Osmangazi is a municipality and

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Bursa Province Bursa Province ( tr, ) is a province in Turkey along the Sea of Marmara coast in northwestern Anatolia. It borders Balıkesir to the west, Kütahya to the south, Bilecik and Sakarya to the east, Kocaeli to the northeast and Yalova to the nor ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

. Its area is 621 km², and its population is 891,250 (2022). It is one of the central metropolitan districts of the city of

Bursa ( grc-gre, Προῦσα, Proûsa, Latin: Prusa, ota, بورسه, Arabic:بورصة) 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 ...

, as well as the fourth largest overall municipality in

. On its own, it would be the 28th largest city in Turkey. The district has been shaped by several civilizations:

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, Byzantines, Seljuqians, and

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. The first marks of the Ottoman Empire exist within Osmangazi where it extended from the foot of

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, ext ...

to the plain of Bursa. Within the boundaries of Osmangazi, approximately 1800 registered historical buildings exist.

History

It was stated that there were various settlements in Bursa and its surroundings by 4000 B.C. But the certain information related to the region belongs to 700 B.C.

Homer Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...

called the region

Mysia Mysia (UK , US or ; el, Μυσία; lat, Mysia; tr, Misya) was a region in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor (Anatolia, Asian part of modern Turkey). It was located on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara. It was bounded by Bithynia on the ...

. There are two villages that are ancient Mysia settlements: Misi (Gümüştepe) and Misebolu. The region is called

Phrygia In classical antiquity, Phrygia ( ; grc, Φρυγία, ''Phrygía'' ) was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now Asian Turkey, centered on the Sangarios River. After its conquest, it became a region of the great empires ...

in historical geography. It is known that

Cimmerians The Cimmerians (Akkadian: , romanized: ; Hebrew: , romanized: ; Ancient Greek: , romanized: ; Latin: ) were an ancient Eastern Iranian equestrian nomadic people originating in the Caspian steppe, part of whom subsequently migrated into West A ...

, fleeing from the migration of the

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, put an end to Phrygian sovereignty. The name of Bursa comes from the founder of this city, Prussias, the King of

Bithynia Bithynia (; Koine Greek: , ''Bithynía'') was an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), adjoining the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus, and the Black Sea. It bordered Mysia to the southwest, Pa ...

. The Bithynians, who migrated to the region in 7th century B.C., used the name Bithynia. It was pointed out that one of the most important commanders that

Carthage Carthage was the capital city of Ancient Carthage, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classi ...

had recommended the establishment of the City of Prusias and Olympus to King Prusian I. in 185 B.C. By that time, "Prusa" has been transformed to Bursa. When Bithynia joined the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterr ...

in 74 B.C., it became the Asian Province that was governed by

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(head of the province), who were appointed in

. Bursa was under the sovereignty of the

Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

between 385-1326 A.D. The city became a thermal city after the

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while

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production in the region started in 550 A.D. Bursa was seized by

Osman I Osman I or Osman Ghazi ( ota, عثمان غازى, translit= ʿOsmān Ġāzī; tr, I. Osman or ''Osman Gazi''; died 1323/4), sometimes transliterated archaically as Othman, was the founder of the Ottoman Empire (first known as the Ottoman Bey ...

in 1307 and conquered by

Orhan Orhan Ghazi ( ota, اورخان غازی; tr, Orhan Gazi, also spelled Orkhan, 1281 – March 1362) was the second bey of the Ottoman Beylik from 1323/4 to 1362. He was born in Söğüt, as the son of Osman I. In the early stages of his re ...

, the son of Osman I, on 6 April 1335. The capital of the empire was moved to Bursa in 1335 and new development movements were initiated. When Bursa was conquered, the city consisted of the inner castle, but Orhan had the Orhan Gazi Complex built out of the town. Public buildings such as mosques, baths, soup houses, hospitals,

madrasahs Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , Plural, pl. , ) is the Arabs, Arabic word for any Educational institution, type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. T ...

were built out of the walls, where new settlements had been created, hence a new tradition of settling area had been established. Right after the conquest of Istanbul by Sultan

Mehmed II Mehmed II ( ota, محمد ثانى, translit=Meḥmed-i s̱ānī; tr, II. Mehmed, ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror ( ota, ابو الفتح, Ebū'l-fetḥ, lit=the Father of Conquest, links=no; tr, Fâtih Su ...

