please note that the best fish canbe eaten in Trilye and the bestolive oil is made here too.

If you have time on your wayback, you can turn to the Kara-cabey road and you can swim inEskel. You can also reach to

Apolyont (Uluabat) Village, onthe way from Izmir to Bursa.


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ESKKARAAAVILLAGE

AND STORKS

Located to 3 km away of thehighway of Bursa-Karacabey, thevillage hosts the trace of achurch named Mikhael Archan-gelos and a mound from ancienttimes and nowadays residents

are mostly immigrants from Bal-kans.

Every year, the Stork festival isheld on May 12-14 in the Eskika-raaa Village which is locatedat the north coast of Uluabat La-ke.

OTHERPLACESAROUND THE LAKE

Natural beauties are not limitedwith the lakes and villages. Youcan take many photographs andsee the large flora of the moun-

tains. You can see the lotuses ofthe Glyaz Village, the onionsof the Akalar Village, rich fruitgardens of the Fadll Village,laurels and redbuds of Akap-nar and Ona Villages. For a pa-noramic view of the village youcan climb the hill of Dorak Villa-ge. You can visit the Aktopraklk

well hole which has an historicalsignificance. It reflects the periodfrom the years of BC 6000 to AC5200. You can also wander the

Akakale village church and theAyvaini Cave and the Hagios

Kostantionos Church and themonastery in the Nailbey island.Also you can visit nomad villa-ges at the south of Apolyont.There are Yrk (Nomad) festi-vals of eki, Bostandere, Glba-fl, Kurueflme and SarnVillages during spring.

ISSIZ (SILENT) KHAN

You should visit the Issz/SilentKhan, before leaving the Uluabatregion where is located 5 km onthe east of Uluabat on the Bursa-Karacabey highway and near the

Bird Paradise.The Silk Road passengers usedto accommodate in the IssizKhan for centuries, was in 1394.On the door, it is written as Fo-od, drink and accommodation topassengers for free.

Being one of the original structu-

res of the entry. It has a rectan-gular plan and divided into thethree areas and had an restorati-on in 1956.


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The City Blessed by Gods;

ZNK

The magical city of znik is oneof most important tourism cen-tres of Bursa. znik is a mystical

city that serves as a capital tomany states like; Anatolian Sel-juk State (1075-1097), Byzantine(1204-1261), and Ottoman State(1331-1335).Two Christian Consules wereheld in znik. The first one is theConsul in 325 where the Christi-

an credo was defined. Thereforein 1962, znik was announced asthe third holy city of Christianityafter Jerusalem and Vatican Cityin the 19th Consul held in Vati-can City. Thus, the importanceof znik regarding the belief tou-rism, gradually increases.According to Evliya elebi, whovisited znik in 1648; znik isthe place where the fifth seasonlives. Its water and air is uniqu-e.The znik Town, which is loca-ted at the east of the lake withinthe walls of 2,000 years, is atown that must be seen with its

history dating back to 258 B.C.

znik, which captures nature, art,and history together, is 85 kilo-meters away from Bursa. It ishighly recommended to buy oli-ve and olive oil, to visit the ateli-ers of the tiles, znik Museum(+90 224 757 10 27) and YeflilMosque built in 1391. You willfeel like you are traveling by atime machine while you wander

znik which used to be capital ofkingdoms.


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znik and the znik Lake

Ayasofya Church (Mosque), where the 7thChristian Council convened in 787, stands in the town center ofznik. The church is basilica planned and some frescoes from the Byzantine era still remain.

znik Museum

Rome Theatre: It is located on the northwest ofIznik. It was built by the Emperor Trajanus duringA.C. 98117. On the other hand, the major part ofthe theatre was devastated and scientific excava-tions have been performed since 1980.


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Like an Artesian Water:

ZNK LAKE

Being one of the most beautifulparts of Bursa, you can reach z-nik, this mystical beauty, in 45minutes from Bursa .

The excess water of the lake po-ur down to the Gemlik gulf and

after passing Karsak, you will se-e znik Lake at the Glyaka Vil-lage.

There is the Orhangazi Plain onthe west of the lake and znikon the east. You should take atour around the lake in order to

see the various beauties.

You cover the distance by goingto villages, that are surroundedby the olive trees. The villagershave not left the lake and livedthere for centuries.

One of the most interesting villa-ge is the Slz Village. In thetown, it is worth to see the woo-

den houses. You can see the ot-

her wooden houses which aremore beautiful than the housesin Slz, Paflapnar and Narlca.While wandering around the la-

ke, you can enjoy the beautifulznik Lake by having a cup oftea.


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Glyaz. Photo by: Murat Aydnllar


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OTHER ALTERNATIVEDESTINATIONS

Meeting Places of Waterfalls:

SUUTUWATERFALL

Located 10 kilometres away fromMustafakemalpafla district, Su

Utu waterfall answers the needsof the nature lovers who wanted

to be alone and together withthe nature. The 11 waterfalls thatnamed the region have a magni-ficence that will instantly removethe tiredness of years from themind and body of a person. Thesong of the waters that let them-selves fall from a height of 38meters fills the soul of man with

an unknown feelings.The wonder of mother earth,which allows you to share fasci-nating moments with the nature,is at the same time an oxygendepot surrounded with manydifferent types of trees like;beach, oak, and pine.

