š Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
Yildirim (Bayezid I) KĆ¼lliye and UNESCO World Heritage Site
š Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site recognizing early Ottoman foundations and architecture
- Bursa served as the first major Ottoman capital in the early 14th century
- The Yildirim KĆ¼lliye complex includes mosque, madrasa, hospital, and baths
- Cumalıkızık preserves a 14th-century rural village with traditional Ottoman houses
Bursa and the village of Cumalıkızık, located in northwestern TĆ¼rkiye, together represent the early institutional and territorial consolidation ...