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The great Bursa earthquake of 1855

زلزال بورصة الكبير 1855م

1855 CE · 1271 AH

Bursa

The earthquake of 1855 CE struck Bursa's monuments hard: the Orhan Gazi Mosque suffered serious damage later repaired 1, the Yıldırım Bayezid Mosque lost one of its minarets 2, and the Emir Sultan Mosque was damaged and rebuilt 3.

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Era
The Modern Era
Region
Anatolia
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In time

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The Colonial Era

In space

Bursa

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Overview

The earthquake of 1855 CE struck Bursa's monuments hard, hitting the Orhan Gazi, Yıldırım Bayezid and Emir Sultan mosques. 4

The damaged monuments

The Orhan Gazi Mosque suffered serious damage later repaired 1; the Yıldırım Bayezid Mosque lost one of its minarets, never replaced 2; and the Emir Sultan Mosque was damaged and rebuilt 3.

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Bursa

People and things also explored

Yesil Mosque, Bursa· The capital moves from Bursa to Edirne· Bursa in the Turkish war of independence· Conquest of Bursa· Jem Sultan hailed at Bursa for eighteen days· Kalenderoğlu plunders Bursa· The Karamanid siege of Bursa· Mehmed I returns the capital to Bursa

Sources

  1. John Freely, A History of Ottoman Architecture (2011) , p. 38
  2. John Freely, A History of Ottoman Architecture (2011) , p. 41
  3. John Freely, A History of Ottoman Architecture (2011) , p. 49
  4. John Freely, A History of Ottoman Architecture (2011) , p. 38, 41, 49
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islam.museum contributors. “The great Bursa earthquake of 1855”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/bursa-earthquake-1271/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.

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Yesil Mosque, Bursa

Draft card for the Yesil (Green) Mosque of Bursa, built for Sultan Mehmed I and famed for its green tilework; a landmark of early Ottoman architecture per the cited survey, the page not yet checked.