The Magic Beauty of Bursa:

THE PARADISE OF BIRDSBird Heaven is situated at the45th km of the Bursa-anakkaleroad, is one of the natural privi-leges of Bursa. Especially, pea-cocks and other species of birds

such as pheasants, partridges areinhabited in the Bird Heaven.What is more, the blue cypres-ses, yellowish cypresses, spru-ces, cedars can be found. TheBird Heaven, is frequently visi-ted by the ornithologists in orderto perform various scientific in-vestigations, mesmerizes its visi-tors by its extraordinary beauty.

First City that Ottoman Was:YENfiEHR

You can go Yeniflehir after pas-sing off Kestel and Glbafl. The-se places are where the Ottomanwandered and lived before theconquering of Bursa. There are


Suutu Waterfall

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to many tombs of heroes and sa-ints. Town is from Ottomans firs

years. You may see the buildingslike Yeflil Mosque, KursunluMosque. Also, you can visit thefiemaki House Museum

Tel: +90 224. 773 00 83

Source of Health and Oxygen:

OYLAT SPRING RESORTS

Under the control of the districtof Bursa, 26 km away from thedistrict, the Oylat Spring Resortsare highly recommended to beseen in order to respire the pu-rest oxygen and enjoy the sce-nery.

Oylat is a 4 season, holiday and

treatment center, it is ranked asthe second in terms of its quali-fied features in the world. Thecurative water has a boiling po-int of 40 Celsius that can also bedrunk .

People coming from Istanbulcan reach to the Oylat spring re-

sorts by going Bursa to Ankara,then negl and after 7 km, youcan turn to Domani-Tavflanland follow the signs. It is 35 kmaway from Bursa, at the outskirtsof Uluda .

The Oylat Spring Resorts are ser-viced in 12 months of the year.You can accommodate in theaglayan Hotel and the BlokMotel which have 250 bed capa-city.

AYVAN AND OYLAT

CAVES

Ayvaini cave is situated at AyvaVillage of Bursa province. It isan horizontally formed cave exc-luding the entrance. The cavewith two brims also has a 17meters vertical descent within

the main entrance.Oylat Cave is situated 17 kilome-ters near to Bursa-Ankara high-way and at 1 kilometer south ofnegl Hilmiye Village. Besideslarge cauldrons and dripstone la-kes, there are large blocks of sta-lactite, stalagmite and pillar gla-

ciers within the Oylat Cave.

BEACHES

Bursa has a coast to MarmaraSea about of 135 kilometres inlength with finest natural beac-hes located in Karacabey, Mu-danya and Gemlik districts toget-her with the beaches on the co-ast of znik and Uluabat lakes.There are also Yeniky, Bayram-dere regions and Zeytinba ofMudanya region with long andnatural beaches. The beaches ofKurflunlu, Bayramdere, Yeniky,

Mesudiye, Eerce and Esencewhich are located within theborders of the coastal line hasthe finest quality of sand.


Oylat Spring Waters

Ayvaini Cave

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SUKAYPARK

With its pond located on 60000m2 space in ukurca part of Os-mangazi district, Sukaypark is anew and popular recreation spot

of Bursa. Its the Turkeys firstwater ski center. There are res-ting and changing rooms, sho-wers, equipment stores and res-taurants and cafes. There aretrekking roads around the pondon the 17000 m2 space. Thedepth of the pond is 1.5 metersand there is a an artificial islandin the middle of the pond. Foraccessing to island there are tun-nels and corridors under thepond.

Picnic Site of Bursa:

DEREKIZIKVILLAGE

Located on the northern outs-kirts of Uluda, Derekzk Villa-

ge is known with its waterfalls.The village is 19 kilometers farfrom Bursa, 7 kilometers farfrom Kestel district. It is one ofthe most visited places by naturelovers and also by fans of picnic.Saitabat Waterfall is located nearto Derekzk Village. In addition,there is the magnificentTozu-

yan Waterfallwhich has a char-ming beauty among the flowercovered areas.

It is possible to go to the water-fall, which is located in themiddle of a forest painted withevery tone of green, with cars.The people at the Bursa Moun-taineering and Nature Sportsstrongly recommend tasting thehot helva, prepared in DerekzkVillage, after visiting the water-fall.


International pond of water ski

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Beautiful Village in aHidden Place:

ALAAM CANYON ANDWATERFALL

Another important place for hi-kers and nature lovers is the Ala-am Village, located on the sout-hern-east of Uluda, with itspathways, greenery, canyon and

waterfall. The flora of the Ala-am Village lies up to the 1800thmeter of Uluda. Mountaineeringand Nature Sports Club regularlyorganize mountain walks and hi-king activities which you can at-tend and see the hidden beauti-es of Bursa.

ARASWATERFALL

The Aras Open Valley and ArasWaterfall, which emerges betwe-en rocks and falls from a heightof 15 meters, carry the snow wa-

ters of Uluda. The distance bet-ween Bursa and Soukpnar is30 kilometers and after the villa-

ge the waterfall can be reachedvia a stabilized road of 5 kilome-ters that passes through Ketenlikplateaus.

DOANCI DAM

Doanc Dam, which is located

on the Keles road betweenBursa and Balkesir, is the artifi-cial lake that provides the watersupply of Bursa. There are manyrestaurants and picnic sites sur-rounding the lake in whichmany fresh water fish specieslike gray mullet, carp, and ruddcan be found.


Alaam Canyon and Waterfall

Aras Waterfall

Doanc Dam


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Houses of Bursa are importantaspects of the civil architecture.Generally they are 2 or 3 storied.The houses are located accor-ding to the consideration of theslope of earth; the most impor-tant feature of them is to havefountain gardens. Houses weremade of adobe until 16. century.After 16. century the wood hasstarted to be used. The oldestone is the house of SomuncuBaba.

Kale Street Located in the neigh-borhood of Osmangazi where isfelt like a dejavu of Bursa during

in Ottoman Empire. More thanten have been restored and pre-served according to Ottoman ci-vil architecture in which peoplelive. Houses in this street gene-rally have two floors.

Old Bursa in the neighborhoodof Reyhan has many examples

of civil architecture during 19.century can be seen. It is located

between the boulevards of Cum-huriyet, nn, Haflim flcan and

Fevzi akmak. Wooden housesexist. Basements are form ofrubble and some of them havemiddle-basement. In the neigh-borhood there are dead endstreets. Houses have gardens,basements are functioned as ro-oms or warehouses, Kitchen andtoilets are generally in the gar-den. Middle floors are used forthe production of cacoons andthe upper floors are used for ac-commodation.

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Bursa Houses

Kale Street at Osmangazi Quarter, is one of therare streets which reflects Ottoman culture.There are reciprocal ten houses, restored ac-cording to samples of Ottoman civil architec-

ture. Houses at Kale Street are mostly two sto-ried and have one or two balconies.

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CASTLE OF BURSA

Bursa castle was built in B.C. 2.century when Bursa was estab-lished. According to sources, thecastle was built by the advice of

Hannibal, the Roman General. Ithas severally been restored. Thewalls are 2 meter high. Hisar Sal-tanat Gate is seen on the leftway of Tophane. Gate of Spa isin front of Cafe Yldz, walls areseen through the Zindan Gatewhere traces of the prison is fo-

und. The strongest part of thewalls are found from this gate toUftade.

Due to defense, are two ram-parts in the flat area from Pnar-bafl to Climboz River. Yerkapi isfound in the area of ftade. Ac-cording to Evliya Celebi around

of the ramparts are ten thousandstep and has 67 tower and fivedoors. Total length of the ram-parts are 3.38 km.

IRGANDI BRIDGE

It is the first bridge to the plain

side after the Setbafl Bridge onGkdere. It was constructed byPir Ali, the father of Hoca Musli-hiddin of Irgand, in 1442. This

masonry bridge has one nicheand in past it had 30 shops. The

bridge is a unique structure inthe world by having a stable andbunkers on it. The bridge suffe-red from a heavy damage in theearthquake of 1855 and dama-ged with the bombardment du-

ring theGreek in-vasion.The brid-ge was arestrictedarea until

1940s.The brid-ge is oneof the fo-ur brid-ges with

a bazaar and is the oldest amongthem and its not just a bridgefor passing its also a bridge for

culture and art. Bursa has manyhistorical bridges like Abdal, Ni-lfer, Mihrapl, Setbafl and Tatar-lar Bridges.

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Historical Places

Monuments

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TOPHANE CLOCK TOWER

Located in the area of tombs ofOsman Gazi and Orhan Gazi, itis a tower that can be seeneverywhere in Bursa. It was builtin 1904, square planned. It was

built as a fire observation tower.Cannonballs by the tower useduring national and religious ce-remonies.

HISTORICALMUNICIPALITY BUILDING

It is the oldest municipality buil-ding of Turkey It is located onAtatrk Street, on the left of Or-han Park and east of Orhan

Mosque. Itwas builtin 1880.

The wallsconsist ofashlars upto base-ment level

and afterward they were built bybricks within oak pillars. The

floor has two floors plus a halfbasement - half ground floor.Atatrk made his public speechfrom the landing at his first visitto Bursa. The gathering which isalso known as the last ball ofAtatrk was held in the secondfloor of this building in February2nd, 1938. The building is cur-

rently used as the building ofBursa Metropolitan Municipality.

FABRKA- HMAYUN

Established as one of the thefirst silk weaving factory in 1854by Sultan Abdlmecid, was usedas Monopoly Store during Re-public. Factory is where near theCilimboz river a centre of pro-duction and weaving of silk. It isunder protection in order to ser-ve as a museum and culture cen-tre.


The buildings of governorship, court houseand revenue board are samples of nationalarchitecture period. Court house is nowusing as City Museum.

Clock Tower

First Silk Factory

Historical Municipality Building

Governorship Building


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EMR KHAN

Built in 1340 Emir Khan (BeyKhan), was constructed as a partof Orhan Gazi Kulliya. Situatednear Ulu Mosque, Emir Khanwith a fountain in the middle ofits garden, 36 cellars and 38 ro-oms, today continues to be thecenter of both the city and trade

as it was yesterday.With two grand plane trees infront serving as watchman forcenturies, Emir Khan awaits toserve all your needs on textiles.

KOZA (COCOON) KHAN

Built by the order of Sultan Ba-

yezid II at 1490 / 92, this twostoried historical khan is situatedbetween Ulu Mosque and OrhanMosque. There is a two storiedsmall mosque in the middle ofthe garden. In the first floor ofthe mosque there is a large fo-untain. Koza Khan having 95 ro-oms is the chrysalis buying cen-

ter.You can buy silk clothes andfabric from the shops as well asenjoying a cup of tea or coffeein the garden.

