Bursa Fabrics
The art of weaving, which takes its roots from Anatolia, XV. It is seen that it started its adventure in Bursa from the 16th century and Istanbul was included in this caravan from the 16th century. Bursa fabrics, with their weaving technique, material properties and pattern richness, have taken a very important place in world fabric making since the birth of this art, and they have reflected all the subtleties of Turkish culture and taste with their patterns and colors. Especially in the 15th and 16th centuries, the fame of woolen fabrics, silk fabrics and all kinds of velvet woven in Bursa, which became the fabric center of the period; It is understood from the records that even China, which is famous for its weaving, bought fabric from Bursa, and Bursa fabrics were sold in the markets of Hungary, Poland, Italy and the Balkan countries. As a matter of fact, the 16th century Bursa fabrics exhibited in the Gülbenkian Museum belonging to an Ottoman citizen in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, confirm these historical records. The fabrics exhibited in this museum, which was founded by Gülbenkian, who settled in Portugal after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, are expressed by Ahmet Erdönmez, the Director of Bursa City Museum, who visited the museum. It is necessary to see such museums in order to understand why Bursa fabrics were so important to the whole world at that time, and that these fabrics were preferred as symbols of power and splendor in palaces. Apart from this museum in Lisbon, the fabric samples woven in Bursa in the 16th century; It is possible to see it in the Benaki Museum of Greece, Topkapı Palace, Konya Mevlana Museum, Bursa City Museum and Bursa Turkish-Islamic Arts Museum.
