The monumental Grand Mosque represents the culmination of the initial period in the history of the Ottoman Empire. In my previous post, I wrote about the birth of the Empire that started with the Ottoman conquest of Bursa in 1326.
By 1399, when the mosque opened to the public for the first time, Bursa was no longer the capital city and the Ottoman state was much bigger.
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Certainly, the best place to see Ottoman heritage is Istanbul. It was the Ottoman capital for 470 years and evidently Ottoman rulers and other dignitaries of the empire left a mark on the city. The vast heritage is represented by numerous imperial and other mosques, bazaars and markets, fountains and hans. But, the Ottoman history in Istanbul starts only after Fatih Sultan Mehmed conquered it in 1453, while ...
After a week in Istanbul, it was time for me to move to Bursa, the second destination during my five-week travel across Turkey. When you choose to travel in Turkey the way I did, it's an obvious choice. Whether you go east or south of Istanbul, you have to pass either through or near Bursa.
ABOUT BURSA
I travelled across Turkey by bus, it was convenient and ...
ABOUT BURSA
I travelled across Turkey by bus, it was convenient and ...