PRN KHAN

Built at 1508 by the order of Sul-tan Bayezit II Pirin Khan is atwo storied building situated

around a large garden and has asum of 78 rooms. You can have

a rest under the shadow of agrand plane tree having a di-ameter of 7.10 meters, in thegarden of the khan.

PEK (SILK) KHAN

Built by the demand of Sultan

Mehmed elebi, pek Khan hastotal 80 rooms with 39 rooms onground floor and 41 rooms onfirst floor.

Built at city center of Bursa, thislarge and beautiful building pekKhan serves to fabrics and fur-nishing textile tradesmen.

GEYVE KHAN

One of the most original structu-res of the caravansary area, Gey-ve Khan was built at 15th cen-tury. In the two storied buildingsituated around a square shapedgarden, there are a total of 56rooms; 26 on the ground and 30on the first floor. Restored byBursa Osmangazi Municipality at2007, the North Door that hasbeen unused for almost a hun-


Historical Khans

Geyve Khan

Pirin Khan Gate


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dred years opened and the buil-ding was introduced to Bursawith its renewed face.

TUZ (SALT) KHAN

Tuz Khan is

located inBursa the ca-ravansaryarea, on

Uzunarfl Tuzpazar Street. Ithas been built at 1454 as a twostoried building. Tuz Khan has23 rooms in the first and 20 ro-oms at the ground floor. The bu-

ilding is one of the smallestconstructions among the cara-vansary buildings.

BALBEY KHAN

Balibey Khan situated on AtatrkAvenue was restored by Bursa

Municipality on 2007 in accor-dance with its originality as a

three storied building having 64rooms. A traditional Turkish Cof-fe House and a touristic restau-rant will be on service in this an-cient building of 500 years. Chi-na, silverware, rugs, antiques, to-wels, silk and gift shops will beon service at Balibey Khan.

BEDESTEN(COVERED BAZAAR)

It is the most important trade

center of Bursa. Emir Khan hadused this bazaar, which wasbuilt by Orhan Gazi. Then, thebazaar was opened by YldrmBayezid and it was called by himas New Bedesten. It is locatedin the centre of the BursaBazaaar. According to EvliyaCelebi, four sides of theBedesten were Jeweler Bazaars.Around there, the Gazzas, yarnsellers, the Gelincik and theHallac Bazaar were also found.


Balibey Khan


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KARABAfi-IVEL LODGE

Lodges have an important place

in Bursas religious structure.Through years only couple ofthem survived. One of them isthe Karabafl Lodge, which hasmarvelous ornaments. It was bu-ilt by the Yakup elebi, in theXVIth century, who died in1550. The wooden canopy,which is also a great example of

wooden work of the lodge, isworth to be seen.

In the center of the Osmangazidistrict, the Mevlevi DerwishCulture in the authentic atmosp-here of the Karabas Lodge, ispresented to visitors from allaround the world. It is run byThe Foundation of Introductionand Improvement of the Cultureof Mevlana.

FTADE LODGE

It is near the small mosque in P-narbafl street, which was built in

the 16th.century. In the mosque,there are also one small mosque,a worshipping place, a seraglioand a fountain. It is regarded asthe last community place. It is a

structure, which has 2 floors, asquare plan and a wooden cei-

ling. ftades most precious be-longings are found in there. Thewalls on the north side are rene-wed. This lodge is visited by thepeople, who want to make wis-hes and hope that theyll cometrue eventually.

ftade Mehmed Muhiddin was

born in Bursa and lived there.He was the master of the CelvetiSect that, which was spread toAnatolia and the Balkans. Also,the students of ftade Masterand Aziz Mahmud Hdai gottheir first Sufism education inthis lodge.

SOMUNCU BABA HOUSE(BAKERY)

From the dervishes, SomuncuBaba lived in the time of Yld-rm Bayezid and his house,which was used as a bakery wasopened to visit. It is one of theoldest and most visited housesof Bursa. He died in 1412-1413.Somuncu Baba read the first ser-mon in the opening of the UluMosque. According to a story,Somuncu Baba was seen at fourof the Gates of the mosque atthe same time after the sermonand praying.

SEYYD USUL LODGE

Being one of the oldest lodgesof Bursa, it was established bySeyyid Usul in the 15th. century.He died in 1516, he was buried

in the garden of this lodge andstarted to use as madrasa. Thislodge was restored once againtoday.


Lodges and Madrasas

Somuncu Baba House

ftade Lodge (Monastry of a Muslim order)

Mevlevi Culture prevails inKarabafl- Veli Lodge


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MAYOR SYNAGOGUE

Located in the Arap fikr street,this synagogue was built by theJews, who came from the Ma-

yorka Island in Spain in the 15thcentury. That is why the name ofthe synagogue is Mayor. Thissynagogue is rectangular plan-ned and decorated with the co-lored patterns.

GERUfi SYNAGOGUE

Located in the Arap fikr Street,this synagogue was built by thepermision of IInd Selim in XVthcentury.Geruflmeans dismissedin the Hebrew language and that

is why it has significance amongthe synagogues. It was made of

a rectangular-shape and cutstones and it was not damagedthroughout the years.

