Görükle is a county of Turkey

Turkey

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. Many students live there to study in university

University

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. It's near to the campus of Uludağ University

Uludag University

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Gorukle (Turkish: Görükle) is a town and part of the Nilufer county of Bursa province

Bursa Province

Bursa Province is a province in western Turkey, along the Sea of Marmara. Its adjacent provinces are Balıkesir to the west, Kütahya to the south, Bilecik and Sakarya to the east, Kocaeli to the northeast and Yalova to the north. The province has an area of 11,043 km2 and a population of 3,187,000...

in the Northwest of the Republic of Turkey. The place is mostly populated by university students as well as descendents of Turks who have emigrated from Greece as a result of the population exchange between Greece and post-empire Turkey after Turkey's liberation war. Accessible by metro & shuttle buses from the central parts of Bursa. Shuttle buses regularly run to the university campus situated close by.
The town has places such as cafés & takeaways frequented by and offers services often used by university students. It also has lots of private dorms, hostels and apartment blocks where apartments are mainly rented to students.

History

Some sources state the place used to be a Greek village called Koubouklia or Kouvoukleia in the Ottoman Empire.

Economy