The first capital of the Ottoman Empire
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ม.ค. 2024
- Shot on: December 14, 2023
Location: Bursa, Türkiye
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About this Bursa vlog:
I’m very happy that I got a chance to see Bursa, a city overflowing with history from the Ottoman Empire. I learned a lot and got to see some amazing historical and cultural attractions, including:
- Cumalıkızık Village
- Mount Uludağ
- Irgandı Bazaar Bridge
- Koza Han
- The Grand Mosque of Bursa (Ulu Cami)
- Osmangazi Türbesi
- Orhangazi Türbesi
I also got to try a local Turkish delicacy. Everyone I talked to told me I had to have an İskender Kebab when I went to Bursa. Wow! What an amazing Turkish food! I will be forever thankful to İskender Efendi for coming up with it!
About Bursa’s History:
Bursa has a rich history that dates back to ancient times. Initially known as Prusa, it was founded by the Bithynian King Prusias I in 202 BC, who named it after himself. The city's strategic location near the Sea of Marmara made it an important regional center in antiquity.
In the Byzantine era, Bursa served as a key administrative and commercial hub, benefiting from its position on major trade routes. Its importance grew further under the Ottoman Empire, which made it their first capital in 1326. This period marked Bursa's golden age; it became a center of learning, culture, and commerce. The city's architecture flourished, with the construction of mosques, madrasas (Islamic schools), and hans (caravanserais), many of which still stand today.
Bursa also played a significant role in the development of Ottoman silk production, with its silk market becoming one of the most important in the empire. The city's thermal baths, fed by natural hot springs, were another highlight, drawing visitors from across the region.
The city's significance waned slightly after the Ottoman capital was moved to Edirne and later to Istanbul, but Bursa remained an important regional center. Today, it is known for its historical sites, lush parks, and as a gateway to the Uludağ mountains, a popular ski resort area. Bursa's rich heritage reflects its pivotal role in the region's history, blending elements from the Hellenistic, Byzantine, and Ottoman periods.
About Bursa Tourism:
Bursa, a captivating city in northwest Turkey, is renowned for its rich historical and cultural heritage. As the first capital of the Ottoman Empire, it boasts a wealth of architectural wonders, including grand mosques like the Ulu Cami, known for its 20 domes and exquisite calligraphy, and the Yeşil Türbe, a stunningly tiled mausoleum. Bursa is also famous for its thermal baths, dating back to Roman times, offering relaxation and wellness to visitors. The city's bazaars, particularly the Silk Bazaar (Koza Han), provide a glimpse into its historical role in the silk trade, offering a variety of textiles and local crafts. Nestled against the backdrop of the Uludağ Mountains, Bursa is a gateway to one of Turkey's most popular ski resorts, attracting outdoor enthusiasts year-round. Additionally, its delicious cuisine, including the famous İskender kebab, adds to the city's allure, making Bursa a multifaceted destination for tourists seeking history, culture, and natural beauty.
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I watched many vlogs about Turkiye but your vlog is the best so far in regards to Turkiye and Turkish culture. Not only you visit other cities that many tourists or foreigners would not even bother to see but also you give very niche and interesting local and historical facts about these places. Keep up the good work and good luck on your future endeavors.
I’m glad you like it! Thanks for watching!
Most under estimated nation on earth by west with many stereotypes. Salute you from US ! 🫡
Absolutely correct. Turkish culture is incredibly rich, but in the West, not even 1% of this culture is known and most people are not interested in getting to know it. They settle for a few clichés and then look down on the country and its people.
Thanks for watching!
@@Anatolia07kardeşim öncelikle diğerlerini kötüleyerek biz onlardan daha iyiyiz diyerek hiçbir yere varamazsın haberin olsun. İnsanların gözünde milletimizi küçük düşürürsün yapma
@@emirhymz Ben öyle bisey yapmadim, sen yanlis kisiye yazdin.
@@TravelLordOnLocplease visit kabul bamiyan heral mazar sharif afghanistan freinds❤
bursa is actually known for "green bursa" which was real in the past. the reason why they call it green is because the city was under all green trees, forests and has cool traditional ottoman houses inside. but now, it's fully covered with soulless gray reinforced concrete buildings. unfortunately we couldn't protect it from that. many of us think that it's like a betrayal for this historical city. maybe you want to check out its old photos on the internet and see how it was look like. thank you for making such videos, keep going!
Thanks for the info! And thanks for watching!