FRENCH CHURCH

It was built in a basilica plan

style in the 19th century. A smallbell tower was installed onto thebulges of the church. It was builtfor the missionary purposes andhas baroque style. Also some ad-ditions were made to the end ofthe walls. In the Hoca AlizadeStreet, the top cover of the

church has a wooden pent and awooden tile. The original nameof the church is Santa MariaChurch, which was restored forthe purpose of cultural activities.


Churchs and

Synagogues

French Church

Gerufl Synagogue

Haigos Aberkios Church


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During the foundation era of theOttoman Empire, to Yldrm Ba-yezid period, within 65 years140 mosques and shrines havebeen established towards the lastperiod of the Ottoman Empire at1905, 165 mosques and shrines

were situated only in Bursa. Af-ter 700 years 127 of these mos-que and shrines are still remainin good condition.

Besides small mosques and shri-nes within complex of buildingsadjacent to a mosque, the largermosques of importance are; Or-han Mosque, Ulu Mosque, Ala-addin Mosque, fiahadet Mosque,Kavakl Mosque, Demirtafl (Ti-murtafl) Mosque, andarloluAli Pafla Mosque and Nalbanto-lu Mosque.

ORHAN MOSQUE

Orhan Mosque constructed beythe order of Sultan Orhan Gaziat 1339/40, is situated near UluMosque and next to the histori-cal Municipality building. OrhanGazi aiming to enlarge the city,ordered the mosque and comp-lex of buildings as Madrasa,bath, caravansary soup kitchen(place which served free food tothe poor and to others, such asMadrasa students) adjacent to a

mosque, to be built outside thecity walls of its time. It is the firstmosque built outside the citywalls.

ULU CAM (GREAT MOSQUE)

Built by the order of Sultan Yl-drm Bayezid at 1400. Ulu Mos-que is an important historicaland religious worshiping structu-re situated at thecity center. It iscovered with20 domes

placed ontwelve co-lumns.The min-bar of themosque isconsidered asone of the mostbeautiful examples of wood car-

ving. The geometric designs onthe minbar are said to be the fi-gures of the solar system. Thewalls and columns of the mos-que are ornamented by examp-les of various sytles of callig-raphy from the Koran.The wooden doors with carvedgeometrical designs are made of

timbers from walnut trees. BursaUlu Mosque is considered to bethe fifth post in Islam religion af-ter Mecca, Medina, Jerusalemand Damascus. The originalblack cover of Kaaba broughtfrom Mecca is set forth by min-bar on southern side. At right si-de of mihrab is an art piece ofcalligraphy send by Mevlana.


Mosques, Tombs

Orhan Mosque

The interior of Ulu Mosque


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ALAADDN MOSQUE

Alaaddin Mosque is within cityboundaries near State Hospital.It has been built with the de-mand of Alaaddin who is theson of Orhans brother Osman

Gazi, at 1355. It the first Otto-man mosque built in Bursa. Thebrick minaret is interesting be-cause of its ornamented appe-arance.

fiAHADET MOSQUE

This mosque is at Hisar area in

Tophane, opposite to OfficerssClub. It is at the end of KaleStreet which is one of the mostbeautiful places of Bursa, to beseen. The mosque is amnongthe first mosques of Ottomans.

Because Sultan Murat Han diedin Kosova, short after the mos-que was built, it is named as fia-hadet Martyrdom Mosque. Themosque was ruined after theearthquake and was restored li-ke the original in 1892.

TMURTAfi MOSQUE

Situated between Yeni-yol and the coveredwholesale food marketthis mosque was builtby Timurtafl Pafla whowas one of the com-manders of Sultan Yl-drm Bayezid, as amasjid. It later was en-larged as a mosque.The minaret ofthe mos-que is 10metersnorth ofthe main

building.The mi-narette issituatedover the hexagonal fountain, onsix brick foot. This historicalstructure famous for its minaretteon fountain, is said to be built inthe year 1390

THE TOMB OFSLEYMAN ELEB

Sleyman elebis tomb, on e-kirge road, across Karagz Mo-numental Tomb, is a four sides

open structure placed on fourcolumns. Sleyman elebi wasborn in Orhan Gazi era and ser-ved as Ulu Mosques imam inYldrm Bayezid period. Sley-man elebi is the writer of Mev-ld which is a poetry that celeb-rates an praises the birth and lifeof Prophet Muhammed.


Alaaddin Mosque

Timurtafl Mosque

fiahadetMosque

Tomb of Sleyman elebi Photo by: Alper Keskin


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OKU BABA TOMB

In this shrine, just at the lower

end of Tophane Park, at Hisar-kap slope, there is the tomb ofNasrettin / Nusret Pafla knownalso as Father Archer who atten-ded the conquest of Bursa. It isone of the tombs that is in sightof Bursa. Timurtafl Pafla Tomb isnear this shrine.

MONUMENTAL TOMS OFORHAN GAZ

The first of the two monumentaltombs situated side by side inTophane Park, at the city centeron top of a hill with a panora-

mic view of the city, belongs toOsman Gazi (1258-1326) the fo-under of the Ottoman Empireand the installer of conquering

of Bursa. The sarcophagus in themiddle of Osman Gazis shrine is

inlaid with mother of pearl andthe railing around is also orna-mented with inlay. The shrinewhich is one of the mostly visi-ted monument was built on theruins of the chapel of Byzantinemonastery Sainte Elie in accor-dance with the will of OsmanGazi.

