Cumalikizik or Cumalijik is a village located in Bursa, Turkey. Its beauty is represented in maintaining its old houses and avenues –more of lanes-. Residents still live there, and still make some of theier traditional artefacts like textiles and clothes, or some food industries. Inside the houses, you can find restaurants and cafes. A gift from the past that would take you back to the paste centuries. It is located to the east of Bursa, on the way to Ankara, 13 Km away from Ankara. It is one of the five villages on the borders of Uludag. The village is connected to Othman Ghazi and Qifyasy. This village is 700 years old, and it is one of the rare villages that succeeded in maintaining the architectural structure and style of the Ottoman Empire, and still living the traditional life. Protection was imposed on this village in 1980 in order to maintain its style. There is still on going work of reconstructing one room from each home and change it into a house-pensione. The tourist was first introduced to the Cumalikizik through spreading advertisements that is related to the village in national and international exhibitions. Cumalikizik is characterized by the artistic architectural Ottoman style, since the houses are of two or three stories. These houses are accessible through a wooden door of two leaves after passing the hall. The floor of the hall is made of dust or stone. The ground floor has a low ceiling is the winter section of the house, while the second level with the high ceiling is the summer section. Life was ordered according to the weather. Using rocky material is common along with wood for ground floors. Wood materials and masonry are used for the higher levels. The attic is built using wood and bricks. The walls are usually painted yellow, blue, white, purple and green. There are no windows on the ground levels in order to maintain the privacy of the house. Windows are in empty rooms. The breakfast of this village is famous allover the countryside of Turkey, as the village residents welcome guests for breakfast with the doors of their houses opened. In the village square, the residents sell their handicrafts of bread and jam of all kinds. Some village women weave shawls and kids’ clothings by hand using wool. Seasonal fruits are also to be found sold in small dished that matches how you wander in the village.