Bursa
The first Ottoman capital; the Grand Mosque and tombs.
📷 Bursa · Wikipedia/Wikimedia CommonsBursa is the empire’s first capital, with the Grand Mosque, the Green Tomb and the graves of Ottoman sultans. With its fabric at the foot of Uludağ and its nearness to İznik, it is a spiritual route stop.
🗓️ Spring and autumn are most balanced; Istanbul is year-round, Konya and Kastamonu snowy in winter.