Bursa
Bursa is the fourth largest city in Turkey.
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History
The first settlement near Bursa was the ancient Greek city of Cius (Kios). This was razed and rebuilt by Prusias I, king of Bithynia, and then given the name Prusias.
Bithynia was incorporated into the Lydian Empire by Croesus, then conquered and absorbed by Cyrus II. Cius was a member of the Delian League throughout the Greco-Persian Wars. The last king of Bithynia, Nicomedes IV, was vassalized by the Romans; the domain was fully dissolved upon his death. It remained a middling city under Roman and then Byzantine control.
Osman I died besieging the city; his son Orhan did ultimately capture it and established it as the new Ottoman capital. It served as the capital for only a few decades, until Adrianople was captured. It remained a large and important city within the empire.
Government
Municipal elections are held simultaneously across Turkey every five years. The province of Bursa is comprised of 17 districts, each electing their own mayor. The Bursa Metropolitan Municipality covers all of these districts and elects an additional, superior mayor.
The provincial government is led by a governor appointed by the president.
Bursa elects 2 deputies to the national assembly. The only other provinces with plural representation are Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir.