The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bursa, Turkey.
Prior to 14th century 183 BCE – Prusa founded by Prusias I of Bithynia. 76 BCE – Bithynia becomes part of Roman Empire. 720–730 CE – Hagios Stephanos (church) built. 947 CE – City besieged by forces of Sayf al-Dawla of Aleppo. 1097 – Seljuqs in power (approximate date). 1184 – City besieged and plundered by forces of Andronikos I. 1204 City besieged by French forces led by Pierre de Bracheux and Payen d'Orleans. City becomes part of the Nicaean Empire.
14th–18th centuries 1326 – Siege of Bursa; city becomes capital of Ottoman Empire. 1331 – Traveller Ibn Battuta visits city. 1335 – Alaeddin Bey Mosque built. 1339 – Orhan Camii (mosque) built. 1360s - The Ottoman Empire's capital shifts from Bursa to Edirne. 1385 - Hüdavendigar Mosque completed. 1395 – Bayezid I Mosque built in Yıldırım. 1399 – Ulu Cami (mosque) built. 1402 – City besieged by Timurids. 1413 – City besieged by Karaman forces. 1421 Yesil Mosque and Yesil Türbe (mausoleum) built. Green Mosque, Bursa built. 1424 – Madrasa built. 1426 – Muradiye Complex built. 1442 – Irgandi Bridge built near city. 1487 – Population: 40,000. 1490 – Koza Han (caravansary) built. 16th C. – Mayor Synagogue (Bursa) built (approximate date). 1512 – Ala ed-Din in power. 1552 – Yeni Kaplica (bath) built. 1607 – City besieged by Kalenderogli. 1674 – Inebey Madrasa built in Tahtakale.
19th century 1801 – Fire. 1802 – Fire. 1804 – Emir Sultan Mosque rebuilt. 1814 – Sultan Abdülmecid visits city. 1823 – Population: 60,000 (approximate). 1845 – Isiklar Military High School established. 1852 – Brotte hotel in business. 1855 – 28 February: Earthquake. 1864 – Gumuslu Kumbet (Silvered Tomb) rebuilt. 1869 Hamidiye Technical School opens. Bursa newspaper begins publication. 1875 – Orphanage founded. 1879 – Ahmet Vefik Pasha Theater built. 1883 – Egyptians in power. 1891 – Mudania-Bursa railway begins operating.
20th century 1902 Bursa Archaeological Museum established. The export of silk in 1902 valued at £620,000. 1904 - Bursa Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art established. 1910 – Population: 75,000. 1920 – City taken by Greek forces. 1923 – City becomes part of the newly formed Republic of Turkey. 1929 - Bursa Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art relocated. 1932 – Tayyare theatre opens. 1944 – Military airport established. 1945 – Ant newspaper begins publication. 1949 – Ormancı gazetesi newspaper begins publication. 1950 Hakimiyet milletindir newspaper begins publication. Population: 103,812. 1951 – İşçi sesi newspaper begins publication. 1952 – Gece postası newspaper begins publication. 1953 – Milletyolu newspaper begins publication (approximate date). 1962 – International Bursa Festival begins. 1963 – Bursaspor football club formed. 1970 – Maarif Koleji (Education College) established. 1972 – Archaeological Museum of Bursa opens. 1973 Atatürk Museum established. Population: 318,209 city; 426,567 urban agglomeration (approximate). 1974 – Tofaş Sports Club formed. 1975 Bursa University established. Turkish and Islamic Works Museum established in the Yesil complex. 1979 – Bursa Atatürk Stadium opens. 1984 – Population: 535,500 (estimate). 1989 - Bursa Forestry Museum opened. 1996 – Population: 1,211,688. 1998 Bursa State Symphony Orchestra founded. Bursa International Fair Building constructed. 2000 Yenisehir Airport begins operating civilian flights. Borçelik headquarters building constructed.
21st century
2002 Bursaray metro transit begins operating. Bursa Book Fair begins (approximate date). 2008 – Wholesale Grocer and Fish Market, and Merinos Cultural Centre built. 2010 – Bursa Technical University established. 2011 Bursa Orhangazi University established. Population: 1,704,441. 2012 - Bursa Energy Museum established. 2016 – 2016 Bursa bombing 2017 - Population: 2,936,803 (estimate, urban agglomeration).
See also Timelines of other cities in Turkey: Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir
References
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia and Turkish Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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External links
Europeana. Items related to Bursa, various dates.