İzmit (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈizmit]) is a municipality and the capital district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 480 km2, and its population...

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 3,397 km2, and...

Gulf of İzmit (Turkish: İzmit Körfezi), also referred to as Izmit Bay, is a bay at the easternmost edge of the Sea of Marmara, in Kocaeli Province, Turkey...

Tüpraş Izmit Oil Refinery (Turkish: Tüpraş İzmit Rafinerisi) is an oil refinery in Izmit, western Turkey. It is owned and operated by Tüpraş. Amongst...

The 1999 İzmit earthquake (also known as the 17 August Earthquake or the 1999 Gölcük Earthquake) was a magnitude 7.6 earthquake which struck the Kocaeli...

sea's south coast is heavily indented and includes the Gulf of İzmit (Turkish: İzmit Körfezi), the Gulf of Gemlik (Turkish: Gemlik Körfezi), the Gulf...

The İzmit massacres were atrocities committed in the region of İzmit, Turkey, during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) which took place during the Greek...

İzmit Belediyespor is a Turkish women's basketball club based in İzmit, Turkey. The club was founded in 1995 and currently competing in the Women's Basketball...

İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium (Turkish: İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadyumu) was a multi-purpose stadium in the Derince district of İzmit in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. It...

(Turkish: Osmangazi Köprüsü) is a suspension bridge spanning the Gulf of İzmit at its narrowest point, 2,620 m (8,600 ft). The bridge links the Turkish...

The Turkists of Izmit (Turkish: İzmitli Türkçüler) is a Turkish ultranationalist group based in the city of İzmit. The group was founded by Recep Mert...

its population is 59,676 (2022). It is on the south coast of the Gulf of İzmit. Before its conquest by the Ottomans it used to be called by the Greek name...

zones to the south; and Aegean extensional zone to the west. After 1999 İzmit and 1999 Düzce earthquakes, North Anatolian Fault zone activity "is considered...

The İzmit Clock Tower (Turkish: İzmit Saat Kulesi) in İzmit, Turkey is one of many clock towers that were built throughout the Ottoman Empire as a result...

Izmit station (Turkish: İzmit garı) is a railway station on the Istanbul-Ankara railway and is the main station in Izmit, Turkey. The station is located...

Kocaelispor is a Turkish football club based in İzmit, Kocaeli. They were founded in 1966 and played in the top level between 1980 and 1988, 1992–2003...

Kocaeli Stadium is a stadium in İzmit, Turkey. It was opened to public in 2018 with a capacity of 34,829 spectators. It is the new home of Kocaelispor...

Esenkal and Serdar Öğretici. Filmed in Seka Park Film studio, it was shot in İzmit in the largest film set ever built in the history of Turkish TV series....

Plant Pier, İzmit Altıntel Pier Bagfaş Piers, Bandırma Bortrans (Borusan) Pier, Gemlik BP Gemlik Pier, Gemlik Camar Installation Pier, İzmit Çanakkale Pier...

Deniz was born on 17 February 1991, in Istanbul, and grew up in İzmit. He graduated from İzmit 50 Yıl Cumhuriyet Primary School, and then from Gazi High School...

Olympics. He was born in Giresun and died in İzmit, Kocaeli Province of Turkey. Gemici began wrestling 1949 in İzmit (Kocaeli). He won the gold medal at the...

Ergen) Hamlet (İzmit City Theatre – Işıl Kasapoğlu) Sokağa Çıkma Yasağı (İzmit City Theatre – Cüneyt Çalışkur) Hakimiyet-i Milliye Aşevi (İzmit City Theatre...

Nicomedia (/ˌnɪkəˈmiːdiə/; Greek: Νικομήδεια, Nikomedeia; modern İzmit) was an ancient Greek city located in what is now Turkey. In 286, Nicomedia became...

İzmit Körfez Circuit (Turkish: İzmit Körfez Yarış Pisti) is a motor sports race track about 17 km (11 mi) west of İzmit, in Körfez district of Kocaeli...

Gulf of Izmit, the eastern arm of the Sea of Marmara. Gebze is the largest district by population size in the province as of 2022, exceeding İzmit, the provincial...

Istanbul government to pick a side by deploying Kuva-yi Milliye towards İzmit. The British, concerned about the security of the Bosporus Strait, demanded...

(also Gökçeviran) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of İzmit, Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its population is 455 (2022). Mahalle, Turkey...

total solar eclipse is seen in Europe and Asia. August 17 – The 7.6 Mw  İzmit earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity...

district of Gebze in Kocaeli Province, at the coast of the Gulf of İzmit, near the city of İzmit (ancient Nicomedia) in northwestern Anatolia, Turkey. Hannibal's...

The largest city in the region is Istanbul. Other big cities are Bursa, İzmit, Balıkesir, Tekirdağ, Çanakkale and Edirne. Among the seven geographical...