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  Bursa Province at AllExperts (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Bursa is a province in western Turkey, along the Sea of Marmara.
Its adjacent provinces are Balikesir to the west, Kutahya to the south, Bilecik and Sakarya to the east, Kocaeli to the northeast and Yalova to the north.
Bursa was the capital of the Ottoman State until the invansion of Edirne.
experts.about.com.cob-web.org:8888 /e/b/bu/Bursa_Province.htm   (113 words)

  
 Bursa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bursa (formerly known as Brusa, Greek: Prusa, Προύσσα) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of Bursa Province.
Bursa is the center of the Turkish automobile industry, where FIAT and Renault have located their factories, as well as textile and food industries where Coca Cola, Pepsi and many canned food factories are present in the city's organized industrial zones.
Bursa also is a major tourist attraction: one of the best ski resorts of Turkey is located at Uludağ in Bursa Province, as is the ancient Nicea where the four bibles were united.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bursa,_Turkey   (817 words)

  
 Travel Guide To Turkey, Guide de la Turquie, GUIDE MARTINE, Guide to Turkey, Guide de Turquie, Travel, Turkey, Voyage, ...
Bursa, which was located on the westernmost extension of the Silk Road, has been the center of sericulture and silk production since the 15th Century, producing silk cloth and also silk threads for the famous Hereke silk carpets.
Bursa, which is the 5th largest city in Turkey, today may be in contradiction with herself for it has become an industrialized city and the center of the first organized industrial region in Turkey (1962).
Cem, the governor of the province of Karaman and Konya, was the younger brother of Bayezit, the governor of Sivas, Tokat and Amasya.
www.guide-martine.com /bursa.asp   (2357 words)

  
 The First Capital of Ottoman Empire,Bursa
Bursa is one of Turkey's cities that has experienced a high influx of migrants over the centuries, and the communities of different people have each added their own colour to life in the city.
Bursa hamams consist of an entrance hall, a tepidarium, and the washing hall itself known as the halvet.
In the nineteenth century Bursa was capital of the province of Hüdavendigar, which consisted of the districts of Balıkesir, Karahisar-ı Sahip and Kütahya, and the sub-provinces of Gemlik, Pazarköy, Mudanya, Yalova, Karamürsel, Tirilye, Bilecik, Lefke, Gölpazan, Söğüd, Mihaliç, Kirmasti, İnegöl, Yarhisar, Yenikent, İznik and Pazarcık.
www.ottomansouvenir.com /Capitals/Bursa.htm   (5160 words)

  
 Bursa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
It is the capital of Bursa province with 2.1 million inhabitants (2004 estimate).
Bursa is characterized by ravines cutting the city into three regions, which are connected by bridges.
Bursa is a city of great early Ottoman architecture, winding streets, orchards and mountain streams.
lexicorient.com /e.o/bursa.htm   (416 words)

  
 Bursa, Turkey-Adiyamanli.org
Known as "Green Bursa", this province stands on the lower slopes of Uludag (Mount Olympos of Mysia, 2543 m).
Here are the Ulu Mosque built in the Seljuk style, with impressive calligraphic wall decorations; the Orhan Gazi Mosque; the "Hisar" an attractive part of the province, and in the park the Mausoleums of Osman, the founder of the Ottoman Empire, and his son Orhan Gazi.
Bursa's silk industry has a long heritage; the city was a centre of silk trade in the 15th century and by the 17th century was famous in Europe and Asia for its silk textiles, which are still produced.
www.adiyamanli.org /bursa.html   (1035 words)

  
 Museums of Bursa, Bursa Museums
Bursa Ataturk Museum was opened in 1973 in Ataturk House in Cekirge in Bursa.
Bursa Municipality bought the house from its owner and presented it as a gift to Ataturk when he came to Bursa on January 20 1923.
The Iznik Museum is in the province of Bursa.
www.istanbulportal.com /istanbulportal/Bursa2.aspx   (895 words)

  
 Bursa, Turkey
The Early Ottoman capital of Bursa, formerly called Broussa and known in antiquity as Prusa, lies about 100km/62mi south of Istanbul as the crow flies, and some 30km/19mi inland from the Sea of Marmara.
Blessed with a delightful climate and the loveliest of settings south of the Karadag coastal uplands, Bursa with its picturesque Old Town and magnificent buildings (mosques and türbes) is one of the highlights of any visit to Turkey.
Agriculture, mainly fruit and vegetable-growing, flourishes in the fertile surrounding countryside; Bursa peaches are renowned throughout Turkey).
www.planetware.com /turkey/bursa-tr-br-br.htm   (320 words)

  
 Ponte Tur, Travel Agency, Istanbul - TURKEY, Oznur Cilingiroglu
Bursa is located in the northwest of the Anatolian peninsula and southeast of the Marmara Sea.
As for something to purchase; Bursa is a center of the silk trade (since first silk cocoons were brought here with the caravans of the Silk Road) and towel manufacturing.
One of the places to be seen in Bursa is the Yesil Cami (Green Mosque), with its carved marble doorway which is one of the best in Anatolia.
www.pontetur.com /ebursa.html   (588 words)

