Made in Bursa March/April 2016

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Bursa takes pride in rail systems manufacturing in Turkey Recep Altepe, Mayor, Metropolitan Municipality of Bursa said, “ Bursa is renowned for its far reaching and well connected rail transportation system. We put emphasis on public transportation systems in line with the rapid urbanization of the region. | Page 2

Bursa becomes a remarkable aviation center by focusing on a series of new investments

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ecep Altepe, Mayor of Metropolitan Municipality of Bursa pointed out, “We put emphasis on development of aviation in Bursa by focusing on a series of far reaching aviation projects such as Gökmen Project. As known, Uludağ University embarked on aviation education and training.

Besides, we cooperate with industrial establishments located in Bursa.”

German light aircraft maker Aquila Aviation has recently been bought by a Turkish automotive supplier, BPlas, located in Bursa specialising in plastic

injection moulding. The Turkish company is BPlas, part of a family business led by Managing Director Celal Gökçen. It has six factories and 1,725 employees making parts for the car industry in Turkey and outside. BPlas will continue to employ the 42 staff at Aquila’s German base. The signing ceremony took place in the manufacturer’s premises in Brandenburg. The ceremony participated by the Managing Director Celal Gökçen, Recep Altepe Mayor, Metropolitan Municipality of Bursa and senior officials from AQUILA turned out to be a leading milestone in aviation investments of Bursa. | Page 2

Bursa to host 2nd Bursa Medical & Thermal Tourism Forum

Bursa makes its presence felt at EMITT efficiently The Five Theme of The City: Health, Mystery, Excitement, Discovery and Adventure” at EMITT 2016, the EMITT welcomes travel buyers from the Eastern Mediterranean region and around the world.| Page 10

Rich potential for tourism in Nilufer

As one of the most important hotels in Bursa, Almira Hotel will be the host and venue sponsor of the Medical Forum that will be held 14-16 March 2016.

One of the major destinations contributing to national and regional economy in Bursa, Nilufer is ready to host its guests with its cultural assets, art events, modern urban... | Page 15

Bursa awarded at EMITTThe East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Fair

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The primary aim of the Medical Thermal Tourism Forum is to make the city of Bursa a worldwide center for medical thermal tourism and the host of this significant organization. And also, it is aimed to support and mediate the companies that invested in medical thermal tourism in order for them to implement their plans and receive a recompense for their work.

In this respect, the program of the Forum contains Business-to-Business Meetings (B2B) and trainings that are to be given by experienced experts. In addition, the educational program includes conferences that will be given by executive managers of some of the most important healthcare organizations and companies. | Page 9

Bursa attracts great interest at International Jeddah Tourism and Travel Fair

The Necessity Of “Stroke Rehabilitation” For Paralytic Patıents’ Quality Of Life

Bursa, a natural wonder!

Hemiplegia, or stroke, as commonly referred to, is a syndrome that occurs as a result of changes in cerebral (brain) circulation, and it is characterized by functional problems on one of side of the body. | Page 8

Bursa is located in Bursa Province, Karasi Province and Samanlı Province of our country’s Marmara Region’s South Marmara portion. South Marmara portion is an agro-industry area where lakes lying in between mountains and fertile lowlands are located.

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“Waters Valley Nature Park” İsmail Hakkı Edebali, Mayor, Yıldırım Municipality of Bursa, said, “ Our municipality launches its brand-new “Waters Valley Nature Park”, covering an area of 35 hectares, which would include a series of waterfalls, pools, modern facilities for adults and children.

Besides, Yenimahalle, Karamazak, Piremir, Namazgah, Teferrüç, Umurbey ve Kurtoğlu quarters of Yıldırım would be centers of attraction in Bursa.”| Page 2

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Bursa puts emphasis on far reaching project on silk and silk fabric production

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Bursa becomes a remarkable aviation center by focusing on a series of new investments

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ecep Altepe, Mayor of Metropolitan Municipality of Bursa pointed out, “We put emphasis on development of aviation in Bursa by focusing on a series of far reaching aviation projects such as Gökmen Project. As known, Uludağ University embarked on aviation education and training. Besides, we cooperate with industrial establishments located in Bursa.”

German light aircraft maker Aquila Aviation has recently been bought by a Turkish automotive supplier, BPlas, located in Bursa specialising in plastic injection moulding. The Turkish company is BPlas, part of a family business led

by Managing Director Celal Gökçen. It has six factories and 1,725 employees making parts for the car industry in Turkey and outside. BPlas will continue to employ the 42 staff at Aquila’s German base.

The signing ceremony took place in the manufacturer’s premises in Brandenburg. The ceremony participated by the Managing Director Celal Gökçen, Recep Altepe Mayor, Metropolitan Municipality of Bursa and senior officials from AQUILA turned out to be a leading milestone in aviation investments of Bursa.

“Thus, the Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry initiated Bursa Aerospace and Defense Cluster activities with 76 companies in order to realize important projects such as manufacturing of civilian and sport aircrafts, unmanned aerial vehicles, communication and intelligence satellites. In this context, applications have been submitted to the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology for the clustering grant and to the Ministry of Economy for the Development of International Competitiveness Project. Another activity of the Gökmen Project is to increase the awareness of the youth on space and aviation. In this context, Işıklar Fest was organized in co-operation with the Işıklar Military High School which attracted tens of thousands of people. In addition, world famous French astronaut Patrick Baudry and Turkish astrophysicist Umut Yıldız working at NASA met with the students. “

“The Turkish enterprise will continue to employ all 40 personnel of the German manufacturer of Very Light Aircraft (VLA), certified aircraft models Aquila 210 and Aquila 211.” the press release of Aquila added.

Christian Graf Brockdorff of Aquila, said, “We are happy that we were able to win BPlas as an investor for a company that does not only have a proven expertise in the automotive and aviation industry, but is also led successfully as a family business in fifth generation.”

Aquila Aviation GmbH has been manufacturing aircraft certified as VLA aircraft since 1996. The Aquila 210, which is used by German airline Condor for training the airline’s commercial pilots, is currently being refined as the Aquila 211.

The Managing Director of BPlas Celal Gökçen, commented on the investment in Brandenburg’s aviation industry: “We appreciate to be able to strengthen our business relations with Germany and our activities in the aviation area with the acquisition of Aquila Aviation.”. According to Gökçen, Aquila manufactures outstanding aircraft and will

expand BPlas’ activities in an important future market. The focus would now lie on ensuring a solid and sustainable growth of Aquila, Celal Gökçen added. İbrahim Burkay, Chairman, Board of Directors, Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry-BTSO said, “ We aim to

enable Bursa to become the technology and manufacturing base of Turkey in the fields of aerospace and defense thanks to its significant technical infrastructure in the automotive main and sub industries and the machinery industry, culture of co-operation and human resources. “

İbrahim Burkay, Chairman, Board of Directors- BTSO added, “BTSO is establishing space and aviation departments in the vocational high schools and special camps and clubs in co-operation with the Ministry of National Education. Thus, the BTSO aims at having the Gökmen of Turkey from Bursa by opening new horizons of the children and the young people.”

Bursa offers diverse range of investment opportunities for the UK

Bursa takes pride in rail systems manufacturing in Turkey BURSA- Recep Altepe, Mayor, Metropolitan Municipality of Bursa said, “ Bursa is renowned for its far reaching and well connected rail transportation system. We put emphasis on public transportation systems in line with the rapid urbanization of the region. Durmazlar Makine, one of the leading industrial establishments of Bursa has been particularly active in rail trasportation system and the the related equipment. We are convinced that Durmazlar Makina would make its presence felt in European metropolitan cities in the near future.”

“Durmaray, which manufactured Turkey’s first domestic railway system vehicle İpekböceği (Silkworm) has been manufacturing diverse range of rail systems for metropolitan areas.”

He also added: Bursa Metropolitan Municipality is going to invest TL 227 mn (€ 75mn) for rail transport

in 2016.The biggest portion of this amount is for the tram project between Kent Meydani and Terminal (Bus Station) under construction.

Bursa Metropolitan Municipality has an investment budget of TL 1.2 bn for 2016. Transportation projects has the biggest portion in investments with TL 443 mn, where rail projects has the biggest portion in transportation investments budget.

The 8.5-km-long new tram projects of Bursa started in September. The construction works will be completed by the end of 2017. Contract is worth TL 134 mn. The tram cars for this line are being manufactured

by Durmazlar Makina and are expected to be delivered within 2016.

BUSMEK becomes a focus of attention at Internationale Handwerksmesse 2016 BUSMEK, Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Art and Profession Training Courses participate in Internationale Handwerksmesse 2016, Munich, the leading trade fair for craft trades.

BUSMEK attracted great interest by displaying various art products at Internationale Handwerksmesse. Şahin Arat, Director for Social Affairs, Bursa Municipality, Mesut Koç, Turkey’s Chief Consul participated in the Fair. Mesut Koç said, “ As a native of Bursa, I was impressed by the restoration works for the historic riches of Bursa. Şahin Arat, Director for Social Affairs, Bursa Municipality, said the Fair turned out to be an ideal platform for displaying traditional art works of Bursa. One of the areas that reflect Turkey’s rich history the most is

it’s traditional crafts. From knitting to embroidery, weaving and silk craftsmanship, these traditional crafts draw the attention of local and foreign tourists and they take first place in the gift and souvenir shops.

One of the most essential handicrafts of Bursa is the art of tile making. Particularly Iznik is a well-known worldwide for the traditional art of tile making. Bursa was nominated for the European Green Capital Award of 2017.

Bursa, being a prominent member of UNESCO World Heritage List, is renowned for its traditional art works.

