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Area: 4.307 km² , Population: 194.326
GENERAL INFORMATION
Province of Bilecik is located at the southeast of Marmara Region at the intersection locality of Marmara Region, Black Sea Region, Central Anatolia Region and Aegean Region. The oldest known names of the province are Agrilion and Belekoma. Province of Bilecik is the land where the Ottoman Empire is founded. The province is founded around the Sakarya river and is known with the riches of small ponds and creeks and carries the traces of ancient ages.
HOW TO GET
Highway: The bus station is located on the Atatürk Avenue in the city center.
Railway: The railway station is at 4 km. distance to city center.
DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT
- Participating the Culture and Art Festival of Ahilik, Remembrance of Ertuğrul Gazi and Liberation of Söğüt, Bilecik from enemy occupation.
- Visiting Şeyh Edebalı, Ertuğrul Gazi, Dursun Fakıh Mausoleums and Watch Tower
- Visiting the Ethnography Museum.
KOPRULU MEHMET PASA CARAVANSARY
Köprülü Mehmet Paşa Caravansary The caravansary is located on the Bilecik - Adapazarı highway in Vezirhan Village. It was constructed by Sadrazam Köprülü Mehmet Paşa at the beginning of the 17th century. The roof of the building had collapsed in 1915. Only four walls are standing in the present day.
THE WATCH TOWER
The Watch Tower is located at the center of Bilecik province over a hill dominant to the city. The Watch Tower is four - sided, with one clock in each side and was constructed by Sultan II. Abdülhamit.
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