  
 Ankara and Bursa, Turkey  -  Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Formerly Brusa or Brussa, it is the capital of Bursa Province.
Bursa is divided into three parts by a series of ravines, which are spanned by a number of bridges.
Orhan, son of the second sultan of Turkey, captured the city in 1326 during the Turkish conquest of the Byzantine Empire and made it the capital of the Ottoman Empire; in 1361 Orhan's son, Murad I, moved the royal residence to Adrianople (modern Edirne).
www.galenfrysinger.com /ankara_turkey.htm   (567 words)

  
 TURKISHTiME   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Bursa was established by the Bithynian King, Ziopetes in B.C. 300 and has been one of the three big cities of the Kingdom, with the name of Prusa.
Bursa is currently the home for almost 4% of Turkey’s population, with 2,106,687 people according to the 2000 population census.
Bursa, the first capital of the Ottoman Empire and a city that was functioning as an important trade center during that period, maintains its presence as one of the most lively economic production centers of Turkey today.
www.turkishtime.org /ekim/print/76_1_en_p.htm   (3128 words)

  
 Bursa - All About Turkey
Known as "Green Bursa", this province stands on the lower slopes of Uludag (Mount Olympos of Mysia, 2543 m) in the Marmara region of Anatolia.
The Yildirim Beyazit Mosque is important as it is the first one built in the new Ottoman style and is accompanied by the Emir Sultan Mosque which lies in a peaceful setting.
The Orhan Gazi Mosque; the "Hisar", an attractive part of the province; the Mausoleums of Osman, the founder of the Ottoman Empire, and his son Orhan Gazi are other important sites to visit.
www.allaboutturkey.com /bursa.htm   (787 words)

  
 T.C. Kultur Bakanligi / Ministry of Culture, Republic of Turkey
The mosque forming the center of this architectural group, which was a prominent dervish cloister of the day, was constructed by Hundî Fatma Hatun, the daughter of Beyazıd I and the wife of Emir Sultan.
The sanctuary of the structure, which is the largest of the single-domed mosques in Bursa, is covered by a dome on a circular drum with squinches.
The rectangular ablutions fountain, set crosswise in the courtyard enclosed by an arcade of ogee arches and cloistered vaults, which are both plastered in the lathe and plaster bağdadi technique, was built by Abdülaziz in the year 1868-69.
www.discoverturkey.com /english/yeni/bursa/mosques.html   (479 words)

  
 Fez Travel Turkey and Greece - Bursa Day Trip
Bursa formerly known as Brusa or in Greek, Prusa is the capital of the Bursa Province in northwestern Turkey.
The city is famous for its ski resorts, on the mountain of Uludag, the mausoleums of Ottoman sultans, and the surrounding fertile plain.
Bursa, the capital of ancient Bithynia, sprawls across the verdant slopes af Mysian Olympus (Mt. Uludag).
www.feztravel.com /Bursa_Day_Trip.php   (597 words)

  
 Bursa Province Biography on DanceAge (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The province has an area of 11,087 km² and a population of 2,125,140 according to the 2000 census.
The city of Bursa was the capital of the Ottoman State until the conquest of Edirne.
Bursa province is divided into 17 districts (capital district in bold):
www.danceage.com.cob-web.org:8888 /biography/sdmc_Bursa_Province   (130 words)

  
 Bursa Province (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
It has an area of 11 087 km² and a population of 2 125 140 according to the 2000 census.
The capital is the ancient city of Bursa.
The Bursa Province is divided into seventeen districts: Nilüfer, Yıldırım, Osman Gazi, Büyük Orhan, Gemlik, Gürsu, Harmancık, İnegöl, İznik, Karacabey, Kales, Kestel, Mudanya, Mustafa Kemal Paşa, Orhaneli, Orhangazi and Yenişehir.
publicliterature.org.cob-web.org:8888 /en/wikipedia/b/bu/bursa_province.html   (125 words)

  
 FOCUS on TURKEY - Istanbul and the Marmara Region of Turkey
Bursa was, and is still, famous for its silk trade, towel manufacture and thermal springs.
In the park that overlooks the valley are the mausoleums of Osman, the founder of the Ottoman Empire, and his son Orhan Gazi who commanded the army that conquered Bursa.
December to May are the best months for skiing, although the area, which is a national park, is well worth a visit at any time of the year for the lovely views and wonderful fresh air.
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 Bursa, Turkey Summary
Bursa, capital of the province of Bursa (2002 population 2.2 million), at the foot of Ulu Dag (Great Mountain) near the thermal springs of Cekirge in northwestern Turkey, was founded as Proussa by Prussias I of Bithynia in the second century BCE.
Bursa saw the birth of Ottoman architecture, including the Ulu Mosque, erected in 1399 under Bayezid I (1389–1402).
Bursa is the center of the Turkish automobile industry, where FIAT and Renault have located their factories.
www.bookrags.com /Bursa,_Turkey   (687 words)

  
 bursa - Ask.com Web Search
Bursa is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of Bursa Province.
Inflammation of the bursa is known as bursitis.
A bursa is a small sac containing fluid that lies between tendons and bones.
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 Bursa Gay Travel Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Bursa is the fourth largest city of Turkey of Turkey in terms of population.
Transportation between Istanbul and Bursa is by ferryboat and by bus included in the price..
Known as "Green Bursa", this province stands on the lower slopes of Uludag (Mount Olympos of Asia, 2543 m).
turkeygayguide.tripod.com /bursa.html   (1013 words)

