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Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire

This property is a serial nomination of eight component sites in the City of Bursa and the nearby village of Cumalıkızık, in the southern Marmara region. The site illustrates the creation of an urban and rural system establishing the Ottoman Empire in the early 14th century. The property embodies the key functions of the social and economic organization of the new capital which evolved around a civic centre. These include commercial districts of khans, kulliyes (religious institutions) integrating mosques, religious schools, public baths and a kitchen for the poor, as well as the tomb of Orhan Ghazi, founder of the Ottoman dynasty. One component outside the historic centre of Bursa is the village of Cumalıkızık, the only rural village of this system to show the provision of hinterland support for the capital.

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Bursa and Cumalikizik: The Birth of the Ottoman Empire comprises the empire's first capital and its emerging functions. The reign of the Ottomans started here in 1326, with the surrender of Bursa to Osman Bey by the Byzantines. His son Orhan Ghazi is seen as the founder of the Ottoman dynasty. The tombs of both father and son are located in Bursa. Later (in 1413) the capital moved to Edirne and in 1453 to Istanbul. Bursa remained the most important Anatolian administrative and commercial center until the mid-15th century.

This is a serial nomination of 8 components: 7 in Bursa, plus Cumalikizik. Cumalikizik is a town 8km east of Bursa, representing an Ottoman village with rural land schemes. The monuments in Bursa include 4 kulliye complexes, which combine religious and social functions such as mosques, madrasah, public kitchens and public baths. 

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