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Kocaeli Province
Kocaeli Province (, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality 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. Its area is , and its population is 2,102,907 (2023). The province is the successor of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman-era Sanjak of Kocaeli. The largest towns in the province are İzmit and Gebze. The Turkish car number plates#Location codes, traffic code is 41. The province is located at the easternmost end of the Sea of Marmara around the Gulf of İzmit. Kocaeli is bordered by the province of Istanbul Province, Istanbul and the Marmara Sea to the west, the Black Sea to the north, the province of Sakarya Province, Sakarya to the east, the province of Bursa Province, Bursa to the south and the province of Yalova Province, Yalova to the southwest. The metropolitan area of Istanbul extends to the Kocaeli-Istanbul provincial bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İzmit
İzmit () is a municipality and the capital Districts of Turkey, district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 480 km2, and its population is 376,056 (2022). The capital of Kocaeli Province, it is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. Kocaeli Province (including rural areas) had a population of 2,079,072 inhabitants in 2022, of whom approximately 1.2 million lived in the largely urban İzmit City metro area made up of Kartepe, Başiskele, Körfez, Kocaeli, Körfez, Gölcük, Kocaeli, Gölcük, Derince and Sapanca (in Sakarya Province). Unlike other provinces in Turkey, apart from Istanbul, the whole province is included within the municipality of the metropolitan center. İzmit was known as Nicomedia () and Ólbia () in antiquity, and was the eastern and most senior capital city of the Roman Empire between 286 and 324, during the Tetrarchy introduced by Diocletian. Following Constantine the Grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yalova Province
Yalova Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province in northwestern Turkey, on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara. Its adjacent provinces are Bursa Province, Bursa to the south and Kocaeli Province, Kocaeli to the east. Its area is 798 km2 (making it the smallest province of Turkey), and its population is 296,333 (2022). Prior to 1930, the area around Yalova constituted a district of Kocaeli Province; from 1930 to 1995, it was part of Istanbul Province; in 1995, the area was separated and made into the current Yalova Province. The provincial capital is the city of Yalova. Districts Yalova Province is divided into six Districts of Turkey, districts: * Altınova District, Altınova * Armutlu District, Armutlu * Çiftlikköy District, Çiftlikköy * Çınarcık District, Çınarcık * Termal District, Termal * Yalova District, Yalova Notable natives * Muharrem İnce, Politician * Mehmet Okur, NBA basketball player * Şebnem Ferah, Singer * İzel (singer), İzel (� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gölcük, Kocaeli
Gölcük, historically known as Diolkides, is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 217 km2, and its population is 175,940 (2022). Gölcük is located on the southern shore of the Gulf of İzmit, which is the easternmost inlet of the Sea of Marmara. Gölcük is home to the Gölcük Naval Base and Gölcük Naval Shipyard of the Turkish Navy. A Otosan, Ford Otosan automobile plant is also located in the district. History The historical development of Gölcük started in the region that the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks and Roman Empire, Romans called Bithynia, which also included the nearby city of İzmit (ancient Nicomedia) and its surroundings. It is thought that Gölcük was historically known as ''Diolkides'' (''Diolkídis'' in classical antiquity). In the late Ottoman Empire, Ottoman period, 21 out of the 24 villages within the borders of present-day Gölcük district (except for the Halıdere, Ulaşlı and Yazlık v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilovası
Dilovası is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 125 km2, and its population is 53,416 (2022). The district Dilovası was created in 2008 from part of the district of Gebze, along with the districts Darıca and Çayırova. The mayor is Hamza Şayir ( AKP). Composition There are 12 neighbourhoods in Dilovası District: Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. * Çerkeşli * * Demirciler * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derince
Derince is a seaport, municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 198 km2, and its population is 146,374 (2022). The mayor is Zeki Aygün (Justice and Development Party (Turkey), AK Parti). Derince Port is one of the few ports in Turkey under government control. The port is operated by the Turkish State Railways (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, Tekirdağ-Derince operated by TCDD and Derince-Chornomorsk/Poti 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 the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darıca
Darıca (, from the Byzantine Greek, Byzantine τὰ Ῥίτζιον) is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. The town was previously known as Aretsou (Αρετσού) in by its native Greek population. Its area is 23 km2, and its population is 225,602 (2022). The current mayor is Muzaffer Bıyık. History Though Greek colonisation, Greek settlement around the Sea of Marmara dates to the first millennium BCE, the earliest reference to the Byzantine fortress of Ritzion (τὰ Ῥίτζιον) is in the works of the 12th-century historian John Kinnamos. The ruins of the fortress, which gives the town its modern name, are still located in present-day Darıca. Prior to the Greek genocide, expulsion of Ottoman Greeks and the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, a vast majority of the residents were ethnic Greeks who practiced Eastern Orthodoxy, Orthodox Christianity. Refugees from Aretsou/Darıca founded the Nea Aretsou neighbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çayırova, Kocaeli
