The siege of Bursa by the Ottomans lasted for more than ten years before the city was finally conquered in
1326. During this ten year period, Turks (Turkmen) from Anatolia established villages on the alluvial cones and fans at the edge of the plain where it intersects with Uludag. These settlements survive to this day, and include,
from west to east; Degirmenlikizik, Fidyekizik, Cumalikizik, Hamamlikizik and Derekizik.
Of these settlements, three have since become subsumed by the expanding borders of the city. The closest,
Degirmenlikizik, became a city quarter in 1980, while Fidyekizik and Cumalikizik became part of the city in
1985. As of 2008, only Hamamlikizik and Derekizik still retain village status.