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Sultan Abdülhamid I, an Ottoman emperor, was the son of Sultan Ahmed III and Rabia Şermi Sultan. He ascended to the throne on January 21, 1774, at the age of forty-nine. Sultan Abdülhamid I commissioned the Hamidiye Complex, which is the last “Selatin” (Imperial) complex built by the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul. His tomb, a … Read more
The mosque, designed by Mimar Sinan, is a structure built on the scale of a neighborhood mosque, where simplicity is at the forefront. The original name of the mosque is recorded as “Çavuşbaşı Mescidi.” It is listed as the 186th entry in Tezkiretü’l-Bünyân, the autobiography of Mimar Sinan. It was constructed in H. 979 / … Read more
What is Tezkiretü’l-Bünyân? Tezkiretü’l-Bünyân (The Book of Buildings) is the most significant biographical source in which Mimar Sinan, the Chief Architect of the Ottoman Empire, narrates his life and works in his own words. Penned by Sinan’s close friend, the poet and illustrator Sâî Mustafa Çelebi, this work is not merely an architectural inventory but … Read more
The waqf epitaph board mounted on the wall of Umurbey” Mosque reveals that this hamam, or public bath, was donated by Umur Bey to his mosque, prior to 1440. Umur Bey was the son of Kara Timurtash Pasha, one of the brothers in arms of Osman Gazi. During the reign of Murad II, Umur Bey, … Read more
With the support of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, an old silk factory was restored and opened to visitors on 28 June 2002 by Tofaş. Many examples from the first wheeled car built 2600 years ago to the latest model cars of Tofaş are exhibited in the Museum which tells the phases of the wheel throughout history. … Read more
This mosque was built by Umur Bey in 1449 or 1451 during the reign of Murad II. Umur Bey, both a soldier and a scholar, was granted with the rank of a vizier during the reign of Murad Il.There is a marble epitaph board at either side of the mosque’s entrance door, written in Turkish. … Read more
This mausoleum is the mausoleum of Gazi Umur (Omur) Bey who died in 1461.Umur Bey was the son of Kara Timurtash Pasha, a brother in arms of Osman Gazi. He had four brothers, Yahshi, Ali, Mehmed, Oruç, and Mahmud. He participated in the Istanbul siege by Yıldırım Bayezid, and when wounded in the Ankara War … Read more
According to the mosque’s inscription, this edifice was built by Kanuni Sultan Suleyman (Solomon the Magnificent) in 1522 A.D. / 929 A.H. in the name of his father Yavuz Sultan Selim. The mosque is in the centre of a complex comprising “tabhânes” (a cer- tain type of guest-house), “imâret” (a gathering place for the poor … Read more
Born in 1470, Yavuz Sultan Selim was the ninth Ottoman sultan. He was the son of Sultan Bayezid II and Gülbahar Hatun. Having received a good education in the palace, he engaged in struggles with his brothers, Şehzade Korkut and Şehzade Ahmet, during his father’s lifetime. Yavuz Sultan Selim ascended to the throne in 1512 … Read more
The real name of Ghazi Osman Pasha was Osman Nuri. His father was a clerk at İstanbul customs of timber Mehmed Effendi and his mother was Şakire Hatun. He had been educated at several military schools in Istanbul then crusaded in Crimea and has played an important role in suppressing the riots at Syria and … Read more