The tomb of Orhan Gazi (1281-1362) who was the son of Os-man Gazi and the conqueror ofBursa, has been constructed onthe floor mosaics of Sainte Eliethat was considered as the citysmetropolitan monastery.


Okcu Baba Tomb

Tomb of Orhan the Conqueror of Bursa

Tomb of Osman Gazi, the founder of the Ottoman Empire


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BATHS & SPRING RESORT


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Some of the most known ther-mal springs of the city centrethat survived until today are; Es-ki Kaplca which was built bySultan Murad the First, KkrtlKaplca built by Sultan Bayezid

the First, Yeni Kaplca built byRstem Pafla, the vizier of SultanSleyman the Law Maker, KaraMustafa Pafla Thermal Springsbuilt by Karamustafapafla; GirkHammam of the Murad the Firstperiod; and ekirge Hammamdated back to 14th Century to-

gether with the akraa Ham-mam that belongs to the periodof Murad the Second.

Providing cure for kings, queensand many sick people for agesthe waters of thermal springs ofBursa resembles to amber,which is believed to have curati-

ve effects due to its high energy.The Bursa Spring Resorts healedsultans and patients for centuri-es, they have a high potentialenergy. Restoration of these pla-ces continued during the Otto-man period and renovation andconstruction of many new onesstill continue in the Turkish Re-public time. The number of his-

torical baths that are still in ser-vice is 27.

Oylat hot spring resorts and itlimineral water spring outsideBursa center in negl, KaraMustafa bath on Bursa-Mudanyahighway, Tmbldek spa inAkarca Village of Mustafakemal-

pafla, Terme hot spring resort onUmurbey Village road in Gemlik,Aahisar and Sada thermal ofAahisar have served as healingand therapy centers for centuriesand they are still in service,treatment and cure of many visi-tors.

B A T H S & S P R I N G R E S O R T 6 2

Baths (Hammams) &

Spring Resorts (Kaplca)

Yeni Kaplca (Thermal Spring) Photo by: Gkhan elikay


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ESK KAPLICA

(OLD THERMAL SPRING)

Armutlu Hammam, which is alsoknown as Eski Kaplca was bu-ilt in the period of Sultan Muradthe First, in 1385. It is the oldestthermal hammam of Bursa. Ne-vertheless, the remains of this

thermal spring goes back to theByzantine (Justinianus) period.

The Hot Section which surro-unds a pool with 7 metres of di-ameter and has lion head sha-ped fountains that the hot wateremerged.

You can feel the atmosphere of

a Wagner Opera while surroun-ded with the smoke rising fromthe hot waters of the pool surro-unded with Byzantine pillars.The water at the pool is45 C where as at the source it is90 C. What is interesting is thatthere are also cold springs at thesame slope of the mountain.

According to Evliya elebi, aftera man takes a bath here, his skin

softens like the ear lobe and hishand slides through his body li-ke a soap.

Today, you can either drink thehealing waters of the springfrom the Kemerli eflme (founta-in) or seek cure for several di-seases within the waters itself.

It is believed that the waters ofEski Kaplca cures gastronomicdiseases, gynecological diseasesand heart-vessel failures.

B A T H S & S P R I N G R E S O R T6 3

Eski Kaplca (Thermal Spring)


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YEN KAPLICA

(NEW THERMAL SPRING)

Known as the famous spring re-sort of Bursa, this resort was bu-ilt by the commander RstemPafla for Kanuni Sultan Sley-mans son in law for his illnes-ses, in 1522. The top of the wea-

ring part is covered with a 12 mdiameter dome. Next to the en-

trance of the hot section thereare small rooms covered with

domes. As one of the rooms hasa very high temperature otherthan the others, people called itSweaty Donkey.

KKRTL KAPLICA(KUKURTLU THERMAL SPRING)

The area, where only men couldenter, was built by Sultan Muradthe First and the area, whereonly women could enter wasbuilt by Sultan I st Bayezid I .

Walls are made of stone andbricks. There is a heated marbleplatform in the middle of the

warmth division. According to

the traveler Evliya elebi, thewater of this spring comes usefulto the illnesses of mangy. Accor-ding to the superstitious beliefs,it is holy for the Christians.

EKRGE HAMMAM(CEKRGE BATH)

The hammam built in 14th cen-tury (1365) in the ekirge area;on the Murad the First Street.

Known as healing and conside-red as sacred this hammam wasopened as a public place. Theentrance is located few steps be-low the road level. There are or-namentations of sea wave sha-pes made by bricks..

According to a belief ; paralyzedpeople are taken there and left

alone. If the patient dies, the so-und of axe is heard and the so-und of animal is treated as a go-od sign. Today, this bath is alsocalled as bath for wishes and ifyou want to have higher statusor expect your children live inprosperity it is recommended

you to visit and make a wish.

B A T H S & S P R I N G R E S O R T 6 4

Kkrtl Quarter Yeni Kaplca St. No: 6 Osmangazi / BURSATel: +90 224. 236 69 68

Uluda University, Rehabilitation Applicationand Research Center

Tel: +90 224. 234 76 87

Hamamlar St. Across the Military Hospital ekirge- BursaTel: +90 224. 233 92 10


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AKIRAA HAMMAM

(CAKIRAGA BATH)

Located at the end of the road ofTophane near the tomb of Ti-murtas, the bath was built by a-kr Aa who served many yearsunder the monarchy of Sultan 2.

