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Kartepe is a town and district of Kocaeli Province,

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. The mayor is Şükrü Karabalık ( AKP).

Geography

Kartepe (literally Snowy hill referring to mountains to the south) is situated at to the east of

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. It is almost merged to

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 province center and it included in Greater Kocaeli (see Metropolitan centers in Turkey). Kartepe Mountains are to the south and Sapanca Lake is to the east of Kartepe. The urban population of Kartepe is 85847 as of 2010.

History

Kartepe, then known as Köseköy, was founded in 1600s. After the

Population exchange between Greece and Turkey The 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey ( el, Ἡ Ἀνταλλαγή, I Antallagí, ota, مبادله, Mübâdele, tr, Mübadele) stemmed from the "Convention Concerning the Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations" signed at ...

agreement, Turks from

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were settled in Köseköy in 1920s. Later people from

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coast were also settled around Köseköy. Being a part of industrial area the population increased and in 1970 it was declared a seat of township. In 2008 it was merged to nearby towns, renamed as Kartepe and became a district center of Kocaeli Province. The municipality of Kartepe is now an intracity municipality of Greater Kocaeli.Mayor's page
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Economy

Industrial estates around Kartepe constitute the major revenue of the city. Another important sector is mountain tourism. Although Kartepe is founded in the low plains the mountains at the south serve as winter sports complex for nearby İstanbul citizens.

The rural area of the district

There are 10 villages in the rural area of the district. The total population (urban+rural) of the district is 93,809.

References

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External links

District governor's site
Populated places in Kocaeli Province Districts of Kocaeli Province