Tastes identified with Kocaeli, its natural beauties, historical buildings and places to visit.
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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İzmit Clock Tower
İzmit
One of the first works of the architect Vedat Tek, the tower was built in 1902 by the Ottoman Sultan II. It was built to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Abdülhamit Han's accession to the throne...
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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 Simit
İzmit
One of Turkey's most popular delicacies, Izmit Simit is distinguished from other bagels by using molasses, ideally crispy and toasted sesame seeds.
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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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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...
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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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TCG Gayret Museum Ship
İzmit
The warship, which was built by the USA as USA Everson in 1946, was taken to the Turkish Naval Command in 1973. After taking the name of TCG Gayret, it was taken out of service in 1995 after a peri...
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.