Bursa, the first capital of the Ottoman Empire with a history dating back to centuries at the heart of the silk and spice trade and Turkey’s fourth largest city. The city which has been the capital of many civilizations for centuries is the hub of many monuments and historical works nowadays. The city’s skyline is comprised of historical landmarks varying from mosques, madrasas and baths.

Attracting attention for its natural beauty as well as its rich cultural heritage Bursa is also a much preferred holiday resort for winter sports. Uludağ in Bursa is frequented by both winter and outdoor sports enthusiasts.

Cüneyt Şener, Member of Board, Bursa Chamber of Trade and Industry-BTSO briefed information on economic structure of Bursa, by emphasizing major areas of interest for the foreign capital investments. He said that there were a series of challenging investment opportunities in Bursa for the British companies.

He said, “Domestic market with high growth potential, access to global markets, qualified labor force, developed production and transportation infrastructure and industrial clusters increase the competitiveness of Bursa.”

He added, “We, business people of Bursa are planning to participate in fairs and exhibitions held in the UK to convey the message of Bursa, thereby paving the way for increasing investment opportunities and mutually beneficial projects.”

Clive Allcorn, Commercial Counsellor of the United Kingdom Embassy in Turkey, said, “Bursa offers a variety of investment possibilities, particularly in high tech investments.

Bursa, which hosts many multinational companies, is a dynamic market and a global investment destination. Bursa is attracting all kinds of Foreign Direct Investment such as high-tech investments. Bursa has great opportunities especially for market-seeking and efficiency-seeking investors.”

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Bursa awarded at EMITT-The East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Fair ISTANBUL-The East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Fair, EMITT 2016 was held in İstanbul. EMITT welcomes destinations and travel buyers from the Eastern Mediterranean region and around the world. The exhibition is a colourful and lively business environment for the inbound and outbound tourism market.

Having record breaking number of visitors and participants as well as colorful stands, Bursa Governorship were awarded by EMITT officials.

Bursa was represented by Bursa Governorship and Bursa Metropolitan Municipality officially at the Fair. During the awarding

ceremony, Bursa Deputy Governor Yunus Fatih Kadiroğlu noted the fact that Bursa is renowned for its charming characteristics.

He added, “Bursa as ‘The Birthplace of the Ottoman Empire’ and its ‘multi-layered cultural landscape’ has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List.”

He added, ”Bursa, is a city which was the capital of the Ottoman Empire. Moreover, it has functioned as a bridge uniting the past to the future and it never lost the significance of being a center for embracing humanity and homeland for various civilisations for two thousand years. You should visit Bursa; first of all, because of its hospitality, its charming entourage and its natural wonders.”

BURFAŞ awarded by the Global Trade Leaders Club

“Bursa-The Great City” focuses on a far reaching educational and training projects

Bursa Governorship focuses on a far reaching educational and training projects in line with the EU Online Academy. On this occasion, Münir Karaloğlu, Governor of Bursa and Ali Şahin, Turkish Deputy Minister for EU Affairs participated in the opening ceremony of the newly launched EU supported Online Academy program.

Recep Altepe, Mayor, Metropolitan Municipality of Bursa pointed out, “BURFAŞ, an affiliated company of Metropolitan Municipality of Bursa, was awarded with “International Hotel and Restaurant Award” by the Global Trade Leaders Club. BURFAŞ has always been an active player in services sector of the Municipality. BURFAŞ has been operating quality restaurants, cafes and social facilities in Bursa. The awarding ceremony by Global Trade Leaders Club was held in January 2016.”

Recep Altepe added that the Municipality was planning to increase to the number of social facilities to 80. As for the Global Trade Leaders Club, Recep Altepe, Mayor of Bursa said, “The Global Trade Leaders

Club is an association of leading businesses, which gathers more than 7500 members, (including BURFAŞ) from 95 different countries, all working in the sectors of production and services. The main aim of this association is to promote trade exchanges and human relationships amongst businessmen from all over the world, focusing specifically on SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Businesses). The Global Trade Leaders Club organizes every year different meetings and award ceremonies in various countries, producing the ideal occasion for direct contact between businessmen, with the idea that their mutual knowledge and exchange of experiences will always lead to new business opportunities.”

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As known, The European Online Academy (EOA) is organised by the Centre International de Formation Européenne in collaboration with the Jean Monnet-Chair of Political Science of the University of Cologne.

Ali Şahin, Turkish Deputy Minister for EU Affairs said, “ The program would achieve its targets by paving the way for an up to date educational standards. Online courses offer you the opportunity to study online wherever you are in the world. These short, intensive adult-learning courses are open to anyone with an interest in the topic and give you access to world-class learning.”

Münir Karaloğlu, Governor of Bursa pointed out, “The EOA allows the participants to deepen and to supplement their knowledge of the EU integration process by applying blended learning methods through a combination of e-learning. Thus the programmes are an ideal training and an additional qualification for young professionals, postgraduates and junior officials interested in/or already working in the field of European integration.”

“The programmes offer an outstanding opportunity for young professionals to continue their studies while pursuing their careers at the same time. Each year’s intake is made up of participants with diverse backgrounds and national origins.”

Münir Karaloğlu, Governor of Bursa, added, “These programmes are an outstanding opportunity for young professionals to continue their studies while pursuing their career at the same time. During each online course you will be introduced to up-to-date and wide-ranging resources to support your study.

To ensure that you are able to make full use of these resources to lead you into further exploration of your chosen topic you will retain access to your course.”

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Bursa-The Great City to be promoted in Malaysia A special Malaysian mission to promote Bursa in Malaysia visited Münir Karaloğlu, Governor of Bursa.

Lee Wei Sheong of the mission from Malaysia expressed their admiration for the historic and cultural riches of Bursa and exchanged views with the Governor by emphasizing the fact that the mission would do its utmost best to promote Bursa in Malaysia thereby paving the way for increasing economic and the cultural relations between the two brethren countries.

During the visit, Münir Karaloğlu, Governor of Bursa said, “As known, Bursa was included to UNESCO World Heritage List. The new stadium has received the most prestigious architecture prize in Europe. Bursa for the first time was nominated for the title of “European Green Capital 2017” by the European Commission. Turkey’s formal diplomatic relations with Malaysia date back to 1960s.

Turkey and Malaysia enjoy a broad-based partnership that is based on close bilateral relations. Turkey and Malaysia share com-

mon perspective on a broad range of regional and global issues as members of the UN, Organisation for Islamic Cooperation and D-8. We believe that Bursa would convey its message in an efficient way in Bursa. We expect more tourists and business people from Malaysia.”

Malaysia is Turkey’s fourth largest trading partner in ASEAN. In 2014, Turkey and Malaysia two way trade was valued at $1.4 billion. Both countries have concluded a bilateral Free Trade Agreement in 2014, which came into force on 1 August 2015. It is the first FTA that Turkey implements with an ASEAN member.

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Turkish furniture industry makes its presence felt around the world

Furniture industry targets to increase its exports to three billion dollars İSTANBUL-Ahmet Güleç, Chairman, Federation of Furniture Associations-MOSFED said,”Turkish furniture industry targets to increase its exports to three billion dollars. During recently held İMOB, International İstanbul Furniture Fair, the furniture industry attracted interest of visitors more than ever. Of 500 participant firms of the Fair, 200 firms are from İnegöl.” “İnegöl is an important furniture centre. Bursa-İnegöl zone, is a region with high development dynamics. Taking advantage of being close to raw material resources and making the best of the commercial dynamism provided by being located on the ancient Silk Road, Bursa-İnegöl is on the way to be an important international furniture centre.”

Ahmet Güleç, Chairman of MOSFED said, “Furniture industrialists are now working for famous Turkish brands and some of them became famous in international platforms and they are awarded by worldfamous design

Yıldırım Municipality of Bursa urges for urban renewal and urban transformation projects more than ever

İ Ahmet Güleç, contests.” “As a furniture exporting country, Turkey is investing a lot for improving its production technology, for modern management, marketing, sales, R&D and branding process. Most of Turkish exporters meet strictly international quality standards.

Turkish furniture firms have begun to employ more designers to develop new styles and to meet the everchanging tastes of customers.”

smail Hakkı Edebali, Mayor, Yıldırım Municipality of Bursa, said, “ Our municipality launches its brand-new “Waters Valley Nature Park”, covering an area of 35 hectares, which would include a series of waterfalls, pools, modern facilities for adults and children. Besides, Yenimahalle, Karamazak, Piremir, Namazgah, Teferrüç, Umurbey ve Kurtoğlu quarters of Yıldırım would be centers of attraction in Bursa.” İsmail Hakkı Edebali, Mayor, Yıldırım Municipality of Bursa, briefed information on urban renewal and urban transformation projects which are underway and

said, “As known, Yıldırım Municipality launched a far reaching urban transformation project under the name of “Mevlana Nation Urban Transformation Project” approved by the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization. The Project

Bursa to have a Panorama Bursa 1326 Museum BURSA- Mustafa Dündar, Mayor of Osmangazi Municipality said, “A delegation from Kimjae Municipality of South Korea visited Bursa. The delegation expressed its admiration particulary for Panorama Bursa 1326 Museum of Osmangazi Municipality of Bursa by emphasizing the exemplary nature of the Museum. Bursa’s new ‘Panorama Bursa 1326’ will depict the story of Ottoman Empire and its establishment years.”

“Bursa is to have a “Panorama Bursa 1326 Museum. The museum will also exhibit wax sculptures of Ottoman sultans. After Istanbul’s “Fetih Museum,” this will be Turkey’s second historical panoramic museum.”

He said, “The museum is expected to be ready within three years. It would be telling the story of the Ottoman Empire with the aid of 3D visuals.

