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Bursa is a city in the Asian part of Turkey.

Contents 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By plane 2.2 By train 2.3 By car 2.4 By bus 2.5 By boat 3 Get around 4 See 4.1 Mosques 4.2 Tombs 4.3 See Also 5 Do 6 Learn 7 Work 8 Buy 9 Eat 9.1 Budget 9.2 Mid-range 9.3 Splurge 10 Drink 11 Sleep 11.1 Budget 11.2 Mid-range 12 Contact 13 Stay safe 14 Cope 15 Get out

Understand

Bursa lies in the northwestern part of Turkey near the sea of Marmara. The city was the first ever capital of the Ottoman Empire. It's the fifth largest city of Turkey.It is famous with peach,chestnut and silk industry. As it is first capital of the Ottoman Empire, it has a lot of historical places to see. Furthermore, Uludağ - one of the highest mountains in the Turkey- lies in the middle of Bursa which is the winter sports center of Turkey.

Get in

By plane

By train

There is no railway in Bursa

By car

By bus

Take a bus from Istanbul.It takes about 3 hours and the ticket is 10 euros

By boat

Take the ferries from Istanbul Yenikapı terminal (in the European part of Istanbul in Eminönü) to Yalova, then a bus or a dolmuş to Bursa.

Get around

See

Mosques

• ULUCAMİ was builded in 1399.
• Orhan Camii ve Külliyesi (Orhan Mosque)
• Yeşil Camii(Green Mosquee)
• Muradiye Camii
• Hüdavendigar Camii
• Yıldırım Camii
• Koca Sinan Paşa
• İshak Paşa Külliyeleri

Tombs

• Yeşil Türbe(Green Tomb) is the tomb of the Çelebi Mehmed I (1412-1420).

See Also

• Uludağ Milli Parkı(Uludag National Park)
• Çekirge
• Armutlu
• Oylat (Turkish Baths)
• Gemlik Kaplıcaları(Turkish Baths)
• Kumla(Beach)
• Kurşunlu Plajları(Beach)
• Prusa Kenti Surları(City Wall)
• Nikaia (İznik)
• Miletopolis (Karacabey)
• Mirlea (Mudanya)
• Kirmastı (Mustafa Kemal Paşa)
• Atranos (Orhaneli)
• Neopolis (Yenişehir)
• Ayasofya (Hagia Sofia), Koimesis, Hagios Kiliseleri (Churches)
• Nikaia Nekropolü,
• Yıldırım Bedesteni (Yildirim Bazaar)
• Bursa Arkeoloji Müzesi (Bursa Archelogy Museum)
• Bursa Atatürk Müzesi (Bursa Atatürk Museum)
• Bursa Türk İslam Eserleri Müzesi (Bursa Turk Islamic Works Museum)
• Mudanya Mütareke Müzesi (Mudanya War Museum)
• İznik Müzesi (Iznik Museum)

Do

Learn

Work

Buy

Eat

Try the İskender kebap, a dish originated from Bursa. İskender consists of roasted, sliced lamb spread atop diced bread pieces, topped with tomato sauce, served with yoghurt.

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Drink

Sleep

Budget

cesmeli hotel: clean with very nice breakfast included.

Mid-range

Contact

Stay safe

Cope

Get out

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