Bilecik, lying in the green fertile lands of the river valley, is the eastern neighbor of Bursa in Marmara region. Along with its districts, it is the birthplace of the Osmanli dynasty, whose members founded the Ottoman Empire. Its historical background goes back to 1950 BC, with many Anatolian civilizations in this Bithynian region such as Hittites, Phrygians, Lycians, Persians and Macedonians living here. Its earliest names are known as Agrilion and Agrillum. During the Byzantine Empire the city was called Belokeme.
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