The museum is expected to cover 2,500 square meters of land. The conquest of Bursa and the founding of the empire will be depicted in the museum, added Dündar.

Mustafa Dündar, Mayor of Osmangazi Municipality added, “We, as Osmangazi

Municipality, continue to provide sustainable urbanization services affecting the whole quality of life of the people in the region.”

“All of our works, such as parking buildings, marketplaces, preservation of cultural, historic heritage and social activities, make cosiderable differences. We keep serving sincerely and faithfully being encouraged by our motto of ‘Municipality for People’. We are building more parks in order to deliver a greener Bursa to our children and we do reproduce the Green of Bursa by means of brand new urban renewal and transformation projects. We have undertaken the responsibility to invest in far reaching projects for future generations.”

“Our vision is primarily based on upgrading the quality of life and living in Bursa, by utilizing from the natural riches of Bursa.

Attracting attention for its natural beauty as well as its rich cultural heritage, Bursa is also a much preferred holiday resort for foreigners.”

has been able to contribute to the quality of life for the people of the region. In addition to this project, Yıldırım Municipality embarked on a brand-new project for the benefit of disabled persons.” İsmail Hakkı Edebali, Mayor, Yıldırım Municipality of Bursa pointed out, “All of our works, such as parking buildings, marketplaces, preservation of cultural heritage and social activities, make differences. keep serving sincerely and faithfully being encouraged by our motto of ‘Municipality for People’.”

“Yıldırım Municipality is building more parks in order to deliver a greener Bursa to our children and we do reproduce the Green of Bursa by means of brand new urban renewal and transformation projects.

We have undertaken the responsibility to invest in far reaching projects for future generations.”

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Bursa ready to contribute to the defense industry investments of Turkey

İsmail Demir, Turkish Undersecretary for Defence Industry visited Munir Karaloğlu Governor of Bursa. They exchanged views on the future of Turkey’s defense investments. İsmail Demir, Turkish Undersecretary for Defence Industry presented a model of domestically manufactured missile systems during his visit.

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by Governership of Bursa at International Jeddah Tourism and Travel Fair. Münir Karaloğlu, Governor of Bursa said, “During the Fair, Bursa displayed its economic, cultural and historic riches efficiently.

We strive for making Bursa a brand city. We envisage a brand-new, powerful and competitive Bursa for the future, based on its unique historic and cultural riches.

Within this framework, we launch a series of infrastructural investments in order to upgrade the quality of life in Bursa. Our projects related to the future of Bursa make their presence felt abroad as well.

Real estate investment in Bursa is one of the first choice for Arab tourists and investors. Apart from being an industrial city, Bursa has a rich culture and tourism capacity that attract Arabs.

Many Arab businessmen are planning to make investments in housing and shop-

ping mall projects. Almost thirty percent of tourists going on holiday at the Uludağ ski resort are Arabs.

Bursa has been a profitable place for Arab investors for many years. Arab and Middle Eastern tourism has gained momentum. Both city and mountain hotels show full occupancy. Arab tourists could be seen at nearly all hotels.”

Münir Karaloğlu, Governor of Bursa pointed out, “ Bursa offers a series of challenging opportunities for health tourism. Health tourism has an important opportunity considering the potential of our country in parallel with the increase of medical treatment, the use of thermal sources, rehabilitation services and services that allows people to feel good and healthy themselves.”

Hani Aburas, Mayor of Jeddah City, visiting the Fair, emphasized the fact that Bursa offered diverse range of investment opportunities for foreign investors.

İsmail Demir, Turkish Undersecretary for Defence Industry pointed out, “Bursa, based on its industrial expertise, could contribute to the defense industry of Turkey. Over the last 25 years since its establishment, the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries has made significant achievements in building the blocks for a modern national defence industry in Turkey, with notable results in certain vital areas. As a result of considerable dedication and efforts, key defence industry institutions have been es-

tablished to meet the requirements of the Turkish Armed Forces locally, each filling an important void in its field.”

Munir Karaloğlu Governor of Bursa said “ Bursa is ready to contribute to the Turkish defence industry by launching a series of new investments in the field of defense industry. Bursa, being an industrialized and export-oriented province of Turkey, has been contributing to Turkish economy for years. Technical works are underway for increasing the the number of industrial zones in Bursa Bursa, being a European city makes its presence felt in foreign markets through its brand-new products.

There is no limit to imagination when it comes to Bursa. To sum up, we can say that a promising and bright future lie ahead for Bursa. We are convinced that Bursa will be able to reach at its 2023targets by utilizing its potential in an efficient manner.”

Based on its dynamic industrial structure, Bursa embarks on tank production as well

As known Bursa is renowned for its diversified and dynamic industrial structure. Recep Altepe, Mayor, Metropolitan Municipality of Bursa, said,”Bursa displays a remarkable performance in line with Turkey’s 2023 targets. Bursa embarks on aircraft manufacturing. Besides, the industrialists located in Bursa are ready to manufacture tanks and the related defence equipment. In addition to the automotive, machinery and textile sectors; space, aviation, defense and rail systems are the new target sectors of Bursa which will enable the city to become one of the leading cities of Europe.”

He congratulated Durmazlar Makina, one of the leading industrial establishments of the region, specialized in rail transportation systems, on its successful performance. Recep Altepe, Mayor, Metropolitan Municipality of Bursa, pointed out, “We, Metropolitan

Municipality of Bursa, strive for making Bursa a brand city. We envisage a brand-new, powerful and competitive Bursa for the future, based on its unique historic and cultural richness. Within this framework, we launch a series of infrastructural investments in order to upgrade the quality of life in Bursa. Our projects related to the future of Bursa make their presence felt abroad as well.”

He added, “Bursa is attracting all kinds of Foreign Direct Investments such as green-field investments, alliances and partnerships.

It offers great opportunities most especially for market-seeking and efficiency-seeking investors.

Domestic market with high growth potential, access to external markets, qualified labor force, developed production and transportation infrastructure and industrial clusters increases the competitiveness of Bursa”

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Bursa, a natural wonder!

Marmara Region and Bursa Bursa is located in Bursa Province, Karasi Province and Samanlı Province of our country’s Marmara Region’s South Marmara portion. South Marmara portion is an agro-industry area where lakes lying in between mountains and fertile lowlands are located.

Marmara Region is located in northwestern Turkey, by Marmara Sea. The region covers 8 % of Turkey with its surface area of 67.000 km2. Bursa, situated in southeast of Marmara Sea, is the fourth largest city in Turkey.

Bursa is bordered by Bilecik and Adapazarı to the east. It’s surrounded by Kocaeli, Yalova and Marmara Sea in north; Kütahya in south; Balıkesir in west. The city’s surface area is 10882 km2. The lowlands cover 17 % of the city lands. Lake Uluabat (134 km2) and Lake İznik (298 km2) are within the provincial borders of the city. The major rivers of the city are Mustafakemalpaşa River, Nilüfer River which joints many small streams all springing from Mount Uludağ, Göksü Stream, Kocadere, Karadere and Aksudere. The city’s coastal line is 135 km.

The mountains take up 35 % of Bursa lands.

Most of them are mountain ranges lying across east-west. Samanlı Mountains lie from west of Orhangazi to Bozburun which is located in northern corner of Gulf of Gemlik. The major mountains are; Mudanya Mountains, which separate Bursa Lowland from the sea, and cover the southern portion of Gulf of Gemlik; Katırlı Mountains, located between southern Lake İznik and northern Bursa Lowland; Karadağ which is the extention of Mudanya Mountains; Uludağ (2543 meters) which is the highest mountain in Marmara Region. Bursa has 17 districts (Büyükorhan, Gemlik, Gürsu, Harmancık, İnegöl, İznik, Karacabey, Keles, Kestel, Mudanya, Mustafakemalpaşa, Orhaneli, Orhangazi, Yenişehir, Nilüfer, Osmangazi and Yıldırım), 230 towns and 659 villages.

during Roman Empire times, and served as the capital of Byzantium for a while. In early 14th century, İznik was the capital of Ottoman Empire prior to Bursa, and have been rigged with qualified art pieces. The city became the center of ceramic tile. Samanlı Mountains mass, which inhabit bushy forests, form the desolate portion of the region.

Bursa Province

The region covers the Gulley of Gemlik-İznik located east of Southern Marmara Region, Mudanya-Katırlı Mountains which rise in south in the form of a horst, Samanlı Province and Yenişehir Basin located in its southern Marmara Region’s South Marmara portion portion and Uludağ-Domaniç mountains in is consisted of three provinces; Samanlı, far-south. The regions’s western border runs Karasi and Bursa. All these three provinces through the low sill in eastern Tirilye-Lake house Bursa lands. Samanlı Province is the Uluabat and this border separates the region region which includes Gulf of İzmit and from Karasi Province. The region’s MarLake Sapanca in north, Samanlı Mounmara coast is very rich. There are fruit and tains lying between Pamukova-İznik-Gulf vegetable gardens on the flatlands inland. of Gemlik in south and Armutlu Peninsula where this mountainous part extends toward Mountain masses are sparsely populated and partly forest-covered. The region’s major Marmara Sea. It has the shape of a horst settlements are Bilecik, Bursa, Yenişehir, İnthat precipitation areas lie along north and egöl and Mudanya. Bursa is a city developed south. North Anatolian Fault runs between Akyazı-Sapanca-Gölcük-Yalova in northern in industry, commerce and tourism. The city located on the skirts of Mount Uludağ, Samanlı Region and other faults run bestarted to expand toward the lowland as the tween Gemlik-İznik in south. The region’s population increased. The name ‘Bursa’ most important characteristic is that the settlements are located in the gardens on the derives from Prusias the King of Bithynia who lived in 2nd century B.C. The city was skirts between the mountain and lowland. famous for its spas during Byzantine times. İznik, which is located in the region’s east portion was established along eastern side of After the city was conquered by Ottoman Lake İznik, is a major settlement area estab- Empire in 1326 and became the capital city, lished in First Age. İznik’s importance grew it started expanding and being ornamented

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with glorious pieces. Even though the capital has been changed after Edirne was conquered (1362), the tombs of Sultans had been made in Bursa, and the city preserved its place among major cultural centers in the country.