Cumalikızık,Bursa is the right choice for traveler ... Greeting from New Jersey 👋👋
Yeah, was really happy to get there! It was a bit difficult because it was raining in Bursa almost every day, so I had to plan it carefully hahaha
Dear Peter, I live in Izmir. I did not know that there was a "changing of the guard" ceremony at the Osmangazi tomb. I think it is an attraction that has been thought of in recent years. But it was good, I congratulate you
You need to go up on Uludağ. It is a beautiful mountain. Nice video. Keep them coming.
Thanks! I hope to next time!
Nothing much like wishpiring in there, but snow is not cold like sentethic
Another nice video.
Cumalıkızık is such an authentic, even mystical place.
Bursa Ulu Cami is my favorite among all grand mosques in Türkiye. Except for the pre-Ottoman Divriği Grand Mosque in Divriği/ Sivas, a Unesco heritage.
Mount Uludağ is also called Mount Olympus.
teşekkürler, Osmangazi türbesindeki nöbet törenini sizin sayenizde öğrendim ve izledim.
I was very happy to get that on camera! Glad you liked it!
The videos are so smooth, I don't understand how time passes. I didn't know about the changing of the guard ceremony at the tomb, I learned it with you. I hope you get rewarded for your efforts.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sizin bakış açınız harika, çok geniş bir çerçeveden bakıp anlatıyor ve görüntülüyorsunuz... Yine harika bir video.. Çok teşekkürler.. Yolunuz açık olsun...❤MİNE....
Thank you! I’m glad you like it!
woah woah woah, where is the "Whats going on location" start? nice video Travel Ottoman!
nevermind, I should have waited 5 minutes
Yeah it’s in the middle
I checked some of videos on your channel. I loved your presentation. Good luck. Respect from Türkiye
Glad you liked it!
Hello, it's such a nice video to see! I'd recommend you to visit a seaside Agean city or a coast side Black Sea Region city in Turkey. Great work, keep up!
I want to check out the Black Sea next time! I do have videos from Izmir, Bodrum and Antalya on the way!
@@TravelLordOnLoc wow, that's good to hear! btw thanx a lot for the video ^^
Kültürümüzün Türk olmayan birinin gözünden de güzel algilanabiliyor ve aksettiriliyor olmasi, bu beni çok mutlu ediyor. Heyecan ve beğeni ile iziliyorum. Tamamen "apolitik" bakis acisiyla cektiginiz videolar cok basarili. Tesekkürler... The fact that our culture can be perceived and reflected beautifully through the eyes of a non-Turkish person makes me very happy. I watch it with excitement and admiration. The videos you shot from a completely "apolitical" perspective are very successful. Thanks...
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I am Turkish and I wish you a pleasant journey.
Thank you! Türkiye is great!
Osmanlı mimarisini devam ettirseydik belki depremlerde bu kadar can kayıplarımız olmazdı 😢 yatay mimariden uzaklaşmamamız lazımdı
Interesting idea. Thanks for watching!
Bu kadar bilgiyi nereden biliyorsun ❤❤ ama çok güzel bir video olmuş ❤❤❤❤❤
I do a lot of research before I go and also the tourist center provided me with a book about the history and sites also
Great vlog , enjoying it so far. The background spa music ( pardon my ignorance) kind of overshadowing the ambient sound.
Good to know! I’ve been debating if I should keep the background music or not
Thank you so much for those lovely vidéos my friend. I watch ur videos from France and learn many things about my own country😊.. be our guess if you come by here...
Thank you! I will go to France at some point!
Great vid once again!
Thanks once again!
you did veeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrryyyyyyyyyyy great jobs man. i love it
Always happy if you’re happy! Thanks for watching!
@@TravelLordOnLoc it's my pleasure that watching you🙏🙏🙏🙏
thank you for showing so much interest in Türkiye love these vids!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
Pizza word&food comes from turkish pide/pita , >> pita is actually is indian some kind of bread, ottomans saw it and turns to turkish food pide/pita with meat cheese etc, a lot of turkish living in egypt (before ottomans there was a turkic sultanete too, rulers turk but people egyptian araps ) so pita start to made in egypt too , but in egpytian arabic letter D (dad) pronounces with Z so word Piza first used in egypt. İtalians saw the food and turned to Pizza (in italian sound t comes if u see too zz , like read pizza as pitza or read piazza as piatza (square) .
Wow! Very interesting! Thanks for the comment
you are great ❤
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Thanks for this nice video
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Again great video . thank you so much 🙏
Glad you liked it! More on the way!
I like your vlog, its very informative
Thank you so much!
Thanks 🙏 from London
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Nice video again I liked!😆
Great! Glad you enjoy them!
Great video! I enjoyed the history lesson.
Glad you enjoyed it!