  
 YEŞİM TEKSTİL
While Yeşimspor youth, academy, junior and kids teams qualified the first in high school and primary school levels in Bursa, it became second in youth and kids category in Bursa, and with this performance Yeşimspor ranked first in infrastructure in general.
Only Yeşimspor gave 2 players to the Turkish national academy team’s principal squad from Bursa Province, while in academy category, Hüseyin Özdemir, a player in Yeşimspor’s squad, was elected the best pivot in the countrywide in his own category.
Bursa Province will be represented by Yeşimspor players in the Championship.
www.yesim.com /eng/read_page.php?id=231   (1041 words)

  
 Bursa Bids to Close Down Gay Association
Bursa Governor's Office filed complaint with prosecution to close down month-old "Rainbow Association" on grounds of being "against the law and public moral".
In its reason for the closure demand, the governor's office argued that the formation violated current association laws that ruled no association could be founded with intentions against the law or public moral.
The decision concluded that neither in the name of KAOS-GL nor it its 23 point targets were any content that could be regarded as immoral and said that also taking into account international conventions, there was no need to launch a public case to close the association.
www.bianet.org /2006/06/01_eng/news79496.htm   (267 words)

  
 Osmanlı Tarihi Kültürü Medeniyeti Edebiyatı Sanatı   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Province of Anadolu (Turkish for Anatolia) was one of two the core provinces of the Ottoman Empire.
Consisting of western Anatolia, its capital was Bursa.
This province was the Ottoman heartland, during the early reign of Bayezid I established as a formal province.
www.osmanlimedeniyeti.com /wiki/Anadolu_Province_.html   (54 words)

  
 Marmara Region of Turkey **completed**
Bilecik, lying in the green fertile lands of the river valley, is the eastern neighbor of Bursa in Marmara region.
Kirklareli is a province of Turkey on the border with Bulgaria in Thrace, on the west side of the Yildiz (Istranca) Mountains, having a population of 350.000 approximately.
Yalova used to be a district of Istanbul until some years ago and than became a province itself having 100.000 inhabitants approximately and is a beautiful city in the Marmara region of Anatolia with green plateaus, agricultural areas and spas.
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 Turkey in 2003 - TurkishPress.com
A passenger bus hit the wall of a tunnel on the highway between eastern province of Erzincan and central province of Sivas.
A campaign was launched in eastern province of Van in co-operation between the Ministry of National Education and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for education of girls.
Tiles which were stolen from the Sinanpasa Mosque in Yenisehir town of northwestern province of Bursa, were returned to Turkey by Britain.
www.turkishpress.com /specials/2003/yir/06.asp   (551 words)

  
 Bursa Turkey Photo Gallery by Dick Osseman at pbase.com
Far too much of Bursa is now devoted to flats and how wonderful it would be to capture the 'old' Bursa before these wonderful homes get demolished and we lose the 'Green Bursa' (Yesil) that we all love.
Bursa is not a city of Gypsies or Cumalikizik children but it is the 4th largest city of Turkey with many modern buildings,people..
Bursa is my hometown so i am proud of these photos.i hope u liked Bursa and visit again in the future.
www.pbase.com /dosseman/bursa_turkey   (3148 words)

  
 Bursa - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
Bursa (formerly known as Brusa or Prusa) is the capital of the Bursa Province in northwestern Turkey.
The earliest known site at this location was Cius, which Philip V of Macedonia granted to the Bithynian king Prusias I in 202 BC, for his help against Pergamum and Heraclea Pontica (modern Karadeniz Eregli).
A bursa is also a fluid filled sac located between a bone and tendon which normally serves to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.
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 Winter Olympics in Turkey? - GamesBids.com Forums
Bursitis is the inflammation of one or more bursae, or small sacks of oil, in the body.
The term bursa (plural bursae) is Latin for purse, which is what a bursa resembles.
Bursa is the capital of the Bursa Province in northwestern Turkey.
www.gamesbids.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=839   (470 words)

  
 T.C. Kultur Bakanligi / Ministry of Culture, Republic of Turkey
Acession of Sultan Murad  II Cem Bultan arrives in Bursa and pronounces himself ruler
Number of districts in province of Hüdavendigâr reduced to three March 13, 1919 İsmail Bey of Gümülcüne appointed governor of Bursa
New governor, Nemrut Mustafa Pasha, is banished from Bursa
www.discoverturkey.com /english/yeni/bursa/bursa_chronalagy.html   (230 words)

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