Bursa (city)

Bursa
	City
Bursa
	tour. Bursa
A country	Turkey
Il	Bursa
Mayor	Alinur Aktash
History and geography
Based	202 BC e.
Square	1036 km²
NUM height	100 m
Timezone	UTC + 3
Population
Population	1,562,828 people ( 2007 )
Katoykonim	bursets, burtorsts
Official language	Turkish
Digital identifiers
Telephone code	+90 224
Postcode	16x xx
	bursa.bel.tr ; (tour) (eng.)

Bursa ( tour. Bursa , or Prusa Greek. Προύσα ) is a large city in the north-west of Anatolia , the fourth largest in Turkey after Istanbul , Ankara and Izmir and the administrative center of the same name sludge (region).

Content

Population

According to the 2000 census, the city’s population reached 1,194,687 people, mostly Turks . Up to the beginning of the 20th century, the Greek name Prusa ( Greek Προύσα , Prussa), as well as Brussa, dominated; in Turkish, the city is also called Yesil Bursa ( Yeşil Bursa - “Green Bursa”).

In 1912, the following people lived in the city and its surroundings:

Turks - 72,993 people

Greeks - 21,850 people.

Armenians - 14,584 people.

Jews - 2 548 people. ^[2]

History

From 395 to 1326 the city belonged to the Byzantine Empire , in 1326, after the defeat of the Byzantines and successful for the Turkish siege of the city of Bursa passes the Ottoman Empire .

In 1326-1365 - the capital of the young Ottoman state.

The city was heavily damaged by earthquakes on February 28 and April 11, 1855, as well as from a terrible fire ^[3] .

During the second Greek-Turkish war of 1919-1922, the city was taken by the Greek troops in the summer of 1920, returned to Turkey at the end of 1922.

Attractions

The main attractions of the city are the ski resorts on Mount Uludag , the Green Mosque , the Green Mausoleum (Yesil Turbe), the Ulu-Jami Mosque , as well as green squares and gardens scattered throughout the city.

The only Christian church in the city, restored in 2002–2004 by four Christian denominations, should be liberated in February 2015, at the request of the city authorities ^[4] .

Economy

Oyak-Renault Automobile Plant
TOFAŞ Automobile Plant
Enterprise Coskunoz for the production of press equipment for automotive components.

Transportation

In 2002, the city opened the metro . There is a line of the so-called “nostalgic tram”; a modern tram network is being built. Due to the close proximity of Istanbul, for flights to other countries, residents of Bursa use Istanbul airports - Ataturk International Airport and Sabiha Gokcen Airport .

Education

Bursa has two state and one private universities. Founded in 1975, Uludag University is the oldest institution of higher education in the city. In this institution, which until 1982 was called the “University of Bursa”, more than 47,000 students are educated.

Sports

The local football club " Bursaspor " is the Champion of Turkey 2009/10, performs at the stadium "Timsah Arena" , which is built in the form of a crocodile ^[5] .

Twin Cities

Poltava , Ukraine
Nikolaev , Ukraine
Vinnitsa , Ukraine
Darmstadt , Germany (July 7, 1971)
Pleven , Bulgaria (October 30, 1998)
Plovdiv , Bulgaria
Tirana , Albania (December 15, 1998)
Ganja , Azerbaijan
Ust-Kamenogorsk , Kazakhstan (2011)
Russia / Ukraine ^[6] Bakhchisarai , Crimea , (February 18, 2010)
Fergana , Uzbekistan 1989

Notes

↑ Gorodetskaya, I. L., Levashov, E. A. Bursa // Russian names of residents: Dictionary reference book. - M .: AST , 2003. - p. 60. - 363 p. - 5000 copies - ISBN 5-17-016914-0 .
↑ George Sotiriadis, An Ethnological Map Illustrating Hellenism in the Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor, 1918
↑ Brouss // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : 86 tons. (82 tons and 4 extra.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
↑ Governor's office orders in Bursa be vacated. Archived copy from February 21, 2016 on Wayback Machine (English)
↑ TİMSAH ARENA | Bursaspor Timsah Arena Stadyumu
↑ This object is located on the territory of the Crimean Peninsula , most of which is the object of territorial disagreements between Russia , which controls the disputed territory, and Ukraine , within the borders of which are recognized by the international community, the disputed territory is located. According to the federal structure of Russia , in the disputed territory of the Crimea, the constituent entities of the Russian Federation are located - the Republic of Crimea and the city of federal importance Sevastopol . According to the administrative division of Ukraine , in the disputed territory of the Crimea are located the regions of Ukraine - the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with a special status Sevastopol .

Literature

Brouss // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extra.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.

Links

bursa.bel.tr (tour) - the official website of Bursa

[этнохороним-1] Gorodetskaya, I. L., Levashov, E. A. Bursa // Russian names of residents: Dictionary reference book. - M .: AST , 2003. - p. 60. - 363 p. - 5000 copies - ISBN 5-17-016914-0 .

[2] George Sotiriadis, An Ethnological Map Illustrating Hellenism in the Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor, 1918

[3] Brouss // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : 86 tons. (82 tons and 4 extra.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.

[4] Governor's office orders in Bursa be vacated. Archived copy from February 21, 2016 on Wayback Machine (English)

[5] TİMSAH ARENA | Bursaspor Timsah Arena Stadyumu

[incrimea-6] This object is located on the territory of the Crimean Peninsula , most of which is the object of territorial disagreements between Russia , which controls the disputed territory, and Ukraine , within the borders of which are recognized by the international community, the disputed territory is located. According to the federal structure of Russia , in the disputed territory of the Crimea, the constituent entities of the Russian Federation are located - the Republic of Crimea and the city of federal importance Sevastopol . According to the administrative division of Ukraine , in the disputed territory of the Crimea are located the regions of Ukraine - the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with a special status Sevastopol .