After Yıldırım Bayezid's defeat in the Battle of Ankara, Prince Çelebi Mehmed, who was in Amasya, one day invited Molla Ali to his presence and said: "Oh Molla Ali! Have you learned a lesson from the incident that happened? The calamity that happened to my father Yıldırım Bayezid and Can you think of the reasons for the troubles? You see, each of us has been separated. My brother Mûsâ Çelebi walked against Îsâ Çelebi and sat on the throne in Bursa. My brother Süleymân Çelebi sat on the throne in Edirne. While the enemy is afraid of us, now we have become a laughing stock to the world. In particular, the discord and corruption of my brother Süleyman Çelebi, who lives in Edirne, is feared. The good will and zeal I carry towards religion and the state has made me even more sensitive in the face of these events. Let's go on a pilgrimage with you, abandoning the idea of crown and throne!” Çelebi Mehmed was talking and cryingat the same time. In the evening, they both went to bed and prayed for the intention of an opening. Çelebi Mehmed saw his grandfather Murâd-ı Hüdâvendigâr in his dream. Emir Sultan was with him. Giving him a sword and a saddled horse; "Come on, my hero! Establish the principles of religion!" they said. Although Çelebi did not want to ride a horse, he saw that he had to do so in desperation and moved towards Gallipoli. On the same night, Molla dreamed that he was in Bursa and saw Çelebi Mehmed on the throne and Musa Çelebi under the throne. Thereupon, Mehmed Çelebi moved to Bursa and ascended to the Ottoman throne. He became the owner of the Ottoman throne as he saw...
Read moreGreen Tomb - Bursa Undoubtedly, the most well-known structure of the Green Complex is the Green Tomb, which was built for Çelebi Mehmed and is known for the color of the green and turquoise relief tiles that adorn its facades. It was built in 1421 by Çelebi Mehmed, the son of Yıldırım Beyazid and the fifth of the Ottoman sultans.
Who Lies in the Green Tomb?
Çelebi Mehmed is considered the second founder of the Ottoman Empire. In his 34 years of struggle, he participated in the war 24 times and was injured in 40 different places. The construction of the Green Tomb was completed 40 days before his death, and his death was hidden from the public for 40 days, and he was buried in the Green Tomb 80 days after its construction. In the verses of Suat Asral, Çelebi Mehmed's tomb in the Yeşil Türbe; It is expressed as “The sun rises and the sun sets on the golden domes of Bursa… Çelebi Mehmed lies on a hill in Yeşil…”. In the tomb, there are also Selçuk Hatun, Hafsa, Ayşe, Sitti Hatun, daughters of Çelebi Mehmed; His sons Mahmud and Yusuf Bey and their nannies are...
Read moreThe Green Mosque (the Mosque of Mehmed I), is a part of a larger complex on the east side of Bursa, Turkey, the former capital of the Ottoman Turks before they captured Constantinople in 1453.
The Green Mosque was commissioned by Sultan Mehmed I Çelebi, who ruled from 1413 to 1421, after a fight against his brothers to reunite the Ottoman Empire.3] The mosque's construction was begun in 1412 and, according to the inscription over its entrance portal, it was completed in December 1419 or January 1420 (Dhu'l-Hijja 822 AH).[4 Construction was supervised by architect and patron of the arts vizier Hacı İvaz Pasha, who had been a commander under Mehmed I.[6] Upon his death, Mehmed I was buried in a mausoleum called the Green Tomb, commissioned by his son and successor, Murad II, located within the complex.[3] Construction of the tomb was completed...
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