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52-528: Zeybek or Zeibek may refer to: Zeybeks , irregular militia and guerrilla fighters from the Aegean Region of Turkey during the War of Independence Zeybek (dance) , a Turkish folk dance from West Anatolia Zeibekiko , a Greek folk dance People with the surname [ edit ] Halil Zeybek (born 1985), Turkish footballer Topics referred to by

104-451: A metro ( Bursaray ), trams and a bus system for inner-city public transport, while taxi cabs are also available. Bursa's Yenişehir Airport is 20 mi (32 km) away from the city centre. The citizens of Bursa also prefer Istanbul's airports such as Istanbul Airport and Sabiha Gökçen International Airport for flights to foreign countries, due to Istanbul's proximity to Bursa. There are numerous daily bus and ferry services between

156-762: A dry-hot summer subtropical climate (Csa) under the Trewartha classification. The city has hot, dry summers that last from June until September. Winters are cool and damp, also containing the most rainfall. There can be snow on the ground which will last for a week or two. Air pollution is a chronic problem in Bursa. Bursa is the largest production 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

208-995: A foreign and non-muslim force. An English report about the Zeybeks and Yörüks states; "Those people hate the Greeks, and are known for their heroism." Zeybeks have a dance called the Zeybek dance . The Zeibekiko dance in Greece is a different and special of Greek style dance. There are different Zeybek dances in Turkey. There is the "Avşar Zeybeği" (The Afshars were an Oghuz Turkic tribe.), Aydın Zeybeği, Muğla Zeybeği, Tavas Zeybeği, Kordon Zeybeği, Bergama Zeybeği, Soma Zeybeği, Ortaklar Zeybeği, Pamukçu Zeybeği, Harmandalı Zeybeği, Sakız Zeybeği, Tefenni Zeybeği, Kadıoğlu Zeybeği, Kocaarap Zeybeği (Koca = Big, Arap = Arab ), Abdal Zeybeği (Turkmen Bektashi dervishes were often called " Abdal ", there

260-536: A longer list, see the places of interest in Bursa . Bursa, initially home to a small Romaniote Jewish community, underwent a demographic shift with the arrival of Sephardic Jews who were expelled from the Iberian Peninsula in the late 15th century. The Sephardic majority quickly absorbed the Romaniotes, leading to a cultural and numerical dominance. Judaeo-Spanish became the daily language, and

312-477: A single direction. Bursa has two public universities and one private university. Uludağ University , founded in 1975, is the oldest institution of higher education in the city. Founded first as the Bursa University then renamed Uludağ University in 1982, the university has a student body of 47,000, one of the largest in Turkey. Bursa Technical University is the second public university of Bursa and

364-404: A weekday is 62 min. 12% of public transit riders ride for more than 2 hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 18 min, while 31% of riders wait for over 20 minutes on average every day. The average distance people usually ride in a single trip on public transit is 8.1 km (5.0 mi), while 17% travel for over 12 km (7.5 mi) in

416-636: Is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province . The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region , Bursa is one of the industrial centers of the country. Most of Turkey's automotive production takes place in Bursa. As of 2019, the Metropolitan Province was home to 3,056,120 inhabitants, 2,161,990 of whom lived in the 3 city urban districts ( Osmangazi , Yıldırım and Nilüfer ) plus Gürsu and Kestel . Bursa

468-555: Is designed to feel peaceful and contemplative. The subdivisions of space formed by multiple domes and pillars create a sense of privacy and even intimacy. This atmosphere contrasts with the later Ottoman mosques (see for example the works of Suleiman the Magnificent 's chief architect, Mimar Sinan .) The mosques that were built after the conquest of Constantinople ( Istanbul ) by the Ottoman Turks in 1453, and influenced by

520-480: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Zeybeks The origins of Zeybeks are debated with most Turkish sources supporting that they are Turkic. One Turkish source states the Zeybeks first appeared in the 13th century and were Turkomans who settled into the Aegean Region . Another Turkish source links them to the Turkmen- Celali rebels in