Karasi Province This region, which covers the fertile lowlands in Central Western Anatolia sill in east and between Biga Peninsula by southern Marmara Sea in west, somewhat covers the basin of Susurluk River in Marmara Region. Balıkesir and Karacabey lowlands, which form the major agricultural sites of Southern Marmara Region, are located in the north portion of the region. Lake Manyas and Lake Uluabat are located in the depressions here. Major settlements are established along natural routes and lowlands and on the skirts.

Major settlements of Karasi Region include Mustafakemalpaşa and Karacabey districts of Bursa.

Geology There are lands from all geological times and various rock groups on these lands. Uludağ’s core is a mass formed of ‘Paleozoic’ schists in which granites from Geological Time I, which is called ‘Paleozoic Time’, exist. Samanlı Mountains, a part of

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Bursa lands, reserve areas consisted of sandstones, pebble stones and loamy stones from Geological Time II, which is called ‘Mesozoic Time.’

And the base of tectonic basins from ‘Tertiary’ (Geological Time III) and ‘Quaternary’ (Geological Time IV) reserve argillaceous and marly sediments from ‘Neogene Period.’ In the region, where Bursa is located as well, there are areas effected by inner and outer volcanisms. During the orogenic movements in Paleozoic times, acidic magma injections occured which partly formed granites in Uludağ.

Sansarak Canyon Sansarak Canyon is located within the borders of Sansarak Village, 17 km northeast of İznik. It widens and narrows along the stream named Kayalıdere, which joins the stream running from Tacir Canyon and flows into Lake İznik by the name Karasu.

Tacir Canyon The water of Tacir Canyon, located in southern skirts of Samanlı Mountains, runs through both sides. These two springs join the two stream running from Sansarak Canyon, and flow into Lake İznik, from Çakırca Town, by the name Karasu.

Yarhisar Canyon Yarhisar Canyon lies between Günece Village and Yarhisar Village, within the borders of Yenişehir. The canyon starts from the waterfall located in Yarhisar Village and forms the 5 km section towards Günece Village.

Fevziye Canyon Fevziye Canyon, locally named ‘Kurudere’, is located in Fevziye Village which is 14 km from İnegöl. The canyon entrance has an altitude of 970 meters. Since this area is situated in northern Uludağ, biological diversity is quite high. The dominant plant types in the area are pine, european breech, fir, oak, lindens, chestnut and walnut.

The canyon is consisted of volcanic rocks. Its splendid structure extends to Uludağ crests, 6 km long in total.

Oylat Cave Oylat Cave is located 17 km southeast of İnegöl, within the borders of Hilmiye Village, and 1 km from the village.

The cave begins where Oylat Canyon ends. The cave is accessed through the right side of the road leading to Oylat Thermal Spring Resort and is 700 meters long. The cave is a touristic spot and a cafe is located at the main entrance. The cave is formed of two interconnected levels. The clearance

between the beginning gallery and the end of the cave is 93 meters. The cave above is 3-15 meters high, the temperature varies between 14°C and 18°C, and the humidity is between 45% and 90%. Oylat Cave, where stalactites and dickites are illuminated, also holds stalactite pools with a depth of 3-4 meters.

Ayvaini Cave Ayvaini Cave starts from Doğanalan Village in Mustafakemalpaşa district, ends in Ayva Village in Nilüfer district, and has a total length of 5,5 km. The cave, which is accessible from both sides, is closed to tourism due to its steep entrances and preferred by professional mountaineers and cavers only. Karadonlu Creek runs through the cave and forms more than 30 large and small ponds across the cave. Also, the stalactites, dickites and travertines inside are wonders of nature.

Bayındır Cave Bayındır Cave is located near Bayındır Village in Büyükorhan district of Bursa. It’s about 1 km long. Since the air circulation inside is good, the cave offers a comfortable tour without any gears. The fascinating stalactites and dickites inside the cave remind Damlataş Cave.

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Wellness

March April 2016

The Necessity Of “Stroke Rehabılitation” For Paralytic Patients’ Quality Of Life

By Dr. Metin YURDAKOŞ Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Specialist

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emiplegia, or stroke, as commonly referred to, is a syndrome that occurs as a result of changes in cerebral (brain) circulation, and it is characterized by functional problems on one of side of the body.

Hemiplegic patients may experience problems in perceptual, motor, and sensory functions, and speech and mental abilities.Cerebrovascular events may occur due to reasons such as tumors, inflammation of the blood vessels, collagen vascular disorders and endocarditis.

The most common cause of hemiplegia is a bleed in the brain or when the brain cannot get enough blood.

Despite being described fundamentally as the loss of function on one side of the body, hemiplegia refers to the collection of all the clinical symptoms.The clinical symptoms may include manifestations of motor aphasia, shoulder subluxation, vision problems, incontinence, difficulties with memory, loss of sensory perception, and Horner syndrome.The symptoms of any one patient may include different combinations of the above dependingon the affected brain vessels and the way they were affected.

“The most common risk factors for stroke include high blood pressure, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.Obesity accompanied by high cholesterol, smoking, alcohol use, a sedentary lifestyle, and some medications contribute to the risk factors.

Dr. Metin YURDAKOŞ from Bursa ROMMER Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center focused on stroke, related hemiplegia risks and hemiplegia rehabilitation.

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Specialist Dr. Metin YURDAKOŞ explained that our brain has two hemispheres, and the right hemisphere controls the movements of the left arm and leg while the left hemisphere is responsible from the movement of the right arm and leg in addition to our speech ability; and emphasized that any dysfunction that occurs in the blood circulation of these areas results in stroke which may affect half of the body, arm and leg. Affirming that it is possible to categorize vessel events that cause stroke in two groups, Specialist Dr. Metin YURDAKOŞ said: “Ischemic events, meaning relating to blockage of vessels: These occur when brain tissue

in a certain region is damaged due to an embolism in that region.The cause of stroke in 80% of patients is an embolism. Those that are due to bleeding usually occur as a sudden aneurysm in patients with high blood pressure or patients with vasodilation in the form of a little bubble-like structure.”

Indicating that the symptoms vary depending on which vessel in the brain is affected to what degree, Dr. YURDAKOŞ said:

Cervical hernia or myalgia (muscle Pain)?

You are suffering from a neck pain nowadays. Does this pain radiate to your arm, cause numbness in your hand and/or impair your quality of life? This article will be helpful for you.

We interviewed Assoc. Prof. Melih Çekinmez, M.D., the Director of Neurosurgery Department in Bursa Medicalpark Hospital, about neck pain and cervical hernia.

Neck pain is a condition which every individual face with at any period of life. These pains may result from simple muscle spasm, mechanical strain and sprain, arthritis (joints and spine), soft tissue diseases and strains, inflammations-infections of spine and soft tissue, rheumatoid diseases, tumor diseases and cervical hernias.

Neurosurgeons first take a detailed anamnesis of patient in order to understand exact etiology of the pain. We classify the pains according to the location, onset time, duration, severity, spreading, type (burning, stinging, sharp), response to resting and movement and whether it wakes up the patient at night or not.

Is surgical treatment necessary for every cervical hernia?

Of course not. Cervical hernia accounts for only a small part of neck pains. Moreover, surgical management is indicated only in a very small part of cervical hernias.

The Goal of Rehabilitation

Assoc. Prof. Melih ÇEKİNMEZ, M.D.

Does cervical hernia surgery pose risk?

Cervical hernia surgery poses risks that are already valid for all surgeries. However, risks specific to cervical hernia surgery include temporary-permanent hoarseness, difficulty swallowing and strength-sensory loss in hands and feet. Undoubtedly, these risks can be minimized with microscopic discectomy and experience of the surgeon. Patients can be discharged and resume daily life activities at postoperative day 1, if micro discectomy method is used.

With the Purpose of Rehabilitation, • During hemiplegia rehabilitation, various electrotherapy methods are used in addition to individualized neurophysiological exercises.

enthusiasm, and also that their family is aware of their treatment plan.

At Bursa-based ROMMER Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center, every patient’s condition is evaluated independently, and a personalized treatment program is prepared. First of all, the goal is for the patient to regain enough mobility to be able to perform basic tasks of daily living.

• Also, technology, which has an important role in our lives, is put to use in hemiplegia rehabilitation as well.

Robotic rehabilitation systems train the patient to walk correctly, and computerized balance systems play an important role in increasing the patient’s balance control and coordination.

Once the patient masters sitting and maintaining balance while standing, walk training begins. Walking may be delayed in some patients. It is possible to overcome obstacles with an experienced team and a good treatment program so that the patient can train to be able to initially walk with support and later, walk without support in a short amount of time.

• While occupational therapy assists the patient in adapting to their daily lives, the sensory integration training provided at the same time helps the

When the patient completes the treatment in the therapy room, the patient is then trained to adapt to life outside and at home.

patient regain function for a more integrated treatment.

ROMMER achieves treatment of all kinds of hemiplegia disorders with computerized balance equipment, robotic rehabilitation systems and occupational therapy methods.

