İnegöl (known as , ''Angelokomis'' in the Byzantine period) is a municipality and

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Bursa Province Bursa Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in Turkey along the Sea of Marmara coast in northwestern Anatolia. It borders Balıkesir Province, Balıkesir to the west, K ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. Its area is 1,118 km², and its population is 302.251 (2024). İnegöl is one of the centers of the Turkish

furniture Furniture refers to objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., Stool (seat), stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (table (furniture), tables), storing items, working, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks). Furnitur ...

industry, and is also known for its

meatball A meatball is ground meat (mince) rolled into a ball, sometimes along with other ingredients, such as bread crumbs, minced onion, eggs, butter, and seasoning. Meatballs are cooked by frying, baking, steaming, or braising in sauce. There are m ...

( İnegöl köftesi) which has its origins in

ćevapi Ćevapi (, ) or ćevapčići (formal: diminutive; , ) is a grilled dish of minced meat found traditionally in the countries of southeast Europe (the Balkans). It is considered a national dish of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, with Bosnia and ...

brought to the region by Bosnian immigrants (

Bosniaks The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...

) during the

Balkan Wars The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans, Balkan states in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan states of Kingdom of Greece (Glücksburg), Greece, Kingdom of Serbia, Serbia, Kingdom of Montenegro, M ...

. Although considerably quieter than the neighbouring

Bursa Bursa () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region, Bursa is one of the industrial centers of the country. Most of ...

and

Eskişehir Eskişehir ( , ; from 'old' and 'city') is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 821 315 (Odunpazari + Tebebasi), with a metropolitan population of 921 630. The city is l ...

, İnegöl retains sufficient attractions to make it interesting for tourists for a one- or two-day stopover, as well as possessing sufficiently unspoilt nearby natural attractions to keep one occupied for longer stays. Notable tourist attractions are the İnegöl Kent Müzesi and (directly next to it) the İshakpaşa Historical Mosque. Nearby to İnegöl is the health resort of Oylat (also known as the Oylat Hotspring), adjacent to the

Oylat Cave Oylat Cave () is a show cave in Bursa Province, northwestern Turkey. Location and access The cave is located south of Hilmiye village and southeast of İnegöl town in Bursa Province. It is accessible from İnegöl on the state road to Ankara ...

. İnegöl is also conveniently located near to

Uludağ Uludağ (), the ancient Mysian or Bithynian Olympus ( Greek: Όλυμπος), is a mountain in Bursa Province, Turkey, with an elevation of . In Turkish, ''Uludağ'' means "great mountain". In ancient times the range of which it is a part, e ...

, a popular

skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International S ...

resort during the winter months.

History

From 1867 until 1922, İnegöl was part of

Hüdavendigâr vilayet The Hüdavendigâr Vilayet () or Bursa Vilayet after its administrative centre, was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire. At the beginning of the 20th century it reportedly had an area of .Greek Army The Hellenic Army (, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term '' Hellenic'' is the endogenous synonym for ''Greek''. The Hellenic Army is the largest of the three branches of the Hellenic Armed F ...

during the

Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) The Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922 was fought between Greece and the Turkish National Movement during the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I, between 15 May 1919 and 14 October 1922. This conflict was a par ...

however it was retaken by the Turks during the

Great Offensive The Great Offensive () was the largest and final military operation of the Turkish War of Independence, fought between the Turkish Armed Forces loyal to the government of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, and the Kingdom of Greece, ending ...

Composition

There are 116

neighbourhoods A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...

in İnegöl District: * Akbaşlar *

Akhisar Akhisar () is a municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,645 km2, and its population is 177,419 (2022). It is the site of the ancient city of Thyatira. With archaeological findings that are proving settlements go ...

* Akıncılar * Alibey * Aşağıballık * Babaoğlu * Bahariye * Bahçekaya * Baykoca * Bayramşah * Bilalköy * Boğazköy * Burhaniye * Çavuşköy * Çaylıca * Çayyaka *

Çeltikçi Çeltikçi is a town in Burdur Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast ...

* Cemiyet *

Cerrah Cerrah is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of İnegöl, Bursa Province, Turkey. Its population is 4,949 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde''). It is west of İnegöl and east of Bursa. The historical ...

Çiftlikköy Çiftlikköy is a town in Yalova Province in the Marmara region of Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Eur ...

