The earliest known settlement at this location was the ancient Greek city of Cius, which Philip V of Macedon granted to Prusias I, the King of Bithynia, in 202 BC. Prusias rebuilt the city and renamed it Prusa (Ancient Greek: Προῦσα). After 128 years of Bithynian rule, Nicomedes IV, the last King of Bithynia, bequeathed the entire kingdom to the Roman Empire in 74 BC. An earlyRoman Treasure was found in the vicinity of Bursa in the early 20th century. Composed of a woman’s silver toilet articles, it is now in the British Museum.
Bursa became the first major capital city of the early Ottoman Empire following its capture from the Byzantines in 1326. As a result, the city witnessed a considerable amount of urban growth throughout the 14th century. After conquering Edirne (Adrianople) in East Thrace, the Ottomans turned it into the new capital city in 1363, but Bursa retained its spiritual and commercial importance in the Ottoman Empire.[4] The Ottoman sultan Bayezid I built the Bayezid Külliyesi (Bayezid I theological complex) in Bursa between 1390 and 1395[5] and the Ulu Cami (Grand Mosque) between 1396 and 1400.[6] Bursa remained to be the most important administrative and commercial center in the empire until Mehmed II conquered Constantinople in 1453. The population of Bursa was 45,000 in 1487.[7]
During the Ottoman period, Bursa continued to be the source of most royal silk products. Aside from the local silk production, the city imported raw silk from Iran, and occasionally from China, and was the main production center for the kaftans, pillows, embroidery and other silk products for the Ottoman palaces until the 17th century.
Following the foundation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, Bursa became one of the industrial centers of the country. The economic development of the city was followed by population growth and Bursa became the 4th most populous city in Turkey.
The city has traditionally been a pole of attraction, and was a major center for refugees from various ethnic backgrounds who immigrated to Anatolia from the Balkans during the loss of the Ottoman territories in Europe between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The most recent arrival of Balkan Turks took place in the 1940s until the 1990s, when the communist regime in Bulgariaexpelled approximately 150,000 Bulgarian Turks to Turkey.[8] About one-third of these 150,000 Bulgarian Turkish refugees eventually settled in Bursa.
Day 1 …… Istanbul – Bursa
Departure from your hotel for Bursa,We will cross Marmara sea by ferry,First stop will be Yalova,Old se aside town,famous with hot spring water and Cınarcık town,then drive to Bursa,Dinner and Overnight ( D )
Day 2 Bursa
Breakfast at the hotel,visit the Green Mosque,Green Mausoleum build by Sultan Mehmet I,then visit the Silk Market with traditional shops,Great Mosque build by Sultan Beyazid,Muradiye princes Tombs, Waterfalls Dinner and Overnight ( L-D)
Day 3 Bursa
Breakfast at the hotel,Fullday tour Uludag ( Mont Olympus ) by cable car,Lunch during the tour,return to Bursa,Dinner and Overnight (B,L,D )
Day 4 Bursa – Istanbul
Breakfast at the hotel,free time on your own,return to Istanbul late in the afternoon,..(B )
Departure : Daily all year around
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Inclusions
- 3 Nights 4 stars hotel accomodations
- All airport transfer inbound and outbound private basis
- Entrances fees
- Cable car tickets
- 3 Breakfasts 2 Lunches, 3 Dinners
- Private English or requested language guide
- Private car
- All local taxes and services charges
