Evening in Bursa

Bursa (Turkish pronunciation: [buɾsa]; Ancient Greek: Προῦσα, Latin: Prusa, Ottoman Turkish: بورسه) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative centre of Bursa Province. Bursa was the first major and second overall capital of the Ottoman State between 1335 and 1363. The city was referred to as Hüdavendigar (خداوندگار, meaning "God" in Ottoman Turkish, a name of Persian origin) during the Ottoman period, while a more recent nickname is Yeşil Bursa ("Green 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.