* Çitli * Cuma * Cumhuriyet * Deydinler * Dipsizgöl * Doğanyurdu * Dömez * Edebey * Elmaçayır * Ertuğrulgazi * Esenköy * Esentepe * Eski Bahçekaya * Eskikaracakaya * Eskiköy * Eymir * Fatih * Fevziye * Fındıklı * Gazelli * Gedikpınar * Gülbahçe * Gündüzlü * Güneykestane * Güzelyurt * Hacıkara * Halhalca * Hamamlı * Hamidiye * Hamitabat * Hamzabey * Hasanpaşa * Hayriye * Hilmiye * Hocaköy * Huzur * İclaliye *

İhsaniye İhsaniye is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeas ...

* İsaören * Karagölet * Karahasanlar * Karakadı * Karalar * Kayapınar * Kemalpaşa * Kestanealanı *

Kınık Kınık () is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 479 km2, and its population is 28,694 (2022). Composition There are 37 neighbourhoods A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American En ...

* Kıran * Kocakonak * Konurlar * Kozluca * Küçükyenice * Kulaca * Kurşunlu * Lütfiye * Madenköy * Mahmudiye * Mesudiye * Mezit * Muratbey * Olukman * Orhaniye *

Ortaköy Ortaköy (, ''Middle Village)'' is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 9,121 (2024). It is on the European shore of the Bosphorus. it was originally a small fishing villag ...

* Osmaniye * Osmaniyeköy * Özlüce * Paşaören * Rüştiye * Saadet * Sarıpınar * Şehitler * Sinanbey * Şipali * Soğukdere * Süle * Süleymaniye * Sulhiye * Sultaniye * Sülüklügöl * Sungurpaşa * Süpürtü *

Tahtaköprü Tahtaköprü (literally "Wooden bridge") is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of İnegöl, Bursa Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,222 (2022). Before the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, 2013 reorganisation, it was a ...

Tekkeköy Tekkeköy is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 326 km2, and its population is 56,318 (2022). It covers the easternmost part of the Samsun, city of Samsun. Agriculture and animal breed ...

* Tokuş * Tüfekçikonak * Turgutalp * Turgutalpköy *

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* Yeni * Yenice * Yeniceköy * Yeniköy * Yeniyörük * Yiğit * Yukarıballık * Yunusemre

Furniture

İnegöl is a city surrounded rich with natural resources, especially forests, therefore

wood processing Wood processing is an engineering discipline in the wood industry comprising the production of forest products, such as pulp and paper, construction materials, and tall oil. Paper engineering is a subfield of wood processing. The major wo ...

businesses were always a big part of the city's economy. The first official record of wood processing business was recorded back in 1523 within Hüdavendigar cadastral record book, some of the villages were producing oars for the

galley A galley is a type of ship optimised for propulsion by oars. Galleys were historically used for naval warfare, warfare, Maritime transport, trade, and piracy mostly in the seas surrounding Europe. It developed in the Mediterranean world during ...

s of the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

. The furniture sector of İnegöl accounts for 88.5 percent of all the industrial companies. Forty two percent of İnegöl's exports were furniture exports in 2019 ($574.559.944,38). The city is number three in

exports of Turkey when ranked by total volume after

İstanbul Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With a population over , it is home to 18% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the largest cities in Europe and in th ...

and

Kayseri Kayseri () is a large List of cities in Turkey, city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri Province, Kayseri province. Historically known as Caesarea (Mazaca), Caesarea, it has been the historical capital of Cappadocia since anc ...

. There are also 2 biggest furniture shopping malls in Turkey in İnegöl.

Gallery

File:Inegöl Yıldırım Cami 1488.jpg, Inegöl Yıldırım Mosque, also known as Yıldırım Camii File:Inegöl city hall 1473.jpg, Inegöl city hall File:Inegöl Sani Konukoĝlu Cami 1469.jpg, Inegöl Sani Konukoĝlu Mosque, also known as Sani Konukoĝlu Camii File:Inegöl general view 1474.jpg, Inegöl general view File:Inegöl Işak Paşa Külliyesi 1480.jpg, Front view of Inegöl Işak Paşa Külliyesi

Notable people

Notable residents include

Mustafa Ülgen Mustafa Ülgen (born 1945 in İnegöl, Bursa Province) is a Turkish orthodontist. Biography Ülgen completed primary and middle school in İnegöl. After his graduation from Bursa Boys High School, he graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of ...

, an orthodontist. A section of the İnegöl Kent Müzesi (museum) is dedicated to him.

Twin cities

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* Mitrovica,

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* Novi Pazar, Bulgaria,

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References

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