Dr. YURDAKOŞ underlined the importance of starting rehabilitation right away the next day in the case when stroke is caused by an embolism with these words: In patients with bleeding, the stroke is often accompanied by loss of consciousness and therefore waiting for a few days is necessary, and some patients may require surgery.In the meantime, the bleeding is observed with methods such as a CT or MRI, and the necessary drug treatment is prepared.Since the patient is required to stay in bed during this time, extra attention should be paid to their position on the bed, their diet, urination frequency and quality, and infections that may occur and interfere with treatment.”

Can you brief us about the nature of cervical hernia or myalgia?

On the second phase, we assess the limitation of neck motion, pain spot and spreading of pain in the neurological examination and we evaluate strength-sensory losses. In the next phase, if there is a suspicious neurological loss, we make diagnosis based on magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography and radiographies. Therapeutic approach includes resting, medication therapy, physiotherapy (hot bag, TENS, traction), shortterm collar and surgery, if required.

“The most important clinical observation would be the paralysis of the arm and leg together, either on the right or the left side of the body.In addition to loss of movement, symptoms such as loss of consciousness, perceptual or sensory dysfunction, problems with speech, vision problems, and loss of memory may be observed.Obesity accompanied by high cholesterol, smoking, a sedentary lifestyle, alcohol and some medications increase the risk of stroke.Especially those that have high blood pressure, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases should pay close attention these risk factors.”

cific neurological disorders.For this reason, it is very important to start hemiplegia rehabilitation as early as possible after a stroke.

The goal of rehabilitation is to minimize the patient’s bodily losses and increase functional capacity, help them accomplish daily tasks independently and improve their quality of life.For certain patients, it is crucial that they are treated and rehabilitated at a rehabilitation center with proper equipment and a specialized team in order for them to be able to return to their jobs or get another job.With this goal in mind, a team consisting of the physical therapy specialist physician, physiotherapist, and occupational therapist work together.When necessary, other specialists such as a speech therapist, psychologist, and social services expert contribute a lot to the rehabilitation team.The return of function after the cerebrovascular event is correlated closely with etiology, severity, and localization.Factors that affect the patient’s recovery include the age of the patient, their motivation, family and socioeconomic status, and spe-

• People with brain lesions have trouble structuring and organizing information.The patient may not be able concentrate on planning an activity, pay attention during the activity or comply with the stages of action that an activity may require.For this reason, it is important to evaluate and improve sensory perception functioning of people with brain lesions. This is where occupational therapy comes into play.

When hemiplegia patients are treated at well-equipped physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics with an experienced team, they improve faster, and are likely to join their communities and resume their daily activities and lives sooner.

Rehabilitation Process After the patient comes to the rehabilitation center, a detailed assessment is performed, and treatment begins.It is important that the patient participates in the program voluntarily and with

At the end of the rehabilitation process, a majority of the patients are able to return to their social and professional lives in addition to having regained their walking ability.

Preventative Measures Against Stroke We should remember that, in order to prevent vascular diseases like stroke, simple precautions such as: • Reserving some “me time” every day and resting, • Following the principles of an orderly life and a balanced diet, • Avoiding obesity and a sedentary lifestyle, • A proper amount of exercise, • Avoiding smoking and alcohol, • Getting a physical check-up regularly every year; would protect us from big risks down the line.

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Bursa to host 2 Bursa Medical & Thermal Tourism Forum nd

As one of the most important hotels in Bursa, Almira Hotel will be the host and venue sponsor of the Medical Forum that will be held 14-16 March 2016.

In addition, the educational program includes conferences that will be given by executive managers of some of the most important healthcare organizations and companies.

The hosted buyers that are invited to the Forum will be formed by the representatives of the companies that have the makings of medical thermal tourism and lead the patients to the medical thermal tourism supporting countries. The countries of invited representatives are designated according to their tendency to Bursa and Turkey.

Forum Center As one of the most important hotels in Bursa, Almira Hotel will be the host and venue sponsor of the Medical Forum that will be held in 14-16 March, 2016. In the ball room of the hotel, the trainings and experience conferences will be held in the ball room, and the B-2-B Meetings will be held in other rooms.

About Bursa Bursa is a city in Turkey, located in northwestern Anatolia, within the Marmara Region. It is the fourth most populous city in Turkey and one of the most industrialized metropolitan centers in the country.

It is known as “Yeşil Bursa” (Green Bursa) in reference to the parks and gardens located across its urban fabric, as well as to the vast and richly varied forests of the surrounding region. The ski resort of Mount Uludağ towers over it. The mountain was called The Olympus by the Romans who lived there before. Bursa has rather orderly urban growth and borders a fertile plain.

The mausoleums of the early Ottoman sultans are located in Bursa and the city’s main landmarks include numerous edifices built throughout the Ottoman period. Bursa also has thermal baths and several museums, including a museum of archaeology.

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Bursa – the city of history, culture and health As one of the oldest cities of the world and where most of Anatolian civilizations are born and capital city of the Silk Road, Bursa is a candidate to be the capital city of Turkey in the field of healthcare.

The primary aim of the Medical Thermal Tourism Forum is to make the city of Bursa a worldwide center for medical thermal tourism and the host of this significant organization. And also, it is aimed to support and mediate the companies that invested in medical thermal tourism in order for them to implement their plans and receive a recompense for their work.

In this respect, the program of the Forum contains Business-to-Business Meetings (B2B) and trainings that are to be given by experienced experts.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sedat Demir

MURAT KUCUKTAS, Dermatological and Venereal Diseases Specialist offers healthy and beautiful solutions for hair loss problems.

Hair takes an important place in appearance and social life by persons. Hairs may occur permanent loss and thinning due to various diseases.

Nowadays, hair transplantation is an alternative treatment option by the treatment of diseases that cause permanent hair loss. Hair transplantation’s result would be close to nature if done on the right indication for the right patient by suitable team. It is to get the closest view of the natural fundamental objectives of hair transplantation. The direction of the hair, of the incidence hair and the reshaping of the front hairline in the hair transplantation is important.

The clinic medical director of dermatology specialist Dr. Murat Küçüktaş has focused on the study treatment of hair loss and treatment since 2006. He has helped per year of 500-600 patients regain their hair. Dr. Küçüktaş makes hair transplant with specialist staff and a professional team. History of hair transplant dominates by dermatologists until today.

Dr. Küçüktaş is a specialized dermatologist in this area in Turkey. Your’ hair loss can regain with FUE (follicular unite transplant) technic at our clinic. You can continue with your social life and work after hair transplant as soon as 2 days. Healthy days, healthy hairs.

The shadow play characters Karagöz and Hacivat are based on historic personalities who lived and died in Bursa. Bursa is also home to some of the most famous Turkish dishes such as İskender kebap, specially candied chestnut, peaches and Turkish delight. Bursa hosts three important universities; Uludağ University, Bursa Orhangazi University and Bursa Technical University. Its population can claim one of the highest overall levels of education in Turkey. The historic towns of İznik (Nicaea), Mudanya and Zeytinbağı are all situated in Bursa Province.

Bursa has a borderline Mediterranean/humid subtropical climate. The city has hot, humid summers that last from June until September.

Winters are cold and damp, also containing the most rainfall. There can be snow on the ground which will last for a week or two. In the mountains; especially Uludağ, it is freezing and snows all winter. Summer in the mountains is pleasantly warm.

a very substantial project that meets an important requirement both in Turkey and in international arena in terms of thermal cure center.

With the conversion of current hot springs in the natBursa, setting an example ural eco tourism area into regarding the cutting edge cure centers in Mustafa Kehealthcare technology in mal Pasa District, compleTurkey, easy accessibility tion of the project related and affordable prices, will to construction of senior’s be the center of the Health village on outskirts of the Road in rapidly growing Mount Uludag in Yıldırım medical tourism trend District, modernization of of the world with it’s the historical Oylat hot springs best thermal waters in the in Inegöl District with new world, those exist both in investments, completion the city center and in dis- of new investments in tricts, and its environment. Orhangazi District to make Natural tourism areas are use of the hot spring and conserved both in the city thermal water capacity that center and in its districts, cannot be efficiently used, and our city has an impor- and realization of projects tant thermal water capac- in eco tourism and therity, therefore as many of mal tourism in Orhaneli modern facilities will be in District, the environment service in near future in ad- of Bursa will be renewed, dition to present ones, our and modern thermal water city will be a worldwide re- therapies and cures will be rendered as an existing imnowned center. portant potential is carried Thermal zone project, that to a new segment to meet Bursa Metropolitan Munic- international expectations. ipality is striving to construct, is one of the sub- Bursa is waiting for dostantial projects and when mestic and international it will be operational in sev- investors with its present eral years, it will become potential.

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News

March April 2016

“Bursa-The Great City” makes its presence felt at EMITT efficiently The Five Theme of The City: Health, Mystery, Excitement, Discovery and Adventure” at EMITT 2016, the East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Fair. EMITT welcomes travel buyers from the Eastern Mediterranean region and around the world.

Bursa was promoted by “The Five Theme of The City: Health, Mystery, Excitement, Discovery and Adventure” at EMITT 2016, the East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Fair.

EMITT welcomes travel buyers from the Eastern Mediterranean region and around the world. The exhibition is a colourful and lively business environment for global tourism market.

Bursa was represented by Bursa Governorship and Bursa Metropolitan Municipality officially at the Fair.

Münir Karaloğlu, Governor of Bursa said, “ As a matter of fact, we are living in a century of brands. The cities are more

marked than the countries to which they belong. As known, we have recently launched our motto under the name of “Bursa- The Great City” coupled with our new logo. We believe that this logo, inspired by the riches of the city, would pave the way for contributing to the branding process of Bursa. We know that being quality conscious is a prerequisite for a brand formation. So, we put emphasis on upgrading Bursa in terms of major quality standards.