Murad II. The division of men islarger than the womens. Also,changing rooms are planned assquare-shaped. A marble plat-form is located in the middle ofthe heated area. In order to pro-vide income, many shops areopened to the North and westside of the bath.

B A T H S & S P R I N G R E S O R T6 5

Osmangazi Ave. akr St. Osmangazi - BursaTel: +90 224. 221 25 80

THE SCHEME OF THERMAL SPRINGS IN BURSA PROVINCIAL REGISTRY


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A view of Bursa from Emir Sultan Photo by: Demet Argun


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MUSEUMS OF BURSA


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BURSA CITYMUSEUM

Bursa City Museum has beenserving in a three floored histori-cal building and presenting its

visitors the 7000 ye-ars history of Bur-

sa. Within thiswide historicalrange the historyand geography

of Bursa, its com-mercial, social, and cul-

tural values are presented in asystematic presentation via visu-als, objects and animations.

In the basement floor you canvisit the Historical CraftsmenStreet that traditional trade life

in Bursa is presented with genui-ne decors and animations. Whileyou walk on the stone pave-

ment, you will have the feelingof touring in a real street and se-e the traditional craftsmen ofBursa

In the entrance floor the histori-cal development of the city isbeing presented.

The City Museum of Bursa is lo-cated behind the Atatrk statuesituated just at the centre of thecity.

M U S E U M S O F B U R S A 6 8

Museums

Atatrk St, Cumhuriyet Square, HeykelVisiting Hours: 09:30 - 17:30 (All days except Monday)

Tel: +90 224. 220 26 26

Every year, City Museum of the Municipality orga-nizes many cultural events such as exhibitions,

plays, conferences and concerts. We kindly recom-mend you to be a keen observant of the events, na-mely exhibitions, courses and seminars, held bythe Museum. These cultural events, supported ma-inly by various organizations including The Foun-dation of Culture and Art, Culture Incorporationand The Foundation of Bursa Studies, aim to focuson the urban identity of Bursa and to preserve andenhance its traditonal culture and arts.


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ARCHEOLOGY MUSEUM

It serves in a modern building inKltrpark, and covers an areaof 3.500m2. There are 4 exhibi-tion halls, galleries, and a gar-den as well as a warehouse,photography room, and library.

The main sections of the muse-um is as follows: the Art Gallery,

Ceramics, Glass,and Metal

Works, Coinsand Prehistori-cal WorksHall and Sto-ne Works

Hall.

The works betweenBC 3000 and

the end ofByzantine,found inBithynia and

Nicaea, are

exhibited in thismuseum.

ULUUMAY TRADITIONALCLOTHING ANDJEWELRYMUSEUM

The museum was opened in Ah-met Pafla Madrasa on September18, 2004, and the Ottoman clot-hes and jewelry of the EsatUluumay which have no otherexample in our country, havebeen exhibited. There are 79clothes and 400 pieces of eth-nographic jewelry exhi-bited in the museum.In the first ethnograp-hical museum of Bur-sa, goods such assocks, collectionscomposed ofphotographs or

copper belon-gings, of whichEsat Uluumaycouldn't find aproper time toexhibit, areoccasionallyexhibited.

M U S E U M S O F B U R S A6 9

KltrparkVisiting Hours: 10:00 - 17:00

(All days except Monday) Tel: +90 224. 234 49 18

Muradiye Quarter Kaplca Ave. Aralk St.Visiting Hours: 10:00 - 17:00 (All days except Monday)

Tel: +90 224. 221 35 42


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LIVING MUSEUM

HSN ZBER HOUSE

The 19th century Ottoman hou-se, served first as a State Hosteland then as a Russian Consulate.It was restorated by Hsn Z-ber and opened to tourism bythe Bursa Metropolitan Munici-pality in 1992. In the museum,the yakma-daglama (a method ofwood engraving and processing)collection of the artist HsnZber is exhibited as well.

ATATRK MUSEUM

It is a three-storey (including thegarret) wooden mansion built inthe garden of elik Palas Hotel.It was bought and given to Ata-trk as a gift during his 2ndvisitto Bursa. Atatrk gave the buil-ding to Municipality in 1938 as agift as well. The mansion wasopened as an Atatrk Museum

in the 50th anniversary(October 29, 1973)of the Tur-kish Re-

public. It is one of the bestexamples of architecture in

Bursa. The hall and the

rooms are exhibitedalong with the goods,Atatrk had used.


Ahmet Pafla Madrasa II. Murad St Muradiye

Visiting Hours: 10:00 - 17:00 (All days except Monday)Tel: +90 224. 225 48 13

ekirge St. Atatrk Mansion - OsmangaziVisiting Hours: 10:00 - 17:00 (All days except Monday)

Tel: +90 224. 234 77 16


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FORESTRY MUSEUM

It is the first and only forestrymuseum of Turkey. It is situatedat the ekirge Street inside thebuilding known as the SaatciMansion and opened in 1989.There are almost 2.000 objectsexhibited in the two floored mu-seum. It includes especially ani-

mal and plant fossils, devices ofcommunication and forest engi-neering, maps and photographs,

and documents concerning his-tory of forestry. There is a cross-section of a tree reminiscent of ahuman figures fossils of 250 mil-lion years. Especially the leaf ofa plane tree on sedimentarystratum of 8 million years are tobe seen.

