Amir Sultan Cemetery is a historical
cemetery
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located in
Yıldırım
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People
Given name
*Ali Yıldırım Koç (born 1967), Turkish businessman and member of the Koç family
*Yıldırım Akbulut (1935–2021), Turkish politician
*Yıldırım Aktun ...
district of
Bursa
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. The cemetery is named after the
Islamic
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philosopher
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Amir Sultan.
History
In the 14th century, after the
Amir Sultan Mosque was built in the region during the
Ottoman period and Amir Sultan's
funeral
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was buried in the region, the people of Bursa wanted to bury the deceased people here. Upon this request, the area next to the mosque was turned into a cemetery. With the construction of the mosque and the cemetery, the population in the region increased and
Emirsultan district was established. Most of Bursa's famous people were buried in this cemetery.
Notable burials
*
Ali Osman Sönmez
*
Kamil Tolon
*
Mehmed Baha Pars
*
Mümin Gençoğlu (1932–1993)
*
Reşat Oyal
*
Zeki Müren
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(1931–1996)
*
Sinan Ateş (1984-2022)
References
External links
* {{Find a Grave cemetery, 2177175, Amir Sultan
Cemeteries in Turkey
Cemeteries established in the 15th century