Central Hotel Bursa

Ulubatli Hasan Bulvari 55 Bursa, Bursa, 16240, Turkey

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Turkish adventures continued

A travel blog entry by lghemphill

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... and half and Umut was a student of John Friends' brother Todd. Umut and Duygu showed us around Bursa both in their car and on foot, stopping for Turkish coffee (um, an acquired taste that I'm quite sure I may never acquire) in the old silk market, Koza Han. Bursa is famous for its silk. We visited the Green Tomb of Mehmet I, and several mosques along the way -- beautiful, but not nearly as impressive as those in Istanbul. We were taken to a ...

Semazen (Sufi 'Dance' Tradition)

A travel blog entry by ejbeyer

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... an act of holding one's arms and hands out, open to the sky and keeping the eyes closed, brushing your face once finished.

The word 'semazen' itself literally means 'sky dance' and for good reason. The 'dancers' themselves spin in a continual circle, balancing on mainly one foot, as famously as they've become known for doing. This level of rotation is superseded by another, as the 'dancer's all move in a larger ...

And from hijabs to burqas

A travel blog entry by bebabui

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... people and not to any single man. So eventually, Turkey became an independent country in 1923, with Mustafa as its first president and his comrade in arms, General Ismet Inonu, became its first prime minister.

Mustafa Kemal then propelled Turkey into the 20th century: he banned religious courts and implemented a Western-style legislation and made education a state responsibility. By 1928, he had outlawed polygamy, gave women the right to vote ...

As It Should Be

A travel blog entry by ejbeyer

... one's life 'should be' have always spurned a less than favorable reaction in me, as I've never been a fan of being told what blueprint my life's course should or shouldn't follow. But in truth, this isn't the sentiment that Turkish phrase echoes, by any means. It is a contented one, a peace you can grasp even amidst a storm of stress or confusion, a peace I have been steeped in recently. And it may even be surprising, this little ...

Bursa's 15th century Green Mosque & Green Tomb

A travel blog entry by momentsintime

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... t have very far to walk even though I would have very much preferred to, at least just for the exercise!

The Green Mosque was a real beauty in which many details were paid attention to as Daghan pointed them out to us. With a name like "The Green Mosque", you didn’t have to be a no-brainer to see why…….that’s it…… its ...

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