Bursa - Turkey - Turkish merchants
Turkish street merchants outside a general hardware store at Bursa - Turkey. Fourth largest city and the first Ottoman Capital. Contains the Mausoleum of Osman Bey ('Sultan'/'Chieftain') (1258 - 1356), founder of the Ottoman Empire as well as two world famous Sufi Saints. Historically also known Prussa and later Brussa or Brousse. On the northwestern slopes of Mount Uludag in the south of the Marmara region. Known as Yesil Bursa (Green Bursa), because of many parks and gardens as well as vast forests. The area is rich in archaeology
Picture No
10269648
Media ID
46555755
Size
4390px x 3413px
(2.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
1905
