Grand Bazaar

Mosques, Markets, Kultur Park, Convention Centre

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October 7th 2013
Geo: 40.198, 29.0573Bursa is the fourth most populated city in Turkey. has been occupied since 5000 BC by Persia, Roman and Byzantine cultures. It became the first major capital city of the early Ottoman Empire following its capture by the Byzantines in 1326. It remained the most important administrative and commercial centre until Mehmed II conquered Constantinople in 1453. It was known for bat ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more