572-591: Is the work of Ottomanist Halil İnalcık . In July 1915, thousands of Greek Orthodox Christians sought refuge in Bursa after having been forced out of their coastal villages by orders of the Young Turk government . This worsened the situation of the native Greeks of Bursa, who had managed to survive through the attacks and boycotts of 1914. A short time later, deportation orders came for Bursa's Armenians. Protestant Armenians were initially spared from deportation, but villagers that tried to resist were massacred. Most of

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624-616: The Balkans during the loss of the Ottoman territories in Europe between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The most recent arrival of Balkan Turks took place between the 1940s and 1990s, when the People's Republic of Bulgaria expelled approximately 150,000 Bulgarian Turks to Turkey. About one-third of these 150,000 Bulgarian Turkish refugees eventually settled in Bursa (especially in

676-758: The Byzantine commanders, could not be distinguished from their cognates on the opposite front. According to some historians , Pecheneg culture has a great influence on Zeybek-Seymen culture. However, according to other sources, mostly Greek, the Zeybeks were of Greek origin. According to Greek historian Kostas B. Spanos, the Zeybeks were Greeks who migrated from Thrace and settled in Bursa , Aydin and Sakarya . They were Islamized but not Turkified . According to another Greek historian, Georgios Skalieris, they were of Greek and Phrygo - Pelasgian descent. Greek historian Thomas Korovinis, in his detailed study of

728-591: The Greek landing at Smyrna they fought against the Greek occupation of western Turkey . Following the formation of a Turkish national army , during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, most of them joined the regular forces and continued their resistance. During and after the Turkish War of Independence they were no longer seen as bandits and outlaws, but as heroes, nationalist forces fighting against

780-612: The Roman Republic and renamed it Prusa ( Ancient Greek : Προῦσα ; sometimes rendered as Prussa ). After 128 years of Bithynian rule, Nicomedes IV , the last King of Bithynia , bequeathed the entire kingdom to the Roman Empire in 74 BC. An early Roman Treasure was found near Bursa in the early 20th century. Composed of a woman's silver toilet articles, it is now in the British Museum . Under Byzantine rule,

832-611: The Süper Lig (Super League), the top-tier of Turkish football, until finishing 16th at the end of the 2018–19 Süper Lig season and being relegated to the TFF First League . A few years earlier, Bursaspor had managed to become the Turkish champions at the end of the 2009–10 Süper Lig season, thereby becoming the second Anatolian club to ever win the Süper Lig championship title after Trabzonspor. Henceforth, Bursaspor

884-626: The Timsah Arena (meaning "Crocodile Arena", crocodile being the mascot of the team), which has a seating capacity of 45,000. The city has three professional basketball teams in the Turkish Basketball League , Bursaspor and Tofaş S.K. , which is among the most successful teams. The club plays its games at the Tofaş Nilüfer Sports Hall . Also, Final Spor plays in the second division. The current mayor of

936-691: The Trallians and unrelated to the Turks. In addition, information about the similarities of the Pecheneg costume with the Zeybek-Seymen costume, as determined in the Byzantine chronicles, Claude Cahen explained this case in his article titled Battle of Manzikert According to Islamic sources, with the statements that the clothes of the paid Pecheneg soldiers under the command of Alyatte, one of

988-512: The Ulu Cami (Grand Mosque) between 1396 and 1400. After Bayezid was defeated in the Battle of Ankara by the forces of Timur in 1402, the latter's grandson, Muhammad Sultan Mirza , had the city pillaged and burned. Despite this, Bursa remained as the most important administrative and commercial centre in the empire until Mehmed II conquered Constantinople in 1453. The population of Bursa

