Bursa

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All of us in Turkey are remnants of an empire that crumbled at the turn of the last century. I was born in Bursa, in western Turkey. My mother's Tatar ancestors came to Bursa from Romania during the Balkan Wars. My father's Circassian ancestors came to Elazığ from the Caucasus just before the turn of the century. Both had been driven from their homes by the advances of the Russian Empire.

A fire broke out on a sea bus traveling from Bursa to Istanbul on the morning of Dec. 16, prompting the evacuation of all passengers, Doğan News Agency has reported. 

The fire reportedly started in engine room of the sea bus named "Yıldırım Beyazıt" at 9:00 a.m.

Walnut sweets known as "cevizli sucuk" or "orcik" are loved all over Turkey, but some of the best examples come from the eastern province of Elazığ.  Now, residents of the village of Mığı in the province have begun making a big splash with the sweet, selling it all over the country. 

A total of 100 suspects, including pharmacists, medics and nurses, were detained for issuing fake prescriptions on May 2 during operations across the country.

Thirteen people were injured when a woman strapped with a bomb exploded near a historic mosque in Bursa, Turkey, Wednesday. A CCTV camera captured the moment when the kamikaze-woman set off the bomb while people were arriving at the mosque.

This year, "Restaurant Week" is being celebrated in seven cities of Turkey from April 1 through April 30. Gourmets have opportunities to discover new tastes in Istanbul, Ankara, ?zmir, Adana, Bursa, Antalya and Gaziantep where one can participate in activities such as Chef Table, Street Food&Street Jazz and Wine&Bite.

Lyutvi Mestan, the former head of predominantly ethnic Turk Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) party, is set to announce the formation of a new party in a matter of days, a local Bulgarian website reports.

Heavy snowfall has severely affected transportation in Istanbul as flights and ferries were canceled and schools were closed by a snow storm that is expected to continue until late Jan. 19. 

Turkish Airlines (THY) announced on Jan. 18 that 137 flights scheduled from Istanbul Atatürk Airport and Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport had been canceled due to the adverse weather conditions. 

Underwater archaeological work began on Dec. 4 in an ancient Roman-era basilica discovered at the beginning of last year under Lake ?znik in the northwestern province of Bursa.