Tastes identified with Kocaeli, its natural beauties, historical buildings and places to visit.
İzmit Pişmaniye
İzmit
One of the indispensable flavors of Izmit, Izmit Pişmaniyesi is indispensable for all local festivals and feasts. Izmit Pişmaniye, which is obtained from sugar mixed with roasted flour, is a very d...
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Coban Mustafa Pasha Complex
Gebze
Located in Gebze, the building is among the most important works in Kocaeli of the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. The complex, which was named after Coban Mustafa Pasha, who undertook the duty ...
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Eskihisar Castle
Gebze
Eskihisar Castle, which was built by the Byzantines to control the south of Izmit Bay and the port, is thought to date back to the 12th century. It was restored in 1998. It is possible to come acro...
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Kaiser II. Wilhelm Mansion
Körfez
The mansion, which was built with the boat building technique in Istanbul Yıldız Palace and moved in pieces and settled in Kocaeli Hereke, was built by the German emperor Kaiser II. It came to life...
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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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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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Kasr-ı Humayun Palace Museum
İzmit
Kasr-ı Hümayun, which shares the Kultur Hill with the Clock Tower and is the "palace of the sultan," is also known as the Hunting Lodge. Neoclassical, baroque, and classical Ottoman styles can be f...
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Kocaeli Archeology Museum
İzmit
The museum, where artifacts from the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman periods are exhibited, consists of a combination of structures in the historical station buildings complex built between 1873-1910...
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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