Söğüt, The 1st capital of ottoman empire

Söğüt, The 1st capital of ottoman empire

Söğüt city was the birthplace of Sultan Osman-I. It was conquered by Ertuğrul Ghazi for the Anatolian Seljuks from the Nicean Empire in 1231. Today Söğüt City is a small town in the river valley of Bilecik Province in Turkey. Turkish history of the great Ottoman sultans are exhibited also in the Söğüt Ethnographical Museum.

Söğüt is also the third biggest district center in its province after Bozüyük and Bilecik.

Turkish Translation:

Söğüt şehri, Sultan Osman-I'in doğum yeriydi. 1231 yılında Nicean İmparatorluğu'ndan Anadolu Selçukluları için Ertuğrul Gazi tarafından fethedilmiştir. Bugün Söğüt Şehri, Türkiye'nin Bilecik ili nehir vadisinde küçük bir kasabadır. Büyük Osmanlı padişahlarının Türk tarihi de Söğüt Etnografya Müzesi'nde sergilenmektedir. Söğüt, aynı zamanda Bozüyük ve Bilecik'ten sonra ilinin üçüncü büyük ilçe merkezidir.

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