Bursa is a fruitful city giving birth to worldwide brands such as its historic monuments, textiles, towels, chestnut, peach, fig and some other products.”

Münir Karaloğlu, Governor of Bursa noted, “Bursa has turned

out to be a city of summits and international gatherings such as Balkan Economic Summit and Uludağ Economic Summit. Arab Economic Summit was held recently. Arab and Middle Eastern tourism has gained momentum in recent years. Apart from being an industrial city, Bursa has a rich culture and tourism capacity that welcome Arab tourists. Many Arab business people are eager to make investments in housing and shopping mall projects. Almost thirty percent of tourists going on holiday at the Uludağ ski resort are Arabs. The city has been a profitable place for Arab investors for many years. Both city and mountain hotels show full occupancy”

İznik Tiles attracts great interest at EMITT-The East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Fair once more

ISTANBUL- EMITT 2016, The East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Fair, was held in İstanbul. “During the Fair, İznik was represented by İznik Municipality and İznik City Council.

The tiles and historic riches of of İznik attracted the interests of visitors more than ever” said Osman Sargın, Mayor of İznik.

Havva Çandar, Secretary General of İznik City Council briefed information on the tiles of İznik. She said, “Historians mention the existence of 300 workshops in İznik during the 17th century. This number, also justified by the excavations, gives us an idea of the importance of tile production in İznik.”

Havva Çandar, Secretary General of İznik City Council

pointed out “Historic Tile Furnaces of Iznik attract interests of tourists more than ever. It is evident that other historic tiles such as so called Rhodes Tiles, Golden Horn Tiles and Damascus Tiles were of Iznik Tiles originally. “İznik tiles reached their heyday in the 16th century, and the masterpieces produced at that time are regarded as the most valuable specimens of the art of ceramics by the leading museums of the world.

Osman Sargın, Mayor of İznik and Chairman of City Council said, “As known, underwater archaeological work has started on the remains of a 1,600-yearold basilica that was discovered at the beginning of 2014 under Lake İznik in the northwestern province of Bursa.”

“Conducted by the Uludağ University Archaeology Department in collaboration with the Culture and Tourism Ministry and Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, the work aims to obtain detailed information about the basilica. The Roman-era basilica, which lies in 1.5 to 2 meters of water, was discovered while photographing the city from the air to make an inventory of historical and cultural artifacts.

Archaeologists, historians and art historians believe that the structure collapsed during an earthquake that occurred in the region” He added, “The discovery of the basilica was named as one of top 10 discoveries of 2014 by the Archaeological Institute of America.”

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Bursa Thermal Springs

Bursa is one of the richest cities in the world especially in terms of thermal springs and Hamams. The earliest information about Bursa Thermal Springs can be seen in the speeches of Dion in year 82.

While repairing the Hamams left over from the Byzantines, the Ottomans were building new hot springs and thermal Hamams at the same time.

Bursa’s thermal hot springs come out from the Bademli Bahce and Cekirge regions, west of the city. As the chemical analysis of the thermal waters is different in each region, it is also different with the ones that come out of the same region.

So, it can be accepted that there are no connection between the sources. Waters in Cekirge are called steely waters and the waters in the Bademli Bahce are sulfurous waters. Water at the Kara Mustafa Thermal Springs is totally different. Water from the stone depot located in the Vakif Bahce (Vakif Garden) is distributed to 32 places. Among these areHamams, hotels and residential homes.

Eski Kaplica (Old Thermal Spring) is Bursa’s oldest and the largest Thermal Spring. You can relax your body that got fatigued from the intense pace and revive and renew your worn-out soul and health at the thermal springs where the healthy and healing waters are. Bursa thermal spring waters which

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Four bros dress for world hotels Modaslan in Bursa produces gowns for hotel workers worldwide

have healed the emperors and queens and cured patients for centuries are being compared to amber which is believed to have high energy healing effects.

Able to survive up until today, most recognized thermal springs in the center of Bursa are Eski Kaplica/Armutlu (Old Thermal Spring) built by Sultan Murad I., Kultuklu Thermal Spring built by Sultan I. Bayezid, Yeni Kaplica (New Thermal Spring) built by Rustem Pasha, the vizier of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent and the Kara Mustafa Pasha Thermal Springs which was built in his own name.

Outside the center of Bursa, there is Oylat Thermal Springs and Citli Mineral Water in Inegol, Tumbuldek Thermal Springs in Akarca Village under Mustafakemalpasa, Terme Thermal Springs on the highway of Umurbey Village in Gemlik and Agachisar and Sadag Thermal Springs in Orhaneli and they all have continued to deliver healing for centuries.

What kind of solutions do you offer to your customers?

Having 55 years of experience in tailoring business Modaslan company of Bursa, a family business of four brothers, now produces occupational gowns for the personnel of famous hotels, hospitals and shopping centers in about 25 countries. Believing the importance of customer satisfaction for establishing a valuable brand, Huseyin Agilonu, general manager of the company says, “Customer satisfaction is important for us. Otherwise you can not serve to professional companies.” He introduced his company and activities.

People who work in certain functions of hotels have certain sizes. Hotels may not be aware of this fact. So, we get the actual measures of the people to prevent mismatching. People from Indonesia or Philippines are generally smaller then the Russians working in hotels. We have to deliver our products having right sizes and right amounts.

Will you give us information about your customers, the hotel chains?

How was the voyage of the company started?

When Modaslan entered in this business in 1991 there were a few competition in the market. Since then our company is growing steadily and now we saw gowns for worldclass hotels, hospital chains, and shopping malls. Depending on our 55 years of past, we apply our quality and expertise in our business and became a powerful supplier for occupational gowns demanded by famous businesses. Our activities in abroad cover commercial ties with leading brands and chains. Customer satisfaction is important in our business. A satisfied customer means more sales and more new buyers. We supply leading hotel chains in about 25 countries, from Germany to Kuwait.

Why leading hotel chains prefer you?

First we send our team to hotels of the customer. They take measures of staff personally, a time consuming work. Then the individual gowns are sown with great delicacy, three sets for each personnel. Churn of workers may cause problems, because we have to

For about twenty years, we have been dealing with famous hotel chains such as Hilton, Ramada, Crowne Plaza, Four Season, Shangri, JW Marriott Swiss, Holiday Inn Intercontinental, Hyatt, Dedeman, Kempinsky who has hotels in 25 countries including Russia, Azerbaijan, Greece, Rumania, Germany, England, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel and Kuwait. That means that we do our job as good as possible. When a new hotel is about to be opened, they search suppliers in Turkey and most of the time they find our company.

People know about our business and our products they advice our company and us. supply the new sets immediately when a new person was hired. We have a good dialogue with our customers, who are our business partners not our customers only. Hotels may demand three to four models and we meet their demands. What is important is not to mass produce, but produce small amount of batches. So, our business is actually a service business.

So, you are a leader in the business?

Yes, we can say that we are the leader in Turkey. Additionally, foreign brands know us and appreciate our business. Customers only can decide who is the leader of the world. We get encouraging appreciations and responses from our customers. This is enough for us.

We certainly have to produce profits, as well, however, our priority is to do our job as best as possible.

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Property

Dijitalemlak serves in Bursa and its region for 13 years

March April 2016

Increasing interest for Ostas projects by Arab investors

Dijitalemlak serves in Bursa and its region for 13 years in the issues of buying – selling and development for many domestic and foreign investors. “We are at your service with our professional team in the issue of supplying Plot, Land, House and Business Offices.

• The services and solutions we offer aim to allow our customers to reach their targets very quickly and easy, to increase their efficiency, growth and make up more value-added. We also listen to customers, change and renew according to their needs and expectations.

• As position the province of Bursa is located just at the center of three big cities of Turkey in the Marmara Region. It is fourth big city following Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir.

• Bursa has a unique richness in the aspect of nature. It takes about 20 minutes to Uludag and Marmara Sea (the district of Mudanya), 1,5 hours to Istanbul.

• With regard to its stance, Bursa has been in the first choice of foreigners due to growing quickly in the sectors of tourism, industry, housing estate in recent years.

• Bursa contributes greatly to swiftly growing Turkey’s economy with the number of 25 Industrial Zones primarily including automotive, textile and food.

• Having nearly 3 million of population, Bursa is expected to have 6-7 million of population in the upcoming 10-15 years. Paralleling this growth the

city has urged foreign investors turned their eyes to Bursa. We are also indifferent to the interest in Bursa, developing our system and portfolio according to the demands from the investors, we respond to their needs in the quickest and truest way.

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Foreign real estate buyers prefer Bursa more than ever

Bursa, being among the top five real estate markets in Turkey, ranked first in percentage increase in real estate sales during the first half of 2015, according to Turkish Statistics Institute.

Arabs who are keen to own a second home in Bursa, which will only prove beneficial to the country’s economy and will also add value and credibility to the area.

During Jan-July period year of 2015, 24,935 housing units were sold, indicating a 29.1 percent increase when compared to the figures of the corresponding period of last

Real estate investment in Bursa is one of the first choice for Arab tourists and investors. Apart from being an industrial city, Bursa has a rich culture and tourism capacity that attract Arabs. Many Arab businessmen are planning to make investments in housing and shopping mall projects.

Almost thirty percent of tourists going on holiday at the Uludağ ski resort are Arabs. Bursa has been a profitable place for Arab investors for many years. Arab and Middle Eastern tourism has gained momentum.

