Dergi Bursa / EKM-KSM-ARLK 2019 / Sayı 55

36 Evvelden bu yana Bursa için bir söz söylenegelir: “Tüm zamanların güzel şehri...” Nedir Bursa’yı güzel yapan? İstanbul fethedilip başkent olana kadar Osmanlı Devleti’ne başkentlik yapmış bu şehri farklı kılan neydi? Doğu Asya coğrafyasından çıkagelen İpek Yolu’nun son duraklarından olması mı? En bilinen ifadesi ile “dervişler şehri” olması mı? Ata yadigarı ve derin geçmişi ile Bursa herkesin bir parçasını bulabileceği çok kültürlü bir yaşam taşıyor, bu mu yoksa manevi hislerimizi derinden etkileyen? Geçmiş zaman ile bağları olan Bursa, kendi ruhunu olağanüstü şekillerle anlatıyor bize her defasında. Birçok medeniyete ve dinlere beşiklik etmiş illerin başında gelen bu şehir; İslam, Hristiyanlık ve Musevilik dinlerine ait birçok eser barındırıyor. 325 ve 787 yıllarına tarihlenen 1. ve 7. Konsül İznik’te toplanmıştı. İznik bu sebepten Hristiyan dinince kutsal kabul edilen ülkemizdeki 8 hac merkezinden birisi... It has always been said of Bursa: “The most beautiful city of all time...” What is it that makes Bursa beautiful? What was it that set the city apart from others which served as the capital city to the Ottoman Empire until the conquest of Istanbul? The fact that it was one of the final stops on the Silk Road starting out from Eastern Asia? OR that it was known as the “city of dervishes”? Bursa provides a multicultural living experience with its past in which anyone can find a part of himself/ herself; so is this why our spiritual feelings are deeply affected? Thanks to its bonds with the past, Bursa never fails to depict its own spirit in extraordinary ways. There are many works of art from the Islamic, Christian and Judaist traditions in this city that has been the home of many civilizations and religions. The 1st and 7th Councils dating back to 325 and 787 took place in Iznik. That is why, Iznik is one of the 8 pilgrim spots in our country considered as sacred by Christians… Ayasofya, the most important historical structure of Iznik continues to serve as a museum but it is also used as a mosque. Iznik is also home to important stops for the spiritual life in Bursa such as the Green Tomb adorned with tiles, Hacı Özbek Mosque, Şeyh Kudbettin Mosque and Çandarlı Kara Halil İbrahim Paşa Tomb. “Geruş” Synagogue meaning “banished” in Hebrew is located on Sakarya Street also known as Yahudilik (Judaism) and Arap Şükrü Street. This synagogue is another spiritual stop in Bursa which embraces all religions. Many things have changed on these lands since the conquest of Prusa in 1326 by Orhangazi. Everything has taken on a new perspective from history to architecture, literature to mysticism and even music. So much so that, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar tells us bursa dokusu bursa motifs Mustafa Kocakoç, Aralık 2016