Historic Homes In Cumalikizik,Bursa City,Turkey Editorial Image

Cumalıkızık is a settlement where the time seemingly stood still and the residents managed to have avoided the negative effects of modern lifestyle, which changes, even eradicates traditions and cultures while offering comfort. The friendliness of the people, together with its timber, stone, and mud-brick houses, vividly displaying the historic features of the Ottoman civic architecture, makes the village very attractive. Indifferent to a world where the maxim `nothing endures but change` is the norm, the village not only retained its historical features and cultural values, but also kept its natural beauty intact, and therefore, rightfully deserves to be called the `living Ottoman village`. With all these features, Cumalıkızık is included in UNESCO’s Tentative List together with Hanlar Bölgesi the historic caravanserais district and Sultan Religious Complexes of Bursa. During your visit to Cumalıkızık you will feel as if you are travelling back in time and walking in the narrow alleys lined with timber-built houses and monumental trees in an Ottoman village which existed for hundreds of years.