š Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
Khans Area and Orhan Ghazi Tombs
š Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed for historical and architectural value
- Orhan Ghazi was the second Ottoman ruler; his tomb demonstrates early Ottoman funerary architecture
- Bursa served as the first major capital of the Ottoman Empire in the early 14th century
- Cumalıkızık preserves a well-preserved example of an Ottoman rural settlement with timber-framed houses
Bursa and the village of Cumalıkızık, located in northwestern Turkey, represent the foundational period of the Ottoman Empire ...