Kartepe is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province , Turkey . Its area is 301 km, and its population is 136,625 (2022). The mayor is Mustafa Kocaman ( AKP ).
6-550: Kartepe (literally Snowy hill referring to mountains to the south) is situated at 40°44′N 29°58′E / 40.733°N 29.967°E / 40.733; 29.967 to the east of the Gulf of İzmit . It is almost merged to İzmit , the province center and it included in Greater Kocaeli (see Metropolitan centers in Turkey ). Kartepe Mountains are to the south and Lake Sapanca
12-507: Is founded in the low plains the mountains at the south serve as winter sports complex for nearby Istanbul citizens. Gulf of %C4%B0zmit 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 . The gulf takes its name from the city of İzmit . Other cities and towns around
18-572: Is to the east of Kartepe. There are 38 neighbourhoods in Kartepe District: Kartepe, then known as Köseköy, was founded in 1600s. After the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey agreement, Turks from Greece were settled in Köseköy in 1920s. Later people from Black Sea coast were also settled around Köseköy. Being a part of industrial area the population increased and in 1970 it
24-425: The bay are Gebze , Körfez , Gölcük , and Altınova . In the east–west direction, it extends for a length of about 48 kilometres (30 mi), while in the north–south direction its width varies from 2 to 3 kilometres (1.2 to 1.9 mi) at the narrowest spots to about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) at its widest. The İzmit Bay Bridge is a suspension bridge that bridges the gulf. The North Anatolian Fault Zone ,
30-488: The most prominent active fault in Turkey and the source of numerous large earthquakes throughout history, passes through the Gulf of İzmit. Izmit’s ancient names were Gulf of Astacus , Sinus Astacenus ( Ancient Greek : Ἀστακηνὸς κόλπος ), Olbianus Sinus ( Ancient Greek : Ὀλβιανὸς κόλπος , romanized : Olbianos kolpos ) and Gulf of Nicomedia . It took the names Gulf of Astacus and Sinus Astacenus from
36-425: 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. Cengiz Topel Naval Air Station is located in the district. Industrial estates around Kartepe constitute the major revenue of the city. Another important sector is mountain tourism. Although Kartepe
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