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İyi gezmeler dostum
Thank you!
Nice video ❤
Glad you liked it!
Thank you Türkiye, keep going
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Absolutely beautiful, really well done! What camera do you use?
Thanks! I just use my iPhone. I have links to the gear I use in the description.
Nice video keep up
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It’s not bazar in Turkish but Pazar, which means a Market or Sunday ( the day of marketing) in Turkish
It’s not a kebab but Kebap in Turkish and it doesn’t mean at all the meat of the Döner(Çevirme in the East of Anatolia) Kebap is an adjective of Persian origin I think, and it means Delight or Delightful
So you have ate a delightful İskender (Alexander in Turkish) with Döner meat (or Çevirme as we’re call it in East Anatolia to read Tchevirme like Tchécoslovacia the same Tch sound like Tchetchen is Ç in Turkish)
Second huge mistakes, those hats in the Pazar are not at all Fez but KALPAK a Central Asian traditional hat of Turkic people
Fez is not Turkish neither Turkic, it’s origin comes from Ancient Greek sailors of antiquity and the Turks have rediscovered it very late in ottoman history, in 1820, in Morocco called the kingdom of Fas in Turkish which gave its Turkish name of Fez cause Sultan Mahmut the Second launch the Tanzimat ( The Reforms of the modernization of the ottoman state) and a visible sign was the adoption of this new hat called Fez in Turkish
Ok, thanks for letting me know!
@@TravelLordOnLoc YW, Keep going on your Turkish Journey
ÇOK İLGİNÇ VİDEO DOĞRUSU BEĞENDİM.
Great to hear!
Enjoy your trip in Türkiye 🌻
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing the beauty of my Dream Country. Love watching here in Hongkong from Philippines ❤
Thanks for watching!
Türkiye is great
I agree! Thanks for watching!
Heyyy I 'm here
Nice! Bursa is great!
@@TravelLordOnLoc I know and I wısh going there a day
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We love you bro 🇹🇷❤️🇺🇲
I appreciate it!
u should definitely go to bodrum, marmaris, yalıkavak in this summer.
I already shot a Bodrum video! I just haven’t posted it yet. I’ll put the other two on my list. Thanks!
@@TravelLordOnLoc cool i will be waiting
Btw the first döner ever have created is at Bursa as well.
Did not know that! I didn’t eat anything other than iskender kebab in Bursa after I had that one hahaha! I even had one at the bus station before leaving
@@TravelLordOnLoc The name of the doner is doner because it is cooked by rotating around itself. The Arab word "shawarma" comes from the Turkish verb "çevirme" which means spinning. The same goes for the Greek "Gyros". I even have old pictures, if I find them I will share the link with you.
You can look it up here. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doner_kebab
@@windmacky Ok, I'll check it out!
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Always the safest country to visit in the world 😊
I found it to be very safe! Thanks for watching!
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Osman and Orhan are actually known as Beys (Lord and/or Chief) as they were just independent tribal warlords, although very good ones. Orhan's successor Murad I was the first Ottoman monarch that used the titles Sultan and Khan. Also the Emperor title of the Ottomans, the Padishah was first used by Mehmed II the Conqueror as he was the one that captured the seat of New Rome (Constantiople) and styled himself Kayser-î Rûm (Caesar of Rome)
Consequently the Ottoman State was known as the Ottoman Beylik in times of Osman and Orhan but became the Ottoman Sultanate with the reign of Murad I Hüdavendigar and didn't actually become the Ottoman Empire until the reign of Mehmed II Fatih.
Edit: This is actually really pronounced with the turbans that are above their coffins. Orhan captured a city (Bursa) and established complex government structures and so I guess he styled himself with the title of Sultan. Because his turban's style symbolizes the sedentary institutions of the fledgling Ottoman State whereas Osman's börk has a much more nomadic and tribal style, it is not even a turban.
Thanks for the info! I have seen Bey quite a bit but didn’t realize the difference. Good to know!
@@TravelLordOnLoc Love to be of help. Cheers!
Thanks for watching!
Iskender means Xander. Xander is the shortened form of Alexander. Hope you enjoyed the Alexander/Iskender Kebab 😊
Xander may be the short form, but Iskender is the Turkish form. So it's not Alexander kebap, it's Iskender!
Good to know! And yes, I did!
Cumalı kızık,Safranbolu,Beypazarı,Odunpazarı Osmanlı mimarisinin örnekleridir.
Very cool architectural style! Thanks for watching!
3:10 dog got nice bite from girl
Hahaha the dog was very excited!
