Kocaeli Province

sights.uz lists 18 historic and notable places in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Among them are 7 monuments, 2 eco-tourism sites and 9 museums.

Lake Sapanca

Lake Sapanca (Turkish: Sapanca Gölü) (previous Greek name: Boáne (Βοάνη)) is a fresh water lake in Turkey, between the Gulf of İzmit and the Adapazarı Meadow and next to the…

Pertev Paşa Mosque

The Pertev Mehmet Paşa Mosque (Turkish: Pertev Paşa Camii), also known as Yeni Cuma Cami (lit. 'New Friday Mosque'), is a mosque located in the town of Izmit, in the province of…

Kocaeli Museum

Kocaeli Museum, a.k.a. Kocaeli Archaeology and Ethnography Museum or İzmit Museum, (Turkish: Kocaeli Müzesi) is a national museum in Kocaeli (İzmit), northwestern Turkey,…

USS Eversole

USS Eversole (DD-789) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant (junior grade) John T. Eversole (1915–1942), a naval…

SEKA Paper Museum

The SEKA Paper Museum, a.k.a. SEKA Mehmet Ali Kağıtçı Paper Museum (Turkish: SEKA Kağıt Müzesi or SEKA Mehmet Ali Kağıtçı Kağıt Müzesi), is a museum of industrial heritage in…

Çoban Mustafa Paşa Mosque

Shepherd Mustafa Pasha Ash is an Ottoman Ash, built in the 16th century by architect Sinan, although not certain, located in the center of Gebze district of Kocaeli, Baghdad…

Fevziye Mosque

Fevziye Mosque, located in the İzmit district of Kocaeli, is a mosque first built in the 16th century that carries cultural heritage value.

Selim Sırrı Pasha Mansion

Selim Sırrı Paşa Mansion is a residential building in İzmit, the capital of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. The construction of the mansion, commissioned by İzmit Mutasarrıf Selim…

Servetiye Museum

The museum, located in the district of Başiskele, Kocaeli, was built in 2012 under the leadership of the Metropolitan Municipality of Kocaeli with the contributions of the…

Osman Hamdi Bey Museum

Osman Hamdi Bey Museum is a museum that has been operating since 1987 in the two‑storey house in the Eskihisar neighbourhood of Gebze district, Kocaeli, where Osman Hamdi Bey…

Eskihisar Castle

Eskihisar Castle is a historic structure located in the Eskihisar neighborhood of the Gebze district of Kocaeli. Eskihisar Castle was built on a steep hill north‑east of…

İzmit Earthquake Memorial and Awareness Museum

Izmit Earthquake Memorial and Awareness Museum; an earthquake museum located in the district of Izmit in Kocaeli.

Sultan Abdülaziz Imperial Lodge

Abdülaziz Hunting Lodge, also known as Kasr-ı Hümayun, is a Baroque and Empire style lodge located in İzmit. The building, which took its final form during the reign of…

Yumurtacı Mosque

The Egg Mosque is a mosque built in 1631 on Haji Hasan Sırrı Pasha Street in the Izmit District of Kocaeli. The mosque has a brick structure and has been renovated to this day.

Hereke Castle

Hereke Castle, located in the Körfez district of Kocaeli, is a castle that is estimated to have been built in the 640s during the Roman Empire period.

Orhan Mosque

Orhan Mosque (Gazi Süleyman Pasha Mosque), a 14th‑century Ottoman mosque located in the Orhan neighbourhood of İzmit.

Kocaeli Science Center

Kocaeli Science Center is a science center located in Kocaeli, which opened in 2015.

Ballıkayalar Nature Park

Ballıkayalar is a rocky canyon valley near the village of Tavşanlı in the district of Gebze, Kocaeli. It has the status of a nature park.