., the active role of Bursa and its qualification as the administrative center had faded away. There are no buildings surviving from the Roman and Byzantine era. It is believed that the walls surrounding the city were built by Bithynians and used by the Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans after maintenance. Bursa had developed more than other cities in the first two centuries of Ottoman rule. It was filled with a number of architectural structures and became a trade city as well as a science city, where various famous madrasahs were located. Hüdavendigar Complex of Sultan Murat I., Yıldırım Complex of Sultan Bayezid I., and Green Complex all began their construction under Sultan Mehmed I. and were finished by Sultan

Murad II Murad II ( ota, مراد ثانى, Murād-ı sānī, tr, II. Murad, 16 June 1404 – 3 February 1451) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1444 and again from 1446 to 1451. Murad II's reign was a period of important economic deve ...

. They affected the spatial development of Bursa and still exist to this day. Industrialization within the city was accelerated in the

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, so that the population and the urban development of the city changed in the 1960s. The geographical location and the agricultural and industrial potential have increased the attraction of the city.

Geography

Osmangazi, the center of social and economic relations for years, is in the crossroad of roads to İzmir, İstanbul and Eskişehir. Osmangazi is the biggest district of Bursa that is on the southwest coast of

Marmara Sea The Sea of Marmara,; grc, Προποντίς, Προποντίδα, Propontís, Propontída also known as the Marmara Sea, is an inland sea located entirely within the borders of Turkey. It connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea via the ...

. Gökdere River on the east, Nilüfer River and Mudanya Road on the west, Katırlı Mountains on the north, Uludağ and Kirazlı Plateau are the natural and artificial boundaries of the district.

Composition

There are 136

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in Osmangazi District: * Adalet * Ahmetbey * Ahmetpaşa * Akpınar * Aksungur * Aktarhüssam * Alacahırka * Alacamescit * Alaşar * Alattin * Alemdar * Alipaşa * Altınova * Altıparmak * Armutköy * Atıcılar * Avdancık * Bağlarbaşı * Bağlı * Bahar * Başaran * Büyükdeliler * Çağlayan * Çaybaşı * Çekirge * Çeltikköy * Çiftehavuzlar * Çirişhane * Çırpan * Çukurcaköy * Dağakçaköy * Demirkapı * Demirtaş Barbaros * Demirtaş Cumhuriyet * Demirtaş Sakarya * Demirtaşpaşa * Dereçavuş * Dilkaldırım * Dobruca * Doğanbey * Doğancı * Doğanevler * Dumlupınar * Dürdane * Ebu İshak * Elmasbahçeler * Emek Adnanmenderes * Emek Fatihsultanmehmet * Emek Zekaigümüşdiş * Fatih * Gaziakdemir * Geçit * Gökçeören * Gülbahçe * Gündoğdu * Güneştepe * Güneybayırı * Güneybudaklar * Hacıilyas * Hamitler * Hamzabey * Hocaalizade * Hocahasan * Hüdavendiğar * Hürriyet * Hüseyinalanı * İbrahimpaşa * İnkaya * İntizam * İsmetiye * İstiklal * İvazpaşa * Karabalçık * Karaislah * Kavaklı * Kayhan * Kemerçeşme * Kirazlı * Kırcaali * Kiremitci * Kocanaip * Kovukçınar * Küçükbalıklı * Küçükdeliller * Kükürtlü * Küplüpınar * Kuruçeşme * Maksen * Mehmet Akif * Mollafenari * Mollagürani * Muradiye * Mürseller * Nalbantoğlu * Namıkkemal * Nilüfer * Orhanbey * Osmangazi * Ovaakça Çeşmebaşı * Ovaakça Eğitim * Ovaakça Merkez * Ovaakça Santral * Panayır * Pınarbaşı * Reyhan * Sakarya * Santralgaraj * Seçköy * Seferışıklar * Şehabettinpaşa * Şehreküstü * Selamet * Selçukgazi * Selimiye * Sırameşeler * Soğanlı * Soğukkuyu * Soğukpınar * Süleymaniye * Tahtakale * Tayakadın * Tuna * Tuzaklı * Tuzpazarı * Ulu * Uluçam * Veyselkarani * Yahşibey * Yenibağlar * Yeniceabat * Yenikaraman * Yenikent * Yeşilova * Yiğitali * Yunuseli * Zafer

Economy

The following types of industries exist in Osmangazi: automotive supply industry,

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, knitter & tricot, shoe industry,

agricultural machine Agricultural machinery relates to the mechanical structures and devices used in farming or other agriculture. There are many types of such equipment, from hand tools and power tools to tractors and the countless kinds of farm implements that they ...

furniture Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (tables), storing items, eating and/or working with an item, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks). Fu ...

leather Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay. The most common leathers come from cattle, sheep, goats, equine animals, buffalo, pigs and hogs, ...

