page_title: Bursa
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Bursa / Economy
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Straßenbahnmultigelenktriebwagen „Silkworm“ (aus Bursa) des türkischen Herstellers Durmazlar auf der InnoTrans 2018, Berlin, Deutschland. Die Einheit ist ein typischer, durchgehend niederfluriger Multigelenkwagen mit Losradsätzen und Sitzen auf Podesten in den Laufwerksmodulen.English: Tram type "Silkworm" (from the city of Bursa) produced by the Turkish manufacturer Durmazlar, at InnoTrans 2018 in Berlin, Germany
context_page_description: Bursa is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of the Bursa Province. The fourth most populous city in Turkey and second most populous in Marmara Region, Bursa is one of the industrial centers of the country. Most of the Turkey's automotive production takes place in Bursa.
  Bursa was the first major and second overall capital of the Ottoman State between 1335 and 1363. The city was referred to as Hüdavendigar during the Ottoman period, while a more recent nickname is Yeşil 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. Mount Uludağ, the ancient Mysian Olympus, towers over it, and has a well-known ski resort. 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, old Ottoman mansions, palaces, and several museums.
  The shadow-play characters Karagöz and Hacivat are based on historic personalities who lived and died in Bursa.
context_section_description: Bursa is the centre of the Turkish automotive industry. Factories of motor vehicle producers like Fiat, Renault and Karsan, as well as automotive parts producers like Bosch, Mako, Valeo, Johnson Controls, Delphi have been active in the city for decades. The textile and food industries are equally strong, with Coca-Cola, Pepsi Cola and other beverage brands, as well as fresh and canned food industries being present in the city's organized industrial zones.
  Apart from its large automotive industry, Bursa also produces a substantial amount of dairy products (by Sütaş'), processed food (by Tat), and beverages (by Uludağ).
  Traditionally, Bursa was famous for being the largest centre 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 centre for textiles in Turkey and is home to the Bursa International Textiles and Trade Centre (Bursa Uluslararası Tekstil ve Ticaret Merkezi, or BUTTIM). Bursa was also known for its fertile soil and agricultural activities, which have decreased in the recent decades due to the heavy industrialization of the city.
  Bursa is a major centre for tourism. One of the most popular skiing resorts of Turkey is located at Mount Uludağ, just next to the city proper. Bursa's thermal baths have been used for therapeutical purposes since Roman times. Apart from the baths that are operated by hotels, Uludağ University has a physical therapy centre which also makes use of thermal water.
caption: Tram type "Silkworm" is produced in Bursa by the Turkish manufacturer Durmazlar
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