İzmit History and Culture Route
Click for route directions1Portakal Hafiz Mansion
It is known that the mansion, which bears traces of 19th-century Turkish architecture, belongs to Hafız Rüştü Efendi, who was the Izmit Deputy in the Ottoman Parliament. Its wide eaves are reflections of the practices seen in...
Learn More2Pertev Mehmet Pasha Mosque and Complex
The mosque in Izmit, also known as Yeni Cuma Mosque, is among the works of Mimar Sinan in Kocaeli. The mosque and fountain within the mosque and complex, the construction of which was completed in 1579, has survived to the pr...
Learn More3Clockmaker Ali Efendi Mansion
The building, which was built in 1776 on one of the slopes of Izmit overlooking the sea, is also known as the Gümüşlüoğlu Mansion and the Old Ethnography Museum. One of the examples of civil architecture that best reflects th...
Learn More4Mehmet Bey Bath (Middle Bath)
It was built in the 1560s by Mehmet Bey, the founder of the Mehmet Bey Mosque, which was called the Fevziye Mosque, with the aim of generating income for the mosque. It is thought that the bath was built by Mimar Sinan or his...
Learn More5Fevziye Mosque
Fevziye Mosque, also known as Mehmet Bey Mosque, attracts visitors with its location among the busiest streets of Izmit. The building, which dates back to the 16th century, takes one of its names from the fact that it was bui...
Learn More6Orhan Mosque
The mosque, also known as Gazi Süleyman Pasha Mosque, is the mosque of the conquest of Izmit. With the conquest of Nicomedia in 1332, it was built by Şehzade Gazi Süleyman Pasha in the name of his father, Orhan Gazi, and beca...
Learn More7Suleyman Pasha Bath
The Süleyman Pasha Bath, also known as the "Dere Bath" or "The Upper Market Bath" in the region, was built by Şehzade Süleyman. The bath, which was built by Süleyman Pasha, the son of Orhan Gazi, is the earliest dated Ottoman...
Learn More8Selim Sirri Pasha Mansion
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 by its owner. Landscape pai...
Learn More9İzmit History Corridor (Kapanca Street) and Press Museum
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 of the Kocaeli Cultural and ...
Learn More10Atatürk, Redif and Ethnography Museum
Also known as the Redif Office, the museum has a second-Empire-style semi-masonry barracks-type structure and its ceiling engraving decorations are among its important features. This military structure, which was built by Sul...
Learn More11Kasr-ı Humayun Palace Museum
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 found in the two-story buildi...
Learn More12İzmit Clock Tower
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 and became one of the most ...
Learn More13Kocaeli Archeology Museum
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. This building, which consi...
Learn More14Historical Train Station Building
The train station, which was designed by German architect Otto Ritter and built by Italian stonemasons between 1873 and 1910, was restored in 2006. Today, some of it is used as a museum, the other part is home to Kocaeli Cult...
Learn More15TCG Gayret Museum Ship
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 period of more than 20 years and...
Learn More16TCG Hızır Reis Submarine Ship Museum
The submarine USS Gudgeon, which served in the US Navy after World War II, was delivered to the Turkish Navy in 1983 and was named TCG Hızır Reis. After serving in the Turkish Navy for 21 years, it was converted into a museum...
Learn More17SEKA Paper Museum
Founded in 1934 with the efforts of Mehmet Ali Kağıtçı, SEKA Paper Factory continues its adventure, which started with the first domestic paper sample, as a museum, one of the important elements of the industrial heritage. Th...
Learn More18Science Center
Kocaeli Science Center, located in Seka Park, was implemented in partnership with Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality and the Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBİTAK). The Science Center serves approximat...
Learn More19Tökeli İmre Monument and Memorial House
Hungarian King Tökeli İmre, who took refuge in the Ottoman Empire in 1702, lived in the Kartepe district with his wife Ilona Zrinyi until 1705. There is a monument to the couple in Karatepe Village. One of the guesthouses loc...
Learn More20Kocaeli Congress Center
Kocaeli Congress Center, which can also be used for special events, was built by renovating the old Mannesmann factory buildings in the SEKA Park region with existing materials within the scope of the industrial transformatio...
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