19th-Century Silk Workshop Unearthed in the Ancient City of Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Bursa
Archaeologists in northwestern Türkiye have uncovered a 19th-century silk workshop hidden within the ruins of Simitçi Castle, part of the ancient city of Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Bursa’s Gölyazı neighborhood. The find reveals a rare continuity between the city’s ancient industrial past and Bursa’s later fame as the “City of Silk.” Led by Prof. Derya