š Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
Yesil (Mehmed I) KĆ¼lliye and UNESCO World Heritage Site
š Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site recognizing early Ottoman urban and architectural development
- Yesil KĆ¼lliye commissioned by Sultan Mehmed I, completed in 1424
- Complex includes mosque, tomb, madrasa, bathhouse, and fountain
- Located in Bursa, the first major capital of the Ottoman Empire in the early 14th century
The Yesil (Mehmed I) KĆ¼lliye is a historic Ottoman religious complex in Bursa, Turkey, representing the architectural and urban vision of the early Ottoman Empire. Commissioned by Sultan Mehmed I and completed in 1424, the complex demonstrates the integration of religious, educational, and social functions characteristic of Ottoman urban planning. Bursa and the nearby village of Cumalıkızık together form a UNESCO World Heritage Site that illustrates the transition from a frontier principality ...