Editing Bursa (section)

== Economy ==
[[File:Bursa_image.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Bursa is one of the leading industrial and agricultural production centres in Turkey.]]

Bursa is the largest production centre of the [[Automotive industry in Turkey|Turkish automotive industry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://turkey.automotivemeetings.com/index.php/automotive-industry|title=Turkey: A centre of excellence in automotive industry|publisher=Automotive Meetings Turkey|access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref> Factories of [[motor vehicle]] producers like [[Fiat]], [[Renault]] and [[Karsan]], as well as [[automotive]] parts producers like [[Robert Bosch GmbH|Bosch]], [[Magneti Marelli|Mako]], [[Valeo]], [[Johnson Controls]], [[Delphi Automotive|Delphi]] have been active in the city for decades. The [[textile industry|textile]] and [[food industry|food]] industries are equally strong, with [[Coca-Cola]], [[Pepsi Cola]] and other beverage brands, as well as fresh and [[canned food]] industries being present in the city's organized industrial zones.

Apart from its large automotive industry, Bursa also produces a substantial amount of dairy products (by [[Sütaş]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sutas.com.tr/|title=Sütaş Süt Ürünleri A.Ş.|access-date=25 May 2015}}</ref> processed food (by {{lang|tr|Tat}}),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tat.com.tr/|title=Tat|access-date=25 May 2015}}</ref> and beverages (by {{lang|tr|Uludağ}}).<ref>[http://www.uludagicecek.com.tr/ Uludağ Beverages]</ref>

[[File:Hudavendigar_Park_in_Bursa_Turkey.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Nilüfer River]] and Hüdavendigar Park]]

Traditionally, Bursa was famous for being the largest centre of [[silk]] trade in the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] and later the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] empires, during the period of the lucrative [[Silk Road]]. The city is still a major centre for textiles in Turkey and is home to the Bursa International Textiles and Trade Centre ({{lang|tr|Bursa Uluslararası Tekstil ve Ticaret Merkezi}}, or {{lang|tr|BUTTIM}}). Bursa was also known for its fertile soil and agricultural activities, which have decreased in the recent decades due to the heavy industrialization of the city.

Bursa is a major centre for tourism. One of the most popular [[skiing]] resorts in Turkey is located on [[Uludağ|Mount Uludağ]], just next to the city proper. Bursa's thermal baths have been used for therapeutical purposes since [[Roman Empire|Roman]] times. Apart from the baths that are operated by hotels, [[Uludağ University]] has a [[physical therapy]] centre which also makes use of thermal water.