The Best Tourist Destinations in Turkey
Bursa (or Bathus) is a large, aquatic city located in northwest Turkey, situated in the foothill of about 2,500 meter-high Mount Uludağ on the Mediterranean Sea. The town is well known for its beautiful mosques and other historical landmarks in the early Ottoman Empire, especially the 16th century Ulu Cami (GREAT Mosque). It is nicknamed "yeşil bursa", (green bursa) due to its numerous green trees and park, and its dramatic mountainous background. The ancient Turkish city has played a key role in shaping modern Turkey. Turkey's leading art museum, the Antalya Museum, is housed in the Old Town in Antalya. It was built inotta square and it houses more than two thousand examples of pottery, mosaics, mosaike, metal works, nautical crafts, glassware and various other forms of artistic expression. The most important highlight of this museum is the Portrait of Jesus of Nazareth, which shows a portrait of Jesus Christ wrapped in a prayer cloak. There are many other exhibits in th...