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The flag of Bursa Province is white with the provincial emblem. "Türkiye Cumhuriyeti" means "Republic of Turkey"; "Valiliği" means "Governorate".
Tomislav Šipek, 22 September 2019image by Tomislav Šipek, 27 August 2021
A new flag variant removes the text from the emblem and places it below.
https://www.raillynews.com/2020/09/Karsan-electric-vehicles-technology-laboratory-is-established/
Tomislav Šipek, 27 August 2021
Former flags of the province
Former flag of Bursa Province, two successive designs - Images by Tomislav Šipek, 11 October 2017
The former flag of Bursa Province (photo) was white with the province's emblem. "Türkiye Cumhuriyeti" means "Republic of Turkey"; "Valiliği" means "Governorate".
The emblem features Bursa Grand Mosque (Ulu Cami), which is also alluded
to, in a much more schematic way, on the municipal emblem of Bursa. The mosque is represented in front of Uludağ (lit., the Grand Mountain, 2,543 m), Bursa's emblematic mountain.
Built in the Seljuk style, Ulu Cami was ordered by the Ottoman Sultan
Bayezid I and built between 1396 and 1399 by architect Ali Neccar. Ulu
Cami is the largest mosque in Bursa and a landmark of early Ottoman
architecture which used many elements from the Seljuk architecture.
It is a large rectangular building, with 20 domes arranged in four rows
of five that are supported by 12 columns. Supposedly the 20 domes were
built instead of the 20 separate mosques which Sultan Bayezid I had
promised for winning the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396. The mosque has two
minarets.
There is also a fountain (şadırvan) inside the mosque where worshipers
can perform ritual ablutions before prayer; the dome over the şadırvan
is capped by a skylight which creates a soft light below, playing an
important role in the illumination of the large building.
The horizontally spacious and dimly lit interior is designed to feel
peaceful and contemplative. The subdivisions of space formed by multiple
domes and pillars create a sense of privacy and even intimacy.
[Beautiful Mosques Gallery]
An earlier flag of Bursa Province was white with the province's earlier emblem. "Türkiye Cumhuriyeti" means "Republic of Turkey"; "Valiliği" means "Governorate".
Tomislav Šipek, 23 October 2017
Flag of the Bursa Special Provincial Administration - Image by Tomislav Šipek, 5 March 2015
The flag of the Bursa Special Provincial Administration (photo) is white with the administration's emblem. "İl Özel İdaresi" means "Special Provincial Administration".
Tomislav Šipek, 5 March 2015
Flag of the Bursa Provincial Directorate of National Education - Image by Ivan Sache, 5 April 2019
The flag of the Bursa Provincial Directorate of National Education (photo, photo, photo) is white with the emblem of the Ministry of National Education, inscribed with "BURSA" on the open book. "T.C." stands for "Türkiye Cumhuriyeti", "Republic of Turkey"; "Bakanlığı" means "Ministry".
Ivan Sache, 5 April 2019