🌆 Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
Hüdavendigar (Murad I) Külliye and Old Turkish Bath
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2014
- Commissioned by Murad I during the 14th century
- Located in Bursa, the first major capital of the Ottoman Empire
- Comprises mosque, bathhouse, madrasa, soup kitchen, and tomb
The Hüdavendigar Külliye, also known as the Old Turkish Bath, is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire. Located in Bursa, this külliye represents one of the earliest urban complexes of the Ottoman Empire and reflects the integration of social, religious, and cultural life in a single architectural ensemble. Commissioned during the reign of Murad I, the complex exemplifies early Ottoman civic planning and architectural identity ...