Do you enjoy your visit here 😊
Yeah, definitely! I really wanted to get to Bursa. It was a bit difficult to find the right time because it was raining a lot, but really glad I made it!
@@TravelLordOnLoc Glad you liked it. 🤗❤
Adı yeşil Bursa taş yığını oğlumun görevi nedeni ile bir yıl Osmanlı Imparatorlugunun kurucusunun mezarının bulunduğu bölgede ikamet ettim Bursayı hiç beyenmedim küçük İstanbul versiyonu.
@@kadriyebilgili3982 Eskiden güzelmiş öyle diyorlar ama ne kadar doğru bilmiyorum. Hiç Bursa'ya gitmek nasip olmadı ne yazık ki.
Are you still in TR? Impressive! 😊
Btw, in the Tumbs of Osman I, beside him, his son Alaaddin bey, Orhan Bey's wife Aspurça Hatun and other family members lay. In Islam usually ppl are burried by their family members, rather than (government) dignitaries.
Safe travels!
I actually had to leave because my visa expired. I still have 7 or 8 more videos to post though. Thanks for the info!
@@TravelLordOnLoc Looking forward to watching them. 🤗
Here’s the Famous Battle of Nicopolis or also called the Last Crusade 😅
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Thanks!
hey bro türkiye de iç anadolu keşfetmeni öneririm . niğde , aksaray,nevşehir vs
I out out a video on Nevsehir! Very cool! I’ll have to take a look at the other places on my next trip out there
@@TravelLordOnLoc 🏆
Merhaba 😊 Ulu Cami için de bulunan havuzla ilgili : Caminin inşaatı esnasında şadırvanın yerinde yaşlıca bir kadına ait bir ev olduğu ve gönül rızası ile satmadığı için devlet büyüklerinin İslam hukukuna saygıları gereği zorla almadığı anlatılır. Bu ev, namaz kılma mahalli dışında olmak kaydıyla ve üstü açık şekilde öylece bırakılmıştır. Kadının vefatından sonra bu yerin camiye dahil edildiği rivayet edilmektedir :)
Thanks for the info!
It looks like middle east. Very different from western part of Turkey
There are many areas of Türkiye that have different vibes. Thats why I tried to visit so many!
Where are you from ?
I’m from the USA. Thanks for watching!
Bro are you türkish?😊
I feel like I’m getting close from the amount of Turkish food I’ve eaten hahaha
Not first, it was second capital
firs capital was ottoman Sogut, Bilecik
Interesting. I’ll look into it
@@TravelLordOnLoc Course of Ottoman Capitals:
Sogut, Yenisehir, Bursa, Edirne, Istanbul
@@ahmtplt I will have to check out the others on my next trip!
oh wow, a westerner that actually bothered to tour the entire anatolian peninsula instead of just istanbul, how awesome :D
Hahaha yeah I tried to visit a range of cities to get a better idea of the country. I wasn’t able to get out to Kars or see any cities along the Black Sea though
@@TravelLordOnLoc You are great..
@@gulpnar314 Thank you!
Except Egypt perhaps there is no other place on this earth that has more history and cultural richness than Anatolia or Asia Minor it has seen so many civilizations so many empire fighting succeeding to one another from the hittites to the Achaemenid empire to Alexander the Great the Byzantine Roman Empire the Seljuk the timurid and lastly the Osmanli absolutely fascinating soil the Turks came from the altai nomadic warriors respect to the Turkic Mongols
Yeah, I didn’t realize it before I went. I have many more videos coming about the history. It was everywhere!
please visit kabul bamiyan herat afghanistan good history turkey ottomans please visit afghanistan is beatiful country bro
I’d like to someday! I’ll see what I can do. Thanks for watching!
Hey! Good videos! Drop me a line! I make videos in Turkey too!
Thanks! I actually just left Türkiye because my visa ran out, but I still have a number of videos to post from my trip. Next time I’m back I’ll try to meet you!
I don’t live in Turkey! Just like you I was visiting! I am going to Africa and Arabian peninsula this week! Your videos are cool!
@@augustovlogs Thank you! I'd like to visit those areas as well!
You should check the earlier photographs of Bursa (1900-1930s). The governments after our glorious leader Atatürk were all contributed to the destruction of our traditional architecture. Owing to the migrations coming from the east, our beautiful cities lost their culture. If west had a city like Bursa, it would keep it in a glass jar and charge everyone looked at it...
I will take a look! Sounds interesting!
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Thanks for watching!
Iskenderi pek beğenmedi bence😂 bence iyi bir lokantada tekrar deneyin
I really liked it actually hahaha
Huzur Adalet İslamda.
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