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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bursa, Turkey.
Prior to 14th century
- 183 BCE – Prusa founded by Prusias I of Bithynia.[1]
- 76 BCE – Bithynia becomes part of Roman Empire.[1]
- 730 CE – Hagios Stephanos (church) built.
- 947 CE – City besieged by forces of Sayf al-Dawla of Aleppo.[2]
- 1097 – Seljuqs in power (approximate date).[3]
- 1204
- City besieged by French forces led by Pierre de Bracheux and Payen d'Orleans.[4]
- City becomes part of the Nicaean Empire.[5]
14th–18th centuries
- 1326 – Siege of Bursa; city becomes capital of Ottoman Empire.[2]
- 1331 – Traveller Ibn Battuta visits city.[3]
- 1335 – Alaeddin Bey Mosque built.[6]
- 1339 – Orhan Camii (mosque) built.[1]
- 1385 - Hüdavendigar Mosque completed.
- 1395 – Bayezid I Mosque built in Yıldırım.[7]
- 1399 – Ulu Cami (mosque) built.
- 1402 – City besieged by Timurids.[2]
- 1413 – City besieged by Karaman forces.[1]
- 1421
- Yesil Mosque and Yesil Türbe (mausoleum) built.
- Green Mosque, Bursa built.
- 1424 – Madrasa built.[3]
- 1426 – Muradiye Complex built.
- 1442 – Irgandi Bridge built near city.[8]
- 1453 – Capital of Ottoman Empire relocates from Bursa to Istanbul.[3]
- 1487 – Population: 40,000.[9]
- 1490 – Koza Han (caravansary) built.[3]
- 16th C. – Mayor Synagogue (Bursa) built (approximate date).
- 1512 – Ala ed-Din in power.[2]
- 1552 – Yeni Kaplica (bath) built.[3]
- 1607 – City besieged by Kalenderogli.[2]
- 1674 – Inebey Madrasa built in Tahtakale.[6]
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19th century
- 1801 – Fire.[10]
- 1802 – Fire.[10]
- 1804 – Emir Sultan Mosque rebuilt.
- 1814 – Sultan Abdülmecid visits city.[5]
- 1823 – Population: 60,000 (approximate).[11]
- 1845 – Isiklar Military High School established.[3]
- 1852 – Brotte hotel in business.[12]
- 1855 – 28 February: Earthquake.
- 1864 – Gumuslu Kumbet (Silvered Tomb) rebuilt.[13]
- 1869
- 1875 – Orphanage founded.[10]
- 1879 – Ahmet Vefik Pasha Theater built.[3]
- 1883 – Egyptians in power.[2]
- 1891 – Mudania-Bursa railway begins operating.[16]
20th century
- 1902
- Bursa Archaeological Museum established.
- The export of silk in 1902 valued at £620,000.[2]
- 1904 - Bursa Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art established.
- 1910 – Population: 75,000.[2]
- 1920 – City taken by Greek forces.[3]
- 1923 – City becomes part of the newly formed Republic of Turkey.
- 1929 - Bursa Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art relocated.
- 1932 – Tayyare theatre opens.[17]
- 1944 – Military airport established.
- 1945 – Ant newspaper begins publication.[15]
- 1949 – Ormancı gazetesi newspaper begins publication.[15]
- 1950
- 1951 – İşçi sesi newspaper begins publication.[15]
- 1952 – Gece postası newspaper begins publication.[15]
- 1953 – Milletyolu newspaper begins publication (approximate date).[15]
- 1962 – International Bursa Festival begins.[19]
- 1963 – Bursaspor football club formed.
- 1970 – Maarif Koleji (Education College) established.
- 1972 – Archaeological Museum of Bursa opens.[20]
- 1973
- 1974 – Tofaş Sports Club formed.
- 1975
- Bursa University established.
- Turkish and Islamic Works Museum established in the Yesil complex.[20]
- 1979 – Bursa Atatürk Stadium opens.
- 1984 – Population: 535,500 (estimate).[22]
- 1989 - Bursa Forestry Museum opened.
- 1996 – Population: 1,211,688.[23]
- 1998
- Bursa State Symphony Orchestra founded.
- Bursa International Fair Building constructed.[6]
- 2000
- Yenisehir Airport begins operating civilian flights.[citation needed]
- Borçelik headquarters building constructed.[6]
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21st century
- 2002
- 2008 – Wholesale Grocer and Fish Market, and Merinos Cultural Centre built.[6]
- 2010 – Bursa Technical University established.
- 2011
- Bursa Orhangazi University established.
- Population: 1,704,441.
- 2012 - Bursa Energy Museum established.
- 2016 – 2016 Bursa bombing
- 2017 - Population: 2,936,803 (estimate, urban agglomeration).[25]
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