, plastic, machine and

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, electric, foundry, welding machine, stove and knife sectors. Moreover, there are also oil and flour factories.

Education

Two vocational high schools are located in the district, Bursa Sports High School at Sevgi St. in Veysel Karani neighborhood, and Bursa Agriculture Vocational High School at Hürriyer St. in YeniKaraman neighborhood.

Main sights

* Reşat Oyal Culture Park, which is the symbol of Bursa, * İnkaya Plane which is the natural monument of 500 years old, * Tophane Slopes, * Kozahan, which is located between Ulu Mosque and Orhan Mosque, * Emirhan which was built by Orhan Bey in 1340, Muradiye Complex which is composed of madrasah, school, soup house, bath and mosque, and more than twenty tombs including

Murat II Murad II ( ota, مراد ثانى, Murād-ı sānī, tr, II. Murad, 16 June 1404 – 3 February 1451) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1444 and again from 1446 to 1451. Murad II's reign was a period of important economic deve ...

. and

Cem Sultan Cem Sultan (also spelled Djem or Jem) or Sultan Cem or Şehzade Cem (December 22, 1459 – February 25, 1495, ; ota, جم سلطان, Cem sulṭān; tr, Cem Sultan; french: Zizim), was a claimant to the Ottoman throne in the 15th century. Ce ...

, * Hüdavendigar Mosque, *

Grand Mosque of Bursa The Grand Mosque of Bursa ( tr, Bursa Ulu Camii) is a historic mosque in Bursa, Turkey. It was commissioned by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I to commemorate his great victory at the Battle of Nicopolis and built between 1396 and 1399. The mosque i ...

, which is the sample of multi-pillared and multi-domed mosques, * Merinos City Park, * Botanical Park, * Soğanlı Zoo, * Pınarbaşı Park, * Soğukkuyu Park, * Hamitler Park, * Cable Water Ski Center.

Historical monuments

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Osmangazi is twinned with: * Agios Sergios, Cyprus *

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, Syria *

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, Greece *

Beit Hanoun Beit Hanoun or Beit Hanun ( ar, بيت حانون) is a city on the northeast edge of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 32,187 in mid-2006. It is administered by the Governance ...

, Palestine * Čair (Skopje), North Macedonia * Galateia, Cyprus *

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, Palestine *

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, Palestine *

Kapchagay Konaev ( kk, Қонаев; russian: Конаев), previously known as Kapchagay ( kk, Қапчағай, links=no; russian: Капшагай, links=no or ), is a city with the Almaty Region of Kazakhstan. It is located on the Ili River, and has ...

, Kazakhstan *

Kardzhali Kardzhali ( bg, Кърджали , ''Kărdžali''; tr, Kırcaali; gr, Κάρτζαλι, ''Kártzali''), sometimes spelt Kardžali or Kurdzhali, is a town in the Eastern Rhodopes in Bulgaria, centre of Kardzhali Municipality and Kardzhali Provi ...

, Bulgaria * Lahn-Dill (district), Germany *

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, Kosovo *

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, Kosovo *

Omurtag Omurtag (or Omortag) ( bg, Омуртаг; original gr, Μορτάγων and Ομουρτάγ', Inscription No.64. Retrieved 10 April 2012.) was a Great Khan ('' Kanasubigi'') of Bulgaria from 814 to 831. He is known as "the Builder". In the v ...

, Bulgaria *

Preševo Preševo ( sr-cyrl, Прешево; sq, Preshevë, ) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. It is the southernmost town in Central Serbia and largest in the geographical region of Preševo Valley. Preševo ...

, Serbia * Shaki, Azerbaijan * Stari Grad (Sarajevo), Bosnia and Herzegovina *

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, Greece * Turakurgan, Uzbekistan

Notable people

Hakan Arslan Hakan Arslan (born 18 July 1988) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sivasspor. Playing career Arslan is a youth product of İstanbul Güngörenspor having joined their youth academy in 1998, and started his professional car ...

(born 1989), professional footballer * Mert Hakan Yandaş (born 1994), professional footballer *

Enes Ünal Enes Ünal (born 10 May 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Getafe and the Turkey national team. Ünal scored on his Süper Lig debut on 25 August 2013 for Bursaspor against Galatasaray, making h ...

(born 1997), professional footballer * Emirhan Aydoğan (born 1997), professional footballer *

Altay Bayındır Altay Bayındır (born 14 April 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester United and the Turkey national team. Club career Ankaragücü Bayındır made his Süper Lig debut for Ank ...

(born 1998), professional footballer

References

External links

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