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Left: Monument to Bayezid Pasha. Right: Minaret of the mosque of Timurtas or Demirtas, official of the Ottoman army under Murad I and Bayezid I.

Mosque and mausoleum of Bayezid I.

Muradiye Mosque, Bursa.

The mausoleums of Murad II, prince Mahmud and prince Cem at Muradiye complex, Bursa. Lower left: Part of the Byzantine fortification of the castle of Bursa.

Hospital of Ahmed Vefik Pasha, built on the site of the palace of Murad I. At the foot of the hill, the tekije (lodge) of the dervishes of Rifa'i order.

Landscape at Çekirge, near the baths of Eski Kaplica.

Baths of Yeni Kaplica, Bursa.

The baths of Bursa.

Baths of Eski Kaplica, Bursa.

Hotels close to the baths of Bursa.

Title page.

The author's laissez-passer travel document, which alllowed him to travel in the Ottoman empire.

View of the Roman ruins of Ephesus from Selçuk. On the hil, the city castle (Ayasulluk castle).

Landscape at Izmir.

Caravan bridge outside Izmir.

Roman aqueduct of Kızılçullu at Buca, Izmir. In the background, the castle of Kadifekale (ancient acropolis of Pagos).

Byzantine remains at Kemal Pasa, (byz. Nymphaion).

The Hittite relief at Karabel, on the route from Kemalpaşa to Torbali. The relief is mentioned for the first time by Herodotus, who believed it respresented Pharaoh Sesostris III. According to modern research, it is most probably a depiction of Hittite king Tarkasnava.