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Ulu Camii
What I call the Melik Mehmet Gazi Mosque for the purpose of this post is, in fact, the Ulu Camii or Grand Mosque of Kayseri. Since many Turkish cities have an Ulu Camii, I have chosen to refer to this mosque by the name of the ruler who commissioned its construction. This helps distinguish it from other mosques with the same name, the most famous of which is probably the Grand Mosque of Bursa. As I have ...
In my previous article, I wrote about the city of Kayseri that I visited during my three-week stay in 2025. I mentioned that one of the main reasons why I went to that Turkish city was its historical aspect. Namely, Kayseri was one of the most important key urban centres of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum. So, in this post, I would like to present some of the most significant Seljuk monuments in Kayseri that ...
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. ...
