Historical Sites
Historic buildings and monuments that illuminate the past.
Historical Sites guide
This category includes 2,056 published Historical Sites places with location, transport and practical visit details.
Hereke Castle
Rising on a strategic hill overlooking Izmit Bay in Kocaeli's Körfez district, Hereke Castle…
Şemsettin Village Sarcophagus (Octavia Sarcophagus)
Located in Şemsettin Village, part of Kocaeli's Körfez district, this Roman-era marble sarco…
Izmit Old Train Station Buildings
Designed by German architect Otto Ritter and built by Italian stonemasons between 1873 and 1…
Örcün Bathhouse
Örcün Bathhouse, located in Örcün Village, Gölcük district of Kocaeli, is a historical build…
Thököly Imre Monument
The Thököly Imre Monument, located in Karatepe village of Kartepe district in Kocaeli, is a …
Canfeda Kethüda Kadın Fountain
Located in Orhan Mahallesi, İzmit district of Kocaeli, opposite Orhan Mosque, this fountain …
Çerkez Mehmet Efendi Mosque (Atalar Mosque)
This small mosque, located in the Atalar neighborhood of Kocaeli's Körfez district, was buil…
Portakaloğlu Mustafa Ağa Mosque (Portakal Hafız Mosque)
An 18th-century Ottoman mosque located in Akçakoca Neighborhood of İzmit. Its 44.54 square m…
Eskihisar Fountain
Built in 1772, Eskihisar Fountain is a square-plan, pyramid-roofed Ottoman structure located…
Hüseyin Pasha Mosque
Nestled among houses on Kayabaşı Street in İzmit's Çukurbağ neighborhood, this historic mosq…
Yumurtacı Mosque
Standing on Sırrı Paşa Street in İzmit's Hacı Hasan Neighborhood, Yumurtacı Mosque is an Ott…
Mimar Sinan Bridge (Gebze)
Rising over the Dil Stream in Kocaeli's Dilovası district, this 65-meter stone bridge was bu…
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