TURKEY BURSA-MUSEUM

MUSUEM

Situated in the cultural park, the museum exhibits a large range of artefacts found in Bithynia and Mysia ranging from 3000 BC to the late Byzantine Period. Four halls of the museum display terracotta, marble and bronze statues, ceramics, glassware and gold jewellery. Architectural artefacts, sarcophagi and the

MUSEUM OF ATATURK

The mansion used by Ataturk during his visit to Bursa was given to him as gift. In 1938, Ataturk donated the building to the Bursa Municipality. The building situated on Cekirge Street, was converted into museum and opened to the public on 29 October 1973 to mark the 50^th Anniversary of the Declaration of the Republic.The 3 storey mansion is a prime example of civic architecture of the period. Most of the displays include articles and possessions used and owned by Ataturk.

BURSA CITY MUSEUM

The museum is right behind the Ataturk Statue in the central square of Bursa. The modern exhibition has displays of the works reflecting the cultural, social and economic development of Bursa through history. There is also a gift shop selling local handcrafts.

MUSEUM OF THE 17^TH CENTURY OTTOMAN HOUSE

The house is situated in the Muradiye Neighbourhood across from the local madrasah and it is believed to occupy the site of a demolished mansion of Sultan Murat II. Because of this association there is a popular belief that Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, son of Sultan Murat II, was born there. The house itself was built as a 2 storey house over cellar and is a prime example of wood carving and wood painting techniques.

MUSEUM OF FORESTRY

Located on the Cekirge Street, Saatci Mansion with its Ottoman baroque style is home to the Museum of forestry . It has different concept from other museums in the region.It is the first forestry themed museum in Turkey.

The oldest item on display is an animal fossil dating back 16 million years, which found in Orhanelu County. The other items on display are historical tools, material and equipment used in forestry, various documents, maps and photographs as well as collections of tree cross sections and fossilized plants.

MUSEUM OF TURKISH AND ISLAMIC ARTS (YESIL MADRASH)

The construction of the Yesil (Green) Madrash started in 1419 as part of the Yesil Kulliye  ( complex of buildings adjacent to a mosque) in the centre of Bursa and was completed in 1424 during the reign of Murat II.

 The building is also known as the Sultaniye Madrasah and its architect was Hadji ivaz Pasha. The madrasah has been used to educate and train many scholars and scientist and today serves as a museum.

The museum exhibits artefacts of the period between the 12^th and 20^th centuries , including ceramics ,wood and metal ware , arms , illuminated manuscripts , Islamic coins and inscriptions as well as various tomb steles.

ULUUMAY MUSUEM OF OTTOMAN FOLK COSTUMES AND JEWELLERY

The museum was opened to the public in 2004 in a building belonging to the Poet Ahmet Pasha Madrasah. It houses a collection of dress and jewellery as well as other artefactsrepresenting the daily social and cultural life of the period.

HUNKAR MANSION

Situated in the Esrefiler Neighbourhood of Yildirim County, the mansion was built under auspices of Sultan Abdulmecid in the mid-19^th century and was used as a hunting and recreation lodge by the Sultans visiting Bursa. 

At a later time Ataturk stayed here with his adopted children, Sabiha gokcen and Ulku Adatepe , during one of their visits to Bursa. The manson amidst the woods offers a magnificent view of the city, and it hasexquisite carvings and furniture.

TOFAS MUSEUM OF ANATOLIAN CARRIAGES

The museum houses collections of carriages that have been part of Anatolian culture from antiquity to the present time.

It is situated in the Umurbey Neighbourhood of Yildirim County and exhibits various carriages and their parts in chronolical order, ranging from the remains of a 2600 yer old vehicle, a Roman chariot, primitive horse carriages and two wheeled ox-carts of Anatolia ( Kagni) , right up to modern day examples.

LIBRARY OF MANUSCRIPTS ( INEBEY MADRASH)     

The building was commissioned Inebey , who was one of the high ranking officers of Sultan Yildirim Bayezid during the 14^th century and it is situated on the Inebey Street. 

Since 1969, it has housed a collection of illuminated manuscripts and exhibits old manuscripts and maps and a large selection of historical printed material produced in Ottoman script from the time of the first Turkish printer,Ibrahim Muteferrika, until the adoption of the Latin script in 1928. The manuscripts are available for researchers and specialists use.