{"product_id":"ottoman-1920s-steamship-ticket-bursa-mudanya-steamship-company-2nd-class-maritime","title":"Ottoman 1920s Steamship Ticket Bursa–Mudanya Steamship Company 2nd Class Maritime","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"101\"\u003eOttoman Steamship Ticket from the Bursa–Mudanya Steamship Company – Second Class Salon Ticket (1920s)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"516\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis original Ottoman steamship ticket belongs to the Bursa–Mudanya Steamship Company and dates from the 1920s, a period when maritime transportation played a central role in connecting Bursa with Istanbul and the wider Marmara region. Issued as a “Second Class Salon Ticket,” the document represents an interesting surviving example of late Ottoman and early Republican-era transportation ephemera.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"853\"\u003eThe ticket is unused and retains its blank travel fields, including spaces for the steamship name, departure pier, destination pier, voyage number, and related travel details. Such unused examples are particularly desirable for collectors, as they preserve the complete original printed design and administrative format of the company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"1475\"\u003eDuring the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Mudanya became Bursa’s principal maritime gateway due to the rapid growth of Bursa’s industry and commercial activity. As Bursa expanded into one of the Ottoman Empire’s important manufacturing and trade centers, regular transportation between Mudanya and Istanbul became economically essential. To meet this demand, several local and foreign-backed steamship companies were established to operate scheduled passenger and cargo services across the Sea of Marmara. The Bursa–Mudanya Steamship Company was among these important regional transportation enterprises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1893\"\u003eBeyond its function as a transportation document, the ticket reflects the modernization of Ottoman transportation infrastructure and the increasing importance of maritime mobility in everyday commercial and social life. Steamship tickets such as this also provide insight into the organization of passenger classes, ticketing systems, and private transportation companies operating during the empire’s final decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"2214\"\u003eFor collectors, this is an appealing piece of Ottoman maritime and transportation history, combining commercial printing, travel culture, and regional economic history. It is especially attractive to collectors of Ottoman steamship material, railway and transportation ephemera, Bursa history, and maritime memorabilia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2231\" data-end=\"2263\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e• Type: Ottoman steamship ticket\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2265\" data-end=\"2307\"\u003e• Company: Bursa–Mudanya Steamship Company\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2309\" data-end=\"2322\"\u003e• Date: 1920s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2324\" data-end=\"2365\"\u003e• Ticket Class: Second Class Salon Ticket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2367\" data-end=\"2394\"\u003e• Language: Ottoman Turkish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2396\" data-end=\"2458\"\u003e• Route Region: Bursa – Mudanya – Istanbul maritime connection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2460\" data-end=\"2562\"\u003e• Ticket Details: Blank spaces for steamship name, departure pier, destination pier, and voyage number\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2564\" data-end=\"2715\"\u003e• Historical Context: Related to the maritime transportation network connecting Bursa with Istanbul during the late Ottoman and early Republican period\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2717\" data-end=\"2833\"\u003e• Transportation Significance: Reflects the importance of Mudanya as Bursa’s principal commercial and passenger port\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2835\" data-end=\"2927\"\u003e• Collectible Context: Unused transportation ephemera preserving the original printed format\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2929\" data-end=\"2991\"\u003e• Physical Features: Original printed steamship company ticket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2993\" data-end=\"3139\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e• Collectible Significance: Valuable for collectors of Ottoman maritime history, transportation ephemera, Bursa history, and steamship memorabilia\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turkrex Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49619277447306,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/3687\/7450\/files\/1_56f858d6-19b7-4050-a95e-3db9d5951b18.jpg?v=1782827546","url":"https:\/\/turkrexcollectables.com\/products\/ottoman-1920s-steamship-ticket-bursa-mudanya-steamship-company-2nd-class-maritime","provider":"Turkrex Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}