Gebze (,) is a district in Kocaeli Province,

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. It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of

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, on the

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, the eastern arm of the Sea of Marmara. Gebze is the largest district per population size in the province as of 2020-exceeding

İzmit İzmit () is a district and the central district of Kocaeli province, Turkey. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. As of the last 31/12/2019 estimation, the c ...

, the provincial capital. Gebze has experienced rapid growth in recent years, from 159,116 residents in 1990 to 392.945 in 2020.

Geography

The district of Gebze is located in the western portion of Kocaeli Province; with neighbors Körfez to the east;

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and

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in Istanbul to the northwest,west and north respectively; Çayırova and

Darıca Darıca ( el, Δάριτζα, from the Byzantine τὰ Ῥίτζιον) is a town and district of Kocaeli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It was ceded from Gebze district in 2008. The current mayor is Şükrü Karabacak, former head co ...

to the southwest and Dilovası to the southeast.

Transport

The northern terminus of

Osman Gazi Bridge The Osmangazi Bridge ( tr, Osman Gazi Köprüsü) is a suspension bridge spanning the Gulf of İzmit at its narrowest point, . The bridge links the Turkish city of Gebze to the Yalova Province and carries the O-5 motorway across the gulf. The b ...

falls within this area; the construction — having a total length of 4 kilometers (with a 1,688-meter main span) — bridges the Sea of Marmara from Kababurun to Dilburnu. The Gebze Metro began construction in 2018 for a 2023 opening. A Marmaray intercontinental commuter rail line connects Gebze to the European side of Istanbul.

Twin towns – sister cities

Gebze is twinned with: *

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, Somalia *

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina *

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, Kyrgyzstan *

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Kythrea, Cyprus * Oeiras, Portugal *

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, Greece *

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, Bulgaria * Studeničani, North Macedonia *

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, Russia

Gallery

File:Osmanhamdibey.jpg, Osman Hamdi Bey Museum File:Eskihisar_Kalesi.jpg, Eskihisar Castle File:GTU,_Rectorate_Building.jpg,

Gebze Technical University Gebze Technical University ( tr, Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi (GTÜ)), formerly known as Gebze Institute of Technology (GIT), is one of two institutes of technology founded in Turkey; The other one is İzmir Institute of Technology. It is a uni ...

Rectorate building File:41_Arc-Gebze_Panoramic_2017-2.jpg, View of Gebze File:Tevitol 1530673.jpg, TEVİTOL File:Çoban_Mustafa_Paşa_Külliyesi_Mausoleum_5429.jpg, Çoban Mustafa Paşa Külliyesi Mausoleum File:Hanibal's_Tomb_(7471637618).jpg, The bust of

Hannibal Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Puni ...

File:Hanibal's_Tomb_(7471634482).jpg, The bust of

File:GTÜ Kütüphane.jpg,

File:Çobanmustafapaşa.jpg, Çoban Mustafa Pasha Mosque

References

External links

Gebze Municipality

Gebze Hotel GuideGebze Firma RehberiLarge gallery with pictures of Çoban Mustafa Paşa mosque
{{Authority control Cities in Turkey Populated places in Kocaeli Province Districts of Kocaeli Province