by Dennis | February 27, 2016 | Bursa's Neat Places, Culture and History, Osmangazi, Spring, Summer
“This must be it,” my friend Ahmet told me as we pulled up to the edge of the centuries-old stone-walled cemetery in Bursa’s little Armutköy village. “But it looks more like a çınar to me.” Bursa is famous for its collection of 600 and 700-year-old çınar (plane)...
by Dennis | January 25, 2016 | News and Events, Osmangazi, Winter
World-renowned Turkish dance troupe Anadolu Ateşi (Fire of Anatolia) made a stop at Bursa’s Merinos Atatürk Congress Center on Saturday, January 23. Fresh off their 2015 world tour and gearing up for their spring tour in Holland, Fire of Anatolia has been making a few...
by Dennis | January 22, 2016 | Bursa's Neat Places, Culture and History, Osmangazi
Bursa Grand Mosque (or Great Mosque) is a prominent landmark in Bursa’s downtown. With its two towering minarets and 20 domes, the building is one of the most impressive and important in Bursa. Ulu Cami’i is considered the fifth most important mosque in Islam, after...
by Dennis | October 15, 2015 | Bursa's Neat Places, Osmangazi, See, Do, and Play
Prominently situated next to Çekirge square stands the historic, spring-fed Eski Kaplıca Hamamı (Old Hot Spring Bathhouse), the largest, oldest, and most famous Turkish bath in Bursa. Though I’ve photographed this impressive building from the outside in the past, a...
by Dennis | July 24, 2015 | Osmangazi, See, Do, and Play, Summer
“What do you think, should we go to the horse farm tomorrow and ride horses?” I asked the kids as we tucked them into bed one Saturday night. “Yea!” was their collective response in excited, near-perfect unison. The next morning, we hopped out...
by Dennis | July 9, 2015 | Bursa's Neat Places, Osmangazi, See, Do, and Play, Summer
We rolled out of bed one summer day off with nothing really on our agenda. Our kids suggested we head for the local pool or the little indoor amusement park at the shopping mall, both good options. But while thinking about it over my morning cup of coffee, a better...
by Dennis | April 6, 2015 | Eat, Shop, and Stay, Featured Fotoğrafı, Osmangazi
For a while, I had looked for an opportunity to get onto the top floors of one of the tall buildings around Fomara Square near Şehreküstü metro station. “The view from those buildings must be fantastic,” I thought to myself as I imagined the panorama of the old city...
by Dennis | February 20, 2015 | Featured Fotoğrafı, Osmangazi
Friday’s Fotoğrafı, 20 February: This çaycı (tea seller) is hard at work in his tea shop in the inner wall of historical Koza Han. The Koza Han courtyard is an excellent place to pass time sipping tea with friends on a sunny day under the cover of an umbrella. The...
by Dennis | February 11, 2015 | Bursa's Neat Places, Culture and History, Osmangazi
As I wander through the long winding bazaar in Bursa, Turkey’s centuries-old city center, taking in the sights, sounds, and smells of the buzzing marketplace, I notice in the corner of my eye a dimly lit corridor. The small sign above the entrance reads, “Çukur Han,...
by Dennis | January 30, 2015 | Featured Fotoğrafı, Osmangazi
Friday’s Fotoğrafı for 30 January: Bursa’s crowded central bazaar bustles with activity on a Saturday afternoon. It’s a great place to get lost in a crowd for a while.