The Turkish real estate sector, offering ever-greater opportunities for investors every year, has come to prominence especially in the last decade. Turkish real estate market is rising strongly, after lacklustre performance in recent years and attracted the attention of international investors especially just after the new reciprocity law. Foreigners are now eligible to purchase real estate in Turkey irrespective of the reciprocal rights.

Bursa has been ranked as third Turkish city after Istanbul and Antalya in terms of house sales to foreigners.

Over 80 percent of house sales were made to the investors from Gulf countries such as Kuwait and United Arab Emirates.

According to the recent house sales statistics, Bursa is the third city in Turkey in terms of house sales to foreigners. There is a demand from overseas investors in particular the

Bursa is the home of outstanding natural beauty, which is complemented by its vast historical background.

Bursa has a lot to brag about particularly as this province was the first Ottoman capital, and as such is endowed with an array of monuments, mosques, tombs, baths, etc.

Both city and mountain hotels show full occupancy. Arab tourists could be seen at nearly all hotels. Arabs used to prefer to visit Uludağ and Bursa in summer. months. Now the picture is different. If you go to Uludağ, you will see that there are Arabs spending daily or weekly holidays.

General manager of Ostas construction Osman Ozelif informed about their recent project in Gorukle addressing families seeking accommodation in the province. He said, “Our project has social facilities, fitness halls, pools, locals and playgrounds aiming for families. We are developing a new project in the region. We seek investors from Arabian countries.

There is a growing demand from Kuwait and Dubai for individual houses. We have talks for wholesale of the accommodations. We got serious order from Kuwaiti buyers. We are joining our forces with Demirkent company. We got land for the project. We hope that our project will be operational by the end of the year. We have also other projects in several locations in Besevler and Mudany regions.”

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Sheraton Bursa Hotel

Whether on business or leisure, the Sheraton Bursa Hotel is the leading hotel address in Bursa. The Hotel offers 171 spacious guestrooms including 10 suites, an All Day Dining restaurant and a Specialty Restaurant offering international cuisine. Link@ Sheraton Café with its healthy options and our exclusive Club Lounge give you further options.

Pamper yourself at the Sheraton Shine Spa Bursa the ultimate wellness experience offering an indoor pool, Hammam and a wide variety of massages. Tone up at our Sheraton Fitness accessible 24/7. For your meetings and special activities the Sheraton Bursa Hotel offers 1,340 square meters of flexible meeting space. Sheraton Bursa Hotel is truly a gathering place for urban explorers. We look forward to have you with us.

Aloft Bursa Hotel

Artıç Hotel

Our Hotel has accepted serving tourism as essential, it has changed Turkish Hospitality to permanent feelings and it has placed in your hearts with these feelings since 1968.

In addition to being one of the oldest hotels of Bursa, our Hotel continues high quality customer satisfaction.

Our Hotel stands opposite of Ulu Mosque and next to historical Covered Market. Our Hotel, which was a mansion before 1968, has been changed to modern foundation after this year to serve tourism.

Our hotel has the capacity of 70 rooms.1 deluxe room, 3 corner rooms,8 connected rooms and 58 standard rooms.Our hotel has 135 beds capacity.

Atatürk Cad. Ulucami Karsısı No:95 16010 Osmangazi/Bursa P: +90 224 224 55 05 www.artichotel.com

Beceren Otel

Beceren Hotel, being the pioneer of the ski tourism of Turkey, is providing their guests the comfort they are looking for for the last 3 generations.

Discover Aloft Bursa, the new tWist in travel has arrived in town, in the heart of Nilüfer district.

Stay and play in a spacious loft-inspired room featuring ultra-comfy signature beds, oversized spa showers, tech savvy features like a 40” flat-screen TV and free WiFi available throughout the whole hotel.

It has been a great set for most of the Turkish films through out years and with its unique location, you will be just a step away from the ski lifts.

Mix and mingle over live music, signature cocktails and unmissable events at the W xyz Bar, a no-walls, no limits space Hungry?

Grab breakfast or some snacks in Re:fuel and relax at Re:mix or get moving in our Re:charge fitness center open 24/7.

Our tactic meeting spaces make it easy to give your meeting an easy breezy touch. You will feel at home with our friendly service delivered by our talents Odunluk Mahallesi Akpınar Cad · Bursa, 16110 · Turkey · P: +90 224 300 30 30 www.aloftbursa.com

Odunluk Mahallesi Akpınar Cad · Bursa, 16110 · Turkey P: +90 224 300 16 16 www.sheratonbursahotel.com

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Montania Hotel

MONTANIA SPECIAL CLASS HOTEL offers its guest-oriented service concept with unparalled quality by blending the comfort and services that it offers. You will feel yourself at home in company with the history, sea, in magical harmony of classic and modern with the excellence of the service provided.

MONTANIA combines modern and contemporary service concept of Today with its historical atmosphere thanks to the experience that it has.

MONTANIA is for epicure guests travelling for business and entertainment in search of the best during their accomodation.

MONTANIA SPECIAL CLASS HOTEL with its 32 rooms is a charachteristic beautiful option for the ones who would like have nostalgia for the past. İstasyon Cad. Mudanya/Bursa P: +90 224 544 60 00 www.montania.com.tr

In winter season, it offers full-board accommodation and in summer season, you can enjoy bed+breakfast options in Uludağ. In winter, you can enjoy ski, snowboard, snow mobile and in summer, you will have the chance to enjoy Uludağ mountain with trekking, climbing, mountain biking and all-terrain vehicles.

Uludağ is calling you.

1.Gelisim Bölgesi Uludag Bursa · Turkey P: +90 224 285 21 11 www.beceren.com.tr

Vip Apart Hotel

VIP APART HOTEL is located on Kükürtlü Street in the area of Green Bursa’s well know Thermal springs. It is composed of twenty five apartments of various sizes. Each of these apartments has been decorated and furnished in order to provide you with all the comforts of home. It serves as a home away from home. VIP APART HOTEL has luxury and comfortable bedrooms, bathrooms and living room designed for you comfort and enjoyment. Kitchens are fully equipped with ovens, refrigerators and automatic washing machines. Each unit has a telephone line for domestic and international calls. A cable TV is included in the room where electronic safes are installed. Breakfast room is provided when needed. The Hotel has excellent fire and security systems and a wireless network. In addition to the services and facilities listed above, VIP APART HOTEL provides parking spaces and living-rooms with air conditioning.

Kükürtlü Cad No:46/48 Osmangazi/BURSA P:+90 224 234 34 75 (pbx) www.vipaparthotel.com

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Country

March April 2016

Mudanya, the port of Bursa Formed as an Ion Colony by the Kolophones in 7th Century BC, Mudanya bore the name Mirleia first, then Apamia and finally Montania. The name Mudanya came from the change of Montania.

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udanya was the center of the district back in the 19th Century and it has Karacabey at its west, Bursa at its north, neighbors with Gemlik at its east and the Gemlik Gulf at its south. It is 32 kilometers away from Bursa. It occupies an area of 346 km². There are 36 villages within 2 towns (Zeytinbagi and Guzelyali) under Mudanya. At the centrum of the district, there are 8 neighborhoods. According to the 2007 data, population of the district is 62,369 and constantly gets new people moving in.

An important port city for centuries, Mudanya still continues its duties today as ‘’Bursa’s port’’.

Bursa’s connection with Istanbul is done via the Mudanya/Guzelyali coast.

Due to its coast and proximity to the province, Mudanya is the countryside center of Bursa and with its fish restaurants and residential areas such as Sigi, Kumkaya and Zeytinbagi (Trilye) along with its street and historical homes, it as a charming coastal town and a tourist center. Due to the summer months being cool, the touristic season does not last too long. Aside from foreign tourism, there are tourism activities being carried out daily with the visitors coming from other provinces and districts and especially from Bursa.

In addition to this, number of people staying at their own summer homes is quite high. Historical Cultural Sites: Aside from the Mudanya Armistice Museum, the ‘’Tahir Pafla Mansion’’ outside the district center is an important architectural structure that needs to be seen. It is the most beautiful example of the 19th century mansions.

Being used as a hotel today, Mudanya Train Station is another must-see architectural structure.

There are 7 churches and 3 holy springs left from the Greeks in the small town of Zeytinbagi (Trilye) of which has extraordinary beauty in terms of scenery. The St. Staphanos church was transformed into a mosque (Fatih Mosque) in the 14th century. It is said that the ‘’arched church’’ named Panagia Pantobalissa that was brought to Iskenderiye is the first church in the world that had pictures drawn on its walls. There is also a Hagios Taxiarchoi Church in Sigikoy which is thought to be built in the 780s.

Mudanya / Tekke-i Atik Mosque There is no precise information about the creator/builder of the mosque. However, it is thought Haci Ali Zagili Magrabi had it built. There is a plaque on top of the entrance door with a 1453 written on it. Planned as rectangular towards the north-south direction, the mosque has an actual place of worship and a narthex and the roof is a hipped roof and covered by tiles. The mihrab (alter) is covered by blue and white squareshaped glazed tile panels.

Mudanya / Tekke-i Cedidi Mosque From the inscription on the South wall of the mosque’s courtyard, it is understood to have been built in 1677. The old building was town down in 1975 and the present reinforced concrete mosque was built. The mosque is squareshaped and it has a large dome that is sitting on

Cultural Center functionalities and in accordance with its originality.

Mudanya / Ugur Mumcu Culture Center The place was achieved by restoring an old Greek church in Mudanya and provides services as a culture center today. In the center, there are dressing rooms for the cast and study rooms and it was re-designed with a hall and a balcony.

