Osmangazi is the biggest and central city of Bursa Province which is the fourth biggest province in Turkey. With a population of 700.000 (as of 2007) it's the 8th biggest city of Turkey as well.

The district has been shaped by several civilizations: Rome, Byzantium, Seljukians and Ottomans. The first marks of the Ottoman Empire exist within Osmangazi where it extended from the foot of Uluda (Grand-Mountain) to Bursa plain. This is the reason why Bursa is known as “The City of The Sultans” and “The First Capital of the Ottomans”, since the first six Sultans lived here. Within the boundaries of Osmangazi there is the greatest part of the Ottoman city features with approximately 1800 registered historical buildings.

Culture

History

Sister cities

• Şeki, Azerbaijan
• Stari Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Kardzhali, Bulgaria
• Omurtag, Bulgaria
• Kapsagay, Kazakhstan
• Çayır, Kosovo
• Mamuşa, Kosovo
• Obiliq, Kosovo
• Kamenica, Macedonia
• Skopje, Macedonia
• Umea, Sweden
• Taşkent, Turkey
• Keles, Turkey
• Aşkabat, Turkmenistan
• Mehmetçik, TRNC

References

External links

• Osmangazi Municipality
• Osmangazi Municipality the EU Coordination Center