Derince
title: "Derince" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-kocaeli-province", "ports-and-harbours-of-the-sea-of-marmara", "districts-of-kocaeli-province", "metropolitan-district-municipalities-in-turkey"] topic_path: "geography/turkey" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derince" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | metro district |
| name | Derince |
| image_skyline | Derince Merkez Camii.jpg |
| image_map | Kocaeli location Derince.svg |
| map_caption | Map showing Derince District in Kocaeli Province |
| coordinates | |
| province | Kocaeli |
| leader_party | CHP |
| leader_name | Sertif Gökçe |
| area_total_km2 | 198 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 146374 |
| population_as_of | 2022 |
| area_code | 0262 |
| website | |
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| type = metro district | name = Derince | image_skyline = Derince Merkez Camii.jpg | image_caption = | image_map = Kocaeli location Derince.svg | map_caption = Map showing Derince District in Kocaeli Province | coordinates = | province = Kocaeli | leader_party = CHP | leader_name = Sertif Gökçe | leader_name1 = | area_total_km2 = 198 | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 146374 | population_as_of = 2022 | postal_code = | area_code = 0262 | website = ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/KaymakamMahmutKılıçdoğanFootbridgeDerince.JPG" caption="D.100]] in Derince."] ::
Derince is a seaport, municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 198 km2, and its population is 146,374 (2022). The mayor is Sertif Gökçe (CHP).
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 public auction.
Composition
There are 17 neighbourhoods in Derince District:
- Çavuşlu
- Çenedağ
- Çınarlı
- Deniz
- Dumlupınar
- Fatih Sultan
- Geredeli
- İbni Sina
- Karagöllü
- Kaşıkçı
- Mersincik
- Sırrıpaşa
- Tahtalı
- Terziler
- Toylar
- Yavuzsultan
- Yenikent
Sport
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/IzmitIsmetPaşaStadium.JPG" caption="[[İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium]]."] ::
The İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium was located in Derince.
Derince Belediyespor Women's play in the Turkish Women's First Football League since the 2012–13 season. They finished the 2013–14 season in the third place.
Twin towns — sister cities
Derince is twinned with:
- South Korea Daegu, South Korea
- Argentina Formosa, Argentina, Argentina
- Ukraine Yevpatoria, Ukraine
References
References
- [https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping.
- "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports". [[TÜİK]].
- [https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- "Derince Port". TCDD.
- Uysal, Onur. (12 Feb 2014). "Railway Connected Ports of Turkey". Rail Turkey.
- Uysal, Onur. (20 January 2014). "Who Will Operate Derince Port". Rail Turkey.
- "Derince Port". Turkish Privatization Agency.
- "Kadın Ligleri - 1. Lig Fikstür Puan Cetveli". Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu.
- Uysal, Onur. (7 October 2013