Mudanya / Tahir Pasha Mansion The district is Bursa’s seaport/dock and there are mansions which are refined products of the traditional residential architecture and show the height of the economic levels of the city’s past. And Tahir Pasha Mansion is one of these architectures that dazzle us with its magnificent entrance doors serves as a library and a mansion today.

Mudanya / Trilye (Zeytinbagi) Tas Mektep (Stone School) an octagonal frame. It was rebuilt because its minaret had crumbled down all the way to the base. Hasan Bey Mosque: it seems from its inscription that the mosque was built in 1652-1953

by Mirliva-i Hasan Bey. The structure is rectangular-shaped towards the north-south direction and its walls are engraved with rubble stones and bonding timbers and the roof is covered by tiles.

Northwest minaret is single-balconied and at its north there is an inscription fountain.

Mudanya / Omer Bey Mosque Built in 1715, the mosque is named after its builder. Repaired many times, the minaret of the mosque still preserves its authenticity.

Mudanya / Mudanya Armistice House The waterside residence situated on the coast of Mudanya where the ceasefire agreement was signed to end the Turkish-Greek war between Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the allied powers on October 11, 1922 is a 19th century structure. The mansion was built in accordance with the civil architecture of its era and has been serving as a museum since 1937. In the museum, there are variety of documents and materials from the Turkish War of Independence and Armistice along with goods/objects from that era on display.

Mudanya / Mudanya Station Social Facilities The building is a 19th century structure and it was built to serve as a Mudanya Railway Line Management building. The building maintained its existence for more than one hundred years and was used as a district governorship lodging between the years 1958 and 1963 and as a women arts school at nights between the years 1963 and 2000. Located on the Mudanya Seaport Square, the building was restored by the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality in 2009 and opened for service as a Mudanya Station Social Facility.

Mudanya / Mudanya Tahir Aga Hamam Built in 1870 by one of the notables of Bursa, Tahir Aga, the Hamam is also known as the Nure Hamam. Made in accordance with the typology of a double Hamam, the restoration works are being carried out today without being too far from its unique identity and staying true to its originality.

Mudanya / Mudanya Hasan Bey Hamam Built by Hasan Bey in 1652, the Hamam failed to stand the test of time and was used as a carpenter’s shop for a long period of time. Today, the Hamam will be given back to Mudanya with

Stone School is one of the many school buildings built on the empire lands as a symbol of modernization movements seen during the reforms that aimed to organize the Ottoman Empire’s political, social and economic structures that started with the Imperial Edict of Reorganization which was put into effect during the Sultan Abdulmecid era in 1839. Built between 1904 and 1909 by Chirisostomos who was born in Tirilye and returned to Turkey as a metropolitan bishop after receiving his education in Greece, the Stone School is the most magnificent structures of Tirilye.

Mudanya / Trilye (Zeytinbagi) Kapanca Port This antique port in the Kapanca region left from the Greeks in Tirilye was an important strategic focal point of coastal transportation of every era of history.

Mudanya / Trilye (Zeytinbagi) / Hamam Located on the same city block and in front of the southern facade of Fatih Mosque, the exact name and date of construction of the Hamam is unknown but there is an existing information that it was made in the first half of the 16th century by the Turks who were brought to Kastamonu and Uskudar during the era of Yavuz Sultan Selim.

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Rich potential for tourism in Nilufer

One of the major destinations contributing to national and regional economy in Bursa, Nilufer is ready to host its guests with its cultural assets, art events, modern urban services and tourism opportunities.

Anatolian Arasta – Cultural mosaic The first cultural heritage in Bursa and in Turkey, Anatolian Arasta will combine all dimensions of cultural values prevailing in the Balkans, Anatolia and Caucuses. With contributions of fellow citizen associations, 81 provinces of Turkey will be reflected on a 163 thousand-sqm land. Local houses, caravanserais, joy gardens, fairs and other values will be revived in Anatolian Arasta. The event has been managed by the cooperative for development of tourism for Anatolian Arasta as a democratic, friendship and peace project.

Bursa renowned by its quality of life in international standards BURSA-Having a remarkable development in terms of well-known quality standards, Bursa, judged by a series of criteria, has been selected as one of the best cities of the world.

Recep Altepe, Metropolitan Mayor of Bursa emphasized the fact that Bursa made its presence felt with its charming and restructured face. He said that Bursa upgraded its welfare standards by launching diverse range of infrastructural facilities, including a far-reaching rail system. “ Bursa has also been able to manufacture its integrated components of the rail system such as tramways and coaches.

From this standpoint, Bursa ranks 7th in the world with its manufacturing capacity,” Mayor Recep Altepe pointed out.

As known, Quality of Life Index, formulated by (www.numbeo.com.) focuses on the quality indicators of the leading cities of the World. Bursa was ranked as 48th among the 150 cities selected by numbeo website. It should be noted that Turkey’s leading cities such as İstanbul, İzmir and Ankara were outranked by Bursa in terms of certain welfare criteria.

Designed and constructed by Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, the new stadium of Bursa has aroused great interest both at home and abroad. The city of Bursa, the fourth most populous city of Turkey,

has a new football stadium – the Timsah Arena. The name, meaning Crocodile Arena, is derived from the local football team, Bursaspor. The structure’s most striking feature, its roof, resembles a crocodile curled around the ground, complete with open mouth. The stadium and the surrounding park are well connected with the public transport system. Also the city center is just a minutes-walk away.

Adam Hurrey of The Telegraph daily has underlined and focused on “Timsah Arena Bursa” (Crocodile Arena) among the most striking stadium projects of the World. Crocodile Arena with its charming and brand-new design was awarded

by International Property Awards.Bursa, which hosts hundreds of multinational companies, is a dynamic market and a global investment destination. Bursa is attracting all kinds of Foreign Direct Investment such as green-field and hightech investments. It offers great opportunities especially for market-seeking and efficiency-seeking investors.

Domestic market with high growth potential, access to global markets, qualified labor force, developed production and transportation infrastructure and industrial clusters increase the competitiveness of Bursa.

Exploring Nilufer from above Established in 2010 the association of Nilufer sportive aviation has flown thousands in cooperation with Nilufer municipality. The aviation club, headquartered in Fadilli quarter beside lake Uluabat, organizes services for flying over historical and natural places with paragliding, paramotors and ultra light flights in its facilities having grass runways besides training, camping and accommodation services.

Misi Kamp Caravan facility Established on 12 acre land in Gumustepe quarter on the shore of Nilufer brook, the first camping and caravan facility in Bursa is one of the colorful samples of tourism in the province.

The facility can host 70 caravans and offer services for social needs, cuisines, washing,

shower, parking for both domestic and foreign campers. It is ideal for those families who want to introduce nature and camping world to their kids.

Misi Cocoon and Silk house Founded with incentives provided by Nilufer municipality in Golyazi, Misi, Gorukle, Ozluce and Dagyenice quarters, 12 women associations put their efforts to introduce local tastes, local dishes and local handcrafts to tourists and the younger generations.

Women in Misi, try to revive the valuable heritage of cocoon farming and local cuisine under the project that is supported by Nilufer municipality, Ministry of culture, and UN development program. Misi Cocoon House also offers local dishes that are prune to be forgotten by recent generations to the visitors.

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News

March April 2016

B Bursa puts emphasis on far reaching project on silk and silk fabric production

ursa Metropolitan Municipality launched a new training project to produce silk as it was the case in the past. Within this framework, educational and training sets were prepared and distributed to the students. In order to feed silk worms, mulberry leaves are procured from Çaltılıbük quarter of former Kirmasti.

Traditionally, Bursa was famous for being the largest center of silk trade in the Byzantine and later the Ottoman empires, during the period of the lucrative Silk Road. The city is still a major center for textiles in Turkey.

Once famous for its silk, Bursa is now using silk as a nostalgic way to convey the message of Bursa. Bursa was a final stop on the fabled Silk Road, with the precise combination of soil and climate needed for the cultivation of mulberry trees.

Mulberry leaves are the food of choice for silkworms, so the industry grew quickly. Bursa silk soon became a luxury.Until recently, every village around Bursa had at least a

handful of houses where the worms were cultivated and their gossamer cocoons spun into silken thread. Women wove it, artists designed endlessly varied patterns to be printed on it and men fanned out through Asia Minor, North Africa and Europe to sell it to eager customers. Bursa rose with the reputation of its silk, its name becoming a synonym for wealth as well as for delicacy and beauty.

As recently as a generation ago, the silk industry here was thriving. It was still based on centuries-old methods practiced by villagers who had learned them from parents and grandparents. Bursa Metropolitan Municipality puts emphasis on reviving the silk production.

Bursa was the main textile manufacturing centre of the Ottoman Empire. In the early 1850s Bursa had fourteen textile mills equipped with steam driven machinery like their counterparts in Europe, and there were a further two in Mudanya.

In Bursa there were around 150 to 200 looms

weaving tulle, and pure and mixed silk fabrics. The traditional looms used in Bursa were extremely simple, consisting of a rectangular wooden frame on which the weft threads were stretched, and two cylinders for rolling up the fabric as it came off the loom. Lead weights kept the threads balanced and in tension as the alternate threads were pulled forward by a foot pedal for the shuttle to cross between them. Apart from the weights every part of the loom was made of wood.

Bursa fabrics were celebrated far beyond the borders of the Ottoman Empire. They were exported as far afield as China, and filled the markets of Hungary, Poland, Italy and the Balkan countries. In the sixteenth century rich fabrics woven in Bursa from silk, wool and silver and gold thread were used for clothing worn by the Ottoman sultans and princes. Bursa fabrics included velvets, the velvet brocade known as çatma-which was also woven in Bilecik and Üsküdar, diba- a brocade incorporating gold thread, and a fine taffeta known as canfes.