Tastes identified with Kocaeli, its natural beauties, historical buildings and places to visit.
Nüzhetiye Waterfall
Gölcük
Nüzhetiye Waterfall, connected to Nüzhetiye Village, one of the forest villages on the Samanlı Mountains, offers a visually aesthetic experience for nature lovers with its 5-kilometer hiking trail....
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Historical Eregli Houses
Karamürsel
Historical Ereğli Houses, which have been restored by Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, have been the venue for various Yeşilçam films. Houses undergoing restoration work, including Çıpali Konak, ...
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Ayrı Gezegen Glass Terrace
Kartepe
The Glass Terrace in Kartepe offers a unique viewing pleasure with its nature and lake view, and is the first glass terrace of the Marmara Region with a height of approximately 185 meters. You can ...
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Kartal Kayalar (Eagle Rocks)
Kandıra
Kartal Kayalar, which has turned into a natural wonder with its cliff formations, is located on the Kerpe coast of Kandıra. These cliffs on the Black Sea coast, which are worth seeing, are one of t...
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İzmit History Corridor (Kapanca Street) and Press Museum
İzmit
18 of the houses on Kapanca Street, which are made up of wooden structures bearing the characteristics of 19th-century architecture, have been registered and taken under protection by the decision ...
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Babatepe and Akçakoca Bey Mausoleum
Kandıra
Akçakoca Bey, known as one of Osman Bey's close friends and commanders, is the Ottoman Akıncı Bey, who had many conquests. Known as the "Conqueror of Kocaeli", Akçakoca Bey annexed Kandıra to the O...
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Pembe Kayalar (Pink Rocks)
Kandıra
Located in the Kefken region of Kandıra, Pink Rocks deserves to be at the top of Kocaeli travel lists with its interesting geological structure. Although the pink rocks, which have been used as a q...
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Selim Sirri Pasha Mansion
İzmit
The mansion belongs to Selim Sırrı Pasha, who was appointed as the governor of Izmit in 1888 and was the first General Road Affairs Traveling Inspector of the Ottoman Empire, and its plan was drawn...
Learn MoreKOCAELİ is Rebranding
Kocaeli, the hidden paradise of green and blue, offering all the beauties of nature and a happy calm city life together. The current situation analysis, master plan, and visual identity studies of this beautiful city were carried out in a participatory manner, with the participation of all city stakeholders, under the leadership of the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality.
Studies were carried out under the direction of the Sura City Policies and Research Center, which included Kocaeli Governorship, Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Industry, Kocaeli University, Gebze Technical University, East Marmara Development Agency, and City Council.
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You can explore Kocaeli's most preferred history, nature and culture routes.
