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...

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...

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...

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...

Nature Tourism Trails

Kocaeli Nature Tourism Parks, which are over 2 thousand 500 kilometers, is the longest nature tourism track in Turkey. Kocaeli Nature Tourism Trails, which also offers alternative trails such as Li...

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 ...

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...

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...