Bursa
Sign in to saveBursa is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. It is the fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region after Istanbul. According to 2025 end of year estimate, the province has a population of 3,263,011 while Bursa city has a population of around 2.5 million. Bursa is one of the centers of Turkey's automotive production, becoming an industrial center of the country. The city provides various places of interest.
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Bursa is a major city in northwestern Turkey with about 2.5 million residents, making it the country's fourth-largest city and an important industrial hub, particularly for automotive manufacturing. The city serves as the administrative center of Bursa Province and offers various attractions that draw visitors interested in Turkish culture and history.
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28 sectionsContents
- History
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Modern Era
- Jewish community
- Geography
- Climate
- Economy
- Transportation
- Education
- Sports
- Politics
- Culture and Tourism
- Ulu Cami (Grand Mosque)
- Mosques and külliye complexes
- Bazaars and [[caravanserai]]s
- Other historic monuments
- Museums
- Parks and gardens
- Hot springs and thermal baths
- Gallery
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- Books and Journals
- Footnotes
- Further reading
- External links
Bursa is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. It is the fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region after Istanbul. According to 2025 end of year estimate, the province has a population of 3,263,011 while Bursa city has a population of around 2.5 million. Bursa is one of the centers of Turkey's automotive production, becoming an industrial center of the country. The city provides various places of interest.
Historically, Bursa was known as Prusa or Prousa (), or Prusa near Olympus or Prusa under Olympus (). The city became the capital of the Ottoman Empire (back then the Ottoman Beylik) from 1335 until the 1360s.