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Derince is a seaport, city and district of

Kocaeli Province Kocaeli Province ( tr, Kocaeli ili, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province of Turkey and one of only three not to have the same official name as its capital, İzmit, which is thus also sometimes called Kocaeli. The province is the successor of the ...

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. The mayor is Zeki Aygün ( AK Parti). Derince Port is one of the few ports in Turkey under government control. The port is operated by the

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(TCDD). Having one of the biggest storage area in the region, the port is widely used for finished vehicle product transportation. Derince is one of the few ports with railway connection in that area, and has the longest rail network within the port. Two rail ferry services use Derince Port,

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-Derince operated by TCDD and Derince-

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operated by Bati Wagon. The port is in the privatization list of Privatization Administration. The privatization process had restarted in October 2013. Six companies had offered for Derince Port, but the tender process was cancelled when none of them continued in thepublic auction.

Sport

The

İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium ( tr, İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadyumu) was a multi-purpose stadium in the Derince district of İzmit in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. It was named after the Turkish general and statesman İsmet İnönü (1884–1973), widely kno ...

was located in Derince. Derince Belediyespor Women's play in the

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since the 2012–13 season. They finished the 2013–14 season in the third place.

Twin towns — sister cities

Derince is twinned with: *

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References

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Populated places in Kocaeli Province Ports and harbours of the Sea of Marmara Districts of Kocaeli Province {{Turkey-transport-stub