Yenisehir, an unpretentious little town (alt. 230m/755ft; pop. 19,000) in the Yenisehir Ovasi, 55km/33mi east of Bursa, was the Ottoman capital prior to the fall of Bursa. The town has lately become alive again to its history and a number of old Ottoman buildings have been restored, the most interesting being the early 15th century Süleiman Pasa
Külliyesi, originally consisting of a caravanserai, medrese and mosque. Now returned to its former role as a Koranic school, the beautifully restored 27 x 30m/88 x 98ft Süleiman Pasa Medresesi, or "Janissary Barracks" as it is also known, is the center-piece of the ensemble. Square domed cells, occupied once more by students, surround its rectangular courtyard. The windows, originally arched, have been squared off. Of the south front only the little octagonal mosque adjoining it survives. Immediately to the east of the medrese are remnants of the foundations of the caravanserai, the rest having long since disappeared. Opposite the medrese stands the Sinan Pasa Camii, the mosque belonging to the Külliyesi.