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A Monument of Natural HeritageAlong the road to Uludağ in Bursa, there lives a truly extraordinary tree: the Inkaya Oak. This oak has stood for more than 600 years. It takes its name from Inkaya Village, one of the earliest settlements of the Ottoman Empire. Its trunk measures approximately 9 meters in circumference and reaches a height of 35 to 40 meters. Its branches are 3 to 4 meters thick and it has a total of 12 to 13 main limbs.Each year, thousands of people from around the world come to s

The plane tree (Platanus orientalis L.) is a long-lived deciduous and monumental tree species native to Türkiye. This species is commonly found along riverbanks and in urban landscapes where it holds both ecological and cultural significance. In Türkiye, Platanus orientalis L. is generally known as “çınar”; however, in regional dialects it is also referred to by other names such as biladan, çaymığ, çilbirtir, gavulağan, kavlağan and kavlak. The scientific name Platanus is derived from the Ancien