This building which is one ofthe special pavilions of Bursa is

also famous for clover shapedfountain from which water flowsthrough a lions mouth, bower,large terraces and the pleasantlybreezy garden.

17th CENTURYOTTOMANHOUSE MUSEUM

It is assumed that in the place ofthe wooden house situated in

front of the Kulliya of Murad IIin the Muradiye district, a mansi-on of Sultan Murad II was pre-sent. Today's house bears thestyle of the 17th century in termsof a house plan and adornmentsand it is one of the oldest andmost beautiful houses remainedtoday. On the upper floor, the

room named as "Main Chamber",reflects the beautiful and charac-teristic features of the 17th cen-tury with its marvellous woodencabinet adorned with exquisiteplant and flower figures, geo-metrically decorated with a

hexagonal ceiling.


ekirge St. Saati Ali Bey Mansion - OsmangaziVisiting Hours: 10:00 - 17:00 (All days except Monday)

Tel: +90 224. 234 77 18

Muradiye Quarter Next to Muradiye KulliyaVisiting Hours: 10:00 - 17:00 (All days except Monday)

Tel: +90 224. 222 08 68


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TURKISH- ISLAMICARTS

MUSEUM (YEfiL MADRASA)

The Green Madrasa, in whichthe first pieces of the archaeolo-gical museum were exhibited,was re-planned in 1972 and be-gan to serve as the Museum ofTurkish and Islamic Art in 1975.

In the museum there are worksfrom the 12th century to the 20thcentury exhibited, such as: me-tals, ceramics, wooden works,adornments, weapons, manus-

cripts, coins, epigraphs, graves-tones, and ethnographic materi-als. The Madrasa has less tileadornments compared to themosque and the tomb. The vaultabove the entrance gate, on thewest side balcony's ceiling andthe window pediments of the fa-ade are ornamented with tiles.

BURSA MUSEUM OFANATOLIAN CARRIAGES

The Tofafl Anatolian CarriagesMuseum opened in an abando-ned silk processing factory cove-

ring 30.000m2 area contributedby the Metropolitan Municipality,is the first and only in its field.The old cars used in Anatolia arebeing exhibited in this museum.The story of a development fromthe double-horsed Bursa carriage

to the modern cars of today, istold in the museum. In this mu-seum, opened in 2002, a chariotof the war from 2.600 ages wasfound in a distant field of Bursa.

HNKR CHALET

It is a small palace around Te-menyeri, which has two floors.It is magnificently decorated.Sultan Abdlmecid bought thechalet of fierif Efendi and rebuiltthis one in 19 days. Sultan Abd-laziz had also stayed here, whenhe was in Bursa in 1859. Sultan5th Mehmed Pafla and Atatrk al-so accommodated here after the

end of the Independence war.This chalet was built in FrenchStyle, and it was restored andthen has been made a museum.


Next to Yeflil Kulliya, Yeflil Quarter, Yeflil St.Visiting Hours: 10:00 - 17:00 (All days except Monday)

Tel: +90 224. 327 76 79

Umurbey Quarter Kapc St. Yldrm /BursaVisiting Hours: 10:00 - 17:00(All Days Except Monday) Tel: +90 224. 329 39 41

Temenyeri - Yldrm / BursaVisiting Hours: 10:00 - 17:00 (All days except Monday)

Tel: +90 224. 329 34 98


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KARAGZ MUSEUM

In order to carry Karagz-Haci-vat arts and craft that has beenidentified with Bursa, to interna-tional platform, The Karagz Arthouse has been restored by Bur-sa Municipality and opened itsrenewed face to people of Bursaon February 2007. In KaragzHouse that has succeeded in get-ting a museum status, one canobserve Prof.Dr. Metin AndsKaragz Figures Collection of

61 pieces and watch showof Nevzatifti who isa master of

shadowshow. Orone can

choose toattend oneof the co-urses onKaragzMaking

and Playing, for there are conti-nuous arts and crafts activitieson puppet, marionette, shadowshow figures making and pla-ying, in Karagz House.

CELAL BAYAR MUSEUM

In the name of Celal Bayar, thethird Head of State of The Re-public of Turkey, a library and amuseum opened in Umurbeytown at north of Gemlik in 1970.Besides the tombs of Celal Ba-yar, there are photographs of his

on duty period, memoirs, pain-tings, various documents, medalsand plates in the museum. CelalBayar Museum and Library isclosed every Monday afternoonand Tuesdays. It is open to thevisitors during the weekend andall the other weekdays in workhours.


Umurbey Town / Gemlik(All days except Tuesday) 08.30-17.00

Tel: +90 224. 525 00 98

ekirge St. Across the Karagz Monumental Tomb ekirge - BursaVisiting Hours: 10:00 - 16:00 (All days except Monday)

Tel: +90 224. 232 18 71


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ZNK MUSEUM

The historical Nilfer Hatunsoup kitchen that has beenfounded at the Ottoman periodserves as a museum today. Itwas built by the order ofOttoman Sultan Murad the 1st, inmemoir of his mother NilferHatun at 1388. Used for various

purposes after the foundat

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