Muradiye Complex

The Muradiye Complex is a historic Ottoman religious and social complex in Bursa, commissioned by Sultan Murad II. It includes a mosque, madrasa, bath, hospice, fountain, epitaphs, and twelve tombs of Ottoman nobles. The site is part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing for Bursa.

Don't miss

• The mosque's simplified inverse T plan with a domed portico and four major domes, built of brick.
• Interior decoration of hexagonal tiles in turquoise and dark blue.
• Two minarets: one original and one rebuilt in 1904 after the 1855 earthquake collapsed the earlier one.
• The madrasa's central courtyard surrounded by student rooms and a domed classroom, with dark blue and turquoise tiles inside.
• The tomb of Murad II, with a square plan, open-top dome, vaulted gallery on Byzantine capitals, and a carved wooden canopy with star patterns.
• Eight mausoleums containing tombs of early Ottoman nobles, including those of Şehzade Mustafa and Mahidevran Hatun decorated with 16th-century painted Iznik tiles.

Getting there

Know before you go

• The complex combines a mosque, madrasa, bath, hospice, fountain, inscriptions, and twelve Ottoman tombs.
• Look for turquoise and dark-blue hexagonal tilework in the mosque interior.
• The mosque's rococo-style mihrab was rebuilt after an early 18th-century fire.

A bit of history

Construction began after the Yeşil Mosque was completed, with the mosque finished in 1426. A major earthquake in 1855 caused extensive damage, and restorations were carried out in the late 19th century, with another restoration completed in 2015. The madrasa served as a tuberculosis clinic in the 1950s.