Tastes identified with Kocaeli, its natural beauties, historical buildings and places to visit.
Scuba Diving
Kandıra
It is possible to scuba dive at many points in Kocaeli, especially in Derince and Kerpe. Although it varies according to weather and sea conditions, scuba diving is possible in all four seasons.
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Ballıkayalar Nature Park
Gebze
With the declaration of Ballıkayalar Valley as a Nature Park and Natural Protected Area, Ballıkayalar Nature Park has become one of the remarkable nature parks of Kocaeli. The valley in the Gebze d...
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Osman Hamdi Bey House and Museum
Gebze
The mansion was built in 1884 in the Eskihisar Village of the Gebze district, by the museum and painter Osman Hamdi Bey, with its painting house, boathouse, and outbuildings. The plans of the build...
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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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İzmit Wetland
İzmit
The wetland, which is frequented by bird watchers, hosts more than 170 bird species. The fact that the area where flamingos stand out is on the international migration chain is important for the fe...
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Water Skiing
İzmit
Water skiing, which is an activity that people of all ages can do on the water by working the whole body, comes to the fore with Turkey's first water ski facility built on a natural pond in Kocaeli...
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Serindere Canyon
Başiskele
The canyon, which is formed by the merger of Müflizderesi and Karpuzçatlatan streams originating from the Samanlı Mountains in Başiskele, is one of the most challenging canyons in Kocaeli. Due to t...
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Rock Climbing
Gebze
Ballıkayalar Nature Park, which is considered to be the place where rock climbing started in Turkey, has been one of the indispensable places for rock climbing enthusiasts since the 1970s. In Ballı...
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.
Recommended Routes
You can explore Kocaeli's most preferred history, nature and culture routes.
