š Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing early Ottoman urban and rural settlements in northwestern TĆ¼rkiye
š Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2014
- Founded in the early 14th century during the establishment of the Ottoman state
- Located in northwestern TĆ¼rkiye near Bursa, a former Ottoman capital
- Cumalıkızık village remains inhabited and preserves 14th-century Ottoman architecture
Bursa and Cumalıkızık together represent the formative period of the Ottoman Empire, illustrating the transition from frontier principality ...