1040-775: The "Kızan" were beneath the Zeybeks. According to the Armenian-Turkish linguist Sevan Nisanyan , the origin of the term "Efe" is either of Greek ( efevos , 'young man with courage') or Turkic ( eğe , ece , ebe , "big brother" in old Turkic) origin. The origin of the term "Zeybek" is according to Nisanyan also not clear. According to Nisanyan, it is either of Turkic or Arabic origin Some sources claim that it evolved from sübek , sü meaning "army, soldiers" and bek meaning "lord ( bey )" in old Turkic. According to Onur Akdogu, it evolved from saybek , meaning "strong guardian" in old Turkic. According to Paul Wittek it may evolve from

1092-455: The 14th century. The earliest known human settlement near Bursa's current location was at Ilıpınar Höyüğü around 5200 BC. It was followed by the ancient Greek city of Cius , which Philip V of Macedon granted to Prusias I , the King of Bithynia , in 202 BC. King Prusias rebuilt the city with the advice of general Hannibal of Carthage , who took refuge with Prusias after losing the war with

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1144-710: The 16th century, while a different Turkish writer claims that Zeybeks were light infantry troops made of Turkmen tribes loyal to the Seljuks . According to Aşıkpaşazade , an Ottoman Turkish Historian from the 15th century, Zeybeks were Muslim Gazis protecting the borders in Anatolia . In the Turkish society the Zeybeks and Yörüks are seen as the same people. Many famous Zeybeks like Yörük Ali Efe and Demirci Mehmet Efe belonged to Yörük tribes. Ottoman Turkish author Osman Hamdi Bey supports that they were descendants of

1196-468: The Berut synagogue. Bursa also had a Jewish cemetery until recently. Though never a major center, Bursa's Jewish population fluctuated. Dubious data suggests 683 families in 1571/72, dropping to 141 by 1696/97. By 1883, there were 2,179 Jews, with an influx of 400 from Akkerman in 1887. Pre- World War I , the population reached 3,500, but emigration reduced it to 140 by the early 21st century. Engaged in

1248-807: The Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mustafa Bozbey is elected from the main opposition party (CHP) in March 2024. Alinur Aktaş from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was in office between 2019 and 2024, the AKP coalition won 49.6% of the vote against the CHP coalition which got 47% of the vote. Ulu Cami is the largest mosque in Bursa and a landmark of early Ottoman architecture , which incorporated many elements from Seljuk architecture. Ordered by Sultan Bayezid I ,

1300-564: The Hürriyet neighbourhood). With the construction of new industrial zones in the period between 1980 and 2000, many people from the eastern provinces of Turkey came and settled in Bursa. The area covered by Bursa corresponds to 1.41% of Turkey 's land area, which makes the city 27th in the country in terms of land area. Bursa stands on the northwestern slopes of Mount Uludağ (known as the Mysian Olympus in classical antiquity), on

1352-399: The Zeybeks, summarizes 7 of the main theories on their origins. These posit that the Zeybeks are the descendants of: Traditionally, the Zeybeks acted as protectors of village people against landlords, bandits, and tax collectors. A leader of a Zeybek gang was called Efe and his soldiers were known as either Zeybeks or Kızan . The term "Efe" was used for the leaders of Zeybek groups, while

1404-562: The banks of the Nilüfer River , in the southern Marmara Region . It is the capital city of Bursa Province , which borders the Sea of Marmara and Yalova to the north; Kocaeli and Sakarya to the northeast; Bilecik to the east; and Kütahya and Balıkesir to the south. Bursa has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification : Csa ) under the Köppen classification, and

1456-722: The building of hospitals, caravanserais and madrasas throughout the 14th century, with the first official Ottoman mint established in the city. After conquering Edirne (Adrianople) in East Thrace , the Ottomans turned it into the new capital city in 1363, but Bursa retained its spiritual and commercial importance in the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman sultan Bayezid I built the Bayezid Külliyesi (Bayezid I theological complex) in Bursa between 1390 and 1395 and

1508-451: The center of Bursa however they were stopped by the allied commanders and were only able to burn the train station together with Turkish civilians in it. The Cretan artilleryman Vasilios Moustakis describes the event with the following words: "The Infantry had come through and set fire to the station. We saw an English general on horseback, who ordered the fire to be put out because if Bursa were burned, it would be harming Greece". Following

1560-442: 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

1612-514: 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. Mount Uludağ , known in classical antiquity as the Mysian Olympus or alternatively Bithynian Olympus , towers over the city, and has a well-known ski resort . The shadow play characters Karagöz and Hacivat are based on historic personalities who lived and died in Bursa in

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1664-517: The community paid its poll tax through the representative, the kahya . Throughout the Ottoman period, most Jews resided in Kuruçeşme, Bursa's Jewish quarter, home to three synagogues . Etz Chaim (Eṣ Ḥayyim), the oldest, predated Ottoman conquest , while the Gerush and Mayor synagogues were established by Sephardic newcomers. Despite the 1851 fire destroying Etz Chaim, the other two remain, along with

1716-545: The deportees would perish in what became known as the Armenian Genocide . Subsequently, large numbers of Kurds and Circassians, as well as Syrians from the south, were settled in the homes and towns of the deported Christians, radically altering the demographic composition of the town and region. According to Mustafa Zahit Oner, in the last days of the Greco-Turkish War in 1922, the Greek Army attempted to burn

1768-530: The design of the 6th century Byzantine basilica of Hagia Sophia , had increasingly elevated and large central domes, which create a vertical emphasis that is intended to be more overwhelming; to convey the divine power of Allah, the majesty of the Ottoman Sultan, and the governmental authority of the Ottoman State. A brief list of the places of interest in and around Bursa is presented below. For

1820-506: The foundation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, Bursa became one of the industrial centres of the country. The economic development of the city was followed by population growth, and Bursa became the 4th most populous city in Turkey . The city has traditionally been a pole of attraction, and was a major centre for refugees from various ethnic backgrounds who immigrated to Anatolia from

1872-514: The local economy, Bursa's Jews were shop owners and involved in guilds. In the 16th and 17th centuries, they excelled in textile manufacturing, silk trade, goldsmithing , and finance. Despite economic struggles in the 18th and 19th centuries, a 1886 report highlighted poverty. Bursa faced blood libels in 1592 and 1865. Despite its size, the community produced renowned halakhic scholars across centuries. Modern schooling arrived in 1886 with Alliance Israélite Universelle , but it closed in 1923 during

1924-416: The mosque was designed and built by architect Ali Neccar in 1396–1400. It is a large and rectangular building, with a total of twenty domes that are arranged in four rows of five, and are supported by 12 columns. Supposedly the twenty domes were built instead of the twenty separate mosques which Sultan Bayezid I had promised for winning the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396. The mosque has two minarets . Inside

1976-427: The mosque, there are 192 monumental wall inscriptions written by the famous calligraphers of that period. There is also a fountain ( şadırvan ) where worshipers can perform ritual ablutions before prayer; the dome over the şadırvan is capped by a skylight which creates a soft, serene light below; thus playing an important role in the illumination of the large building. The horizontally spacious and dimly lit interior

2028-560: The name "Salpakis Mantachias" used by the Byzantine historian Pachymeres for Mentesh Bey, who founded the Beylik of Menteşe in southwestern Anatolia. The term "Kızan" is of Turkic origin and means "boy". Kızan was generally used for newly recruited or inexperienced Zeybeks. There was generally a tribe democracy within a group. Decisions were made in a democratic way and after the decision was made, Efe had an uncontroversial authority. They followed definite rituals for all actions; for example,

2080-582: The promotion of a kızan to zeybek was very similar to Ahi rituals. From the 17th to 19th century, the Zeybeks evolved to outlaws and bandits terrorizing the Aegean Region. Before the Treaty of Lausanne and the establishment of the Republic of Turkey , larger concentrations of Zeybeks could be found on the Aegean coast of western Anatolia , near the city of İzmir (Greek: Smyrna) and Magnesia . After

2132-454: 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 in Turkey is located on 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. Bursa has

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2184-494: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Zeybek . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zeybek&oldid=1164821659 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Turkish-language surnames Hidden categories: Short description

2236-513: The town became a garrison city in 562, where imperial guards were stationed. Already by the mid-6th century, Bursa was known as a famous silk textile manufacturing centre. Bursa (from the Greek "Prusa") became the first major capital city of the early Ottoman Empire following its capture from the Byzantines in 1326. As a result, the city witnessed a considerable amount of urban growth such as

2288-599: The two cities. The 8.8 km (5.5 mi) long Bursa Uludağ Gondola ( Turkish : Teleferik ) connects Bursa with the ski resort areas 1,870 m (6,140 ft) high on the mountain Uludağ . The only railway station in Bursa is the Harmancık station on the Balıkesir - Kütahya railway, which was opened in 1930. The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Bursa, for example to and from work, on

2340-451: Was 45,000 in 1487. During the Ottoman period, Bursa continued to be the source of most royal silk products. Aside from the local silk production, the city imported raw silk from Iran , and occasionally from China , and was the main production centre for the kaftans , pillows, embroidery and other silk products for the Ottoman palaces until the 17th century. Devshirme system was also implemented in Bursa and its surroundings where it

2392-572: Was also an "Abdal" tribe belonging to the White Huns ) and Bengi (Bengü meant "eternity" in old Turkic) Zeybeği. The Greek version of the dance was brought by Greeks from Izmir to Greece, which used to be called "Türkikos", but this name is not used anymore. Romantic songs about their bravery are still popular in Turkish and Greek folk music. The yatagan sword was their primary weapon, but most of them carried firearms as well. Bursa Bursa ( Turkish pronunciation: [ˈbuɾsa] )

2444-774: Was established in 2010, beginning education in the 2011–2012 academic year. The first private university in Bursa was the Bursa Orhangazi University , which started education in the 2012–2013 academic year. However, Orhangazi University was shut down by the Turkish government after the failed coup attempt of July 2016. Istanbul Commerce University has opened graduate programs in Bursa in 2013. The vocational high schools, Bursa Sports High School , and Bursa Agriculture Vocational High School , are located in Osmangazi district. The city has one professional football club, Bursaspor , which formerly competed in

2496-524: 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

2548-555: Was in tremendous need of future shepherds was taken seriously by the state, and a decree commanded the return of the children. Bursa was also notable for its numerous hammams (bath) built during the reign of Suleiman such as the Yeni Kaplıca. From 1867 until 1922, Bursa was the capital of Hüdavendigâr vilayet . As it was a significant cultural and trade hub, traders, most of whom were Armenians, became very wealthy. The most influential study of Bursa's silk trade and economic history

2600-475: Was negotiated between the authorities and locals. For example, during the 1603-4 levy, the villagers of a Christian village called Eğerciler , in Bursa, declared that they were responsible for providing sheep to the capital, and the children of the village were very much needed as shepherds. They asserted that even though they were not obliged to give any children to the army, the officers took some anyway, and that they should be returned. The villagers’ claim that it

2652-488: Was often considered to be one of the five biggest football clubs in Turkey, along with Galatasaray , Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş and Trabzonspor. The club's relegation to the TFF First League at the end of the 2018–19 season was a major shock for its fans and became a first in the history of Turkish football. Never had a club which had won the Süper Lig championship title been relegated. Bursaspor plays its home games at

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2704-487: Was the first major and second overall capital of the Ottoman State between 1335 and 1363. A more recent nickname is Yeşil Bursa (" Green Bursa ") referring to the parks and gardens located across the city, as well as to the vast, varied forests of the surrounding region. Bursa has a rather orderly urban growth and borders a fertile plain. The mausoleums of the early Ottoman sultans are located in Bursa, and

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