🇹🇷 Information updated: 1 September 2026
The year 2026 has particular significance for Bursa: it marks 700 years since the Ottoman conquest of the city in 1326. This was more than a change of ruler. It began Bursa’s emergence as the first major Ottoman capital, where mosques, schools, baths...
Bursa's 700th anniversary
Bursa conquest
Bursa heritage
Bursa landmarks
Ottoman identity
Ottoman identity
Bursa's 700th anniversary
Bursa heritage
Conquest of Bursa
Bursa landmarks
An aerial view of Koza Han and its tree-filled courtyard. Photo: TGA, via Türkiye’s Culture Portal.
Karagöl lake among the rocky slopes and meadows of Uludağ. Photo: Ali Rıza Özer, Bursa Metropolitan Municipality’s archive.
Bursa is far more than a convenient excursion from Istanbul or a...