This document discusses the history of three important locations in Turkey: 1) The Ulu Camii Mosque in Bursa, built in the late 14th century on the orders of the Ottoman sultan to fulfill a promise after a victory. 2) The historic village of Cumalikizik near Uludag, which preserves Ottoman architecture and is a popular filming location. 3) The arsenals of the Ottoman Empire, including the establishment of many new arsenals after the conquest of Istanbul, such as those in Avlonya, Semendire, and Belgrad.

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Teacher: Işıl Gülmez

3. The most glorious mosque of
the city of Bursa. As Evliya
Çelebi said : it is Hagia Sophia
of Bursa. This mosque was built
by Ali Neccar by the orders of
Yıldırım Bayezid, fourth ruler of
Ottoman Empire. It had been
built between 1396 and 1399.
As rumored, the Sultan
begged the god for victory
before the Niğbolu Victory
and promised to build 20
mosques.

4. One of the five Kizik villages
founded on the outskirts of
Uludağ. In this village
historic structure is well-
preserved. Cumalikizik,
where one can see the
examples of Ottoman
architecture, often hosts
historical TV shows and
movies. For that reason it is
an attractive settlement
and is being constantly
visited by tourists.

5. It is believed that before
the conquest of İstanbul,
Ottoman Empire had two
arsenals, one in Bursa and
the other in Edirne. After
the conquest of İstanbul
many more arsenals were
established other than
those in Bursa and Edirne.
Important arsenals that
were established after
Tophane-i Amire ( Arsenal
of Amire) was established
by Fatih Sultan Mehmet
are as follows.

6.  Arsenals of Avlonya, Semendire,
Novaberda, İşkodra, Belgrad, Budin,
Erzurum, Mısır, Basra, Birecik, Hasköy and
Van. Because of the increase in the
number of conquest zones many mobile
arsenals were formed and canons were
created by them.