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Ulu Camii
The monumental Grand Mosque represents the culmination of the initial period in history of the Ottoman Empire. In my previous post, I wrote about the birth of the Empire that, more or less, 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.
The fact that they ...
After a week in Istanbul, it was time for me to move to Bursa, the second destination during my five-week travel across Turkey. If you choose to travel 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 comfortable. ...
ABOUT BURSA
I travelled across Turkey by bus, it was convenient and comfortable. ...
