With its student-friendly scale and relatively affordable cost of living, Bursa is one of Turkey’s most comfortable university cities. Here is the practical knowledge you will need in your first year.
Transport
First thing BuKart student card. It gives you discounted travel on the BursaRay (metro), bus and minibus network. Route 38 buses and minibuses run regularly from the city centre to the Görükle campus.
Food & drink
The area around Kültürpark and central Görükle are the two districts richest in student-budget options. You should try İskender and Bursa kebab at least once.
Study spaces
The Bursa Metropolitan Municipality libraries, the Uludağ University central library and the public reading houses in the city centre offer free study space.
Places to visit
Uludağ (30 minutes by cable car in winter), the village of Cumalıkızık, Tophane, the Green Tomb and the Grand Mosque. The Mudanya seafront is ideal for a summer weekend escape.
Health
Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Hospital and the City Hospital are your first ports of call for student healthcare.
