The Köprühisar Baths are an Ottoman hammam in Yenişehir District, Bursa Province in northwestern Turkey, in a region historically associated with the early Ottoman state and the first Ottoman capital. Yenişehir, meaning New City, was one of the first urban centers under Ottoman rule and served as the capital before the conquest of Bursa in 1326, making its hammam heritage part of the foundational layer of Ottoman urban civilization. The baths at Köprühisar served the local community as a center of hygiene and social gathering in this historically important corner of the original Ottoman heartland.
Insider tip — Köprühisar Hammam (bridge castle) in the Yenişehir/Bilecik region. Yenişehir ('new town') was one of the first capitals of the nascent Ottoman state in the 14th century. The Bilecik/Bursa region is the cradle of the Ottoman Empire (Söğüt, Bilecik, Bursa), and its hammams are part of this founding heritage. 'Köprühisar' designates a fortified site near a bridge crossing.