Çayırova is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 23 km2, and its population is 150,792 (2022). The district Çayırova was created in 2008 from part of the district of Gebze, along with the districts Darıca and Dilovası. The mayor is Bünyamin Çi̇ftçi̇ (AK Party). Composition There are 9 neighbourhoods A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ... in Çayırova District: Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. * Akse * Atatürk * Çayırova * Cumhuriyet * Emek * İnönü * Özgürlük * Şekerpınar * Yenimahalle References |
Başiskele
Başiskele, formerly known as Astacus, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 23 km2, and its population is 116,650 (2022). The mayor is Hüseyin Ayaz (AK Party). History Formerly known as Astacus or Astakós in antiquity, Başiskele is a relatively new district, constituted in 2008. The municipality of Başiskele, which covers the whole area of the district, is a merger of the former independent municipalities of Kullar, Yeniköy, Bahçecik, Karşıyaka (before named Döngel) and Yuvacık. The name "Baş İskele" (Head Quay") was previously the name of a neighborhood close to the coast of the Sea of Marmara that was already known by that name in the 16th century. Neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods (mahalle) are small administrative units within the municipalities, and are administered by the muhtar and the Neighbourhood Seniors Council consisting of 4 members. Muhtar and the Senior Council are elected for 5 years at the local elections and are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Turkey
The Provinces of Turkey, 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 973 districts (''ilçeler''; sing. ''ilçe''). In the Ottoman Empire and in the early Turkish Republic, the corresponding unit was the ''qadaa, kaza''. Most provinces bear the same name as their respective provincial capital (political), capital districts. However, many urban provinces, designated as greater municipalities, have a center consisting of multiple districts, such as the provincial capital of Ankara Province, Ankara province, Ankara, The City of Ankara, comprising nine separate districts. Additionally three provinces, Kocaeli, Sakarya, and Hatay have their capital district named differently from their province, as İzmit, Adapazarı, and Antakya respectively. A district may cover both rural and urban areas. In many provinces, one district of a province is designated the central district (''merkez ilçe'') from which the district is administered. The central district is administered by an appointed pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kocaeli Location Districts
Kocaeli may refer to: *Sanjak of Kocaeli, an Ottoman province *Kocaeli Province, Turkey *Kocaeli, an alternative name for İzmit *Kocaeli Peninsula The Kocaeli Peninsula () lies in the northwest corner of Anatolia, Turkey, separating the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara on the Asian side of the strait of Bosphorus. Approximately one-third of Istanbul, one of the most populous cities of the wo ..., the peninsula at the north west point of Anatolia * Kocaeli, İvrindi, a village {{place name disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kocaeli Health And Technology University
Kocaeli Health and Technology University () is a private university located in Kocaeli, Turkey. Kocaeli Health and Technology University was founded in 2020 with the aim of contributing to Turkey’s higher education system, particularly in medical sciences and technology. Universities and colleges in Turkey Private universities and colleges in Turkey Educational institutions established in 2009 It was founded in 2009 in Istanbul as the European Vocational School (Avrupa Meslek Yüksekokulu) by the European Education Foundation (Avrupa Eğitim Vakfı) with the approval of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. In 2020, it changed its name, relocated to Kocaeli, and began offering associate degree programs alongside bachelor’s degree and master’s degree education. The languages of instruction are Turkish and English. KOSTÜ has collaborations with many international universities, primarily Kent State University in the United States. History Kocaeli Health and T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gebze Technical University
Gebze Technical University (), formerly known as Gebze Institute of Technology (GIT), is one of two institutes of technology in Turkey, the other being İzmir Institute of Technology. Located in Gebze, one of the most industrialized regions of the Marmara Region, the university focuses on undergraduate and graduate studies as well as research activities. Gebze Technical University holds the designation of "research university" a title awarded by the Council of Higher Education in recognition of its academic output and contributions to research and development. History Gebze Technical University was originally founded in 1992 as Gebze Institute of Technology (GIT). It was officially restructured and renamed Gebze Technical University on November 4, 2014, by a decree of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. GTU builds upon the 22-year legacy and experience of GIT, continuing its mission in higher education and research. Although a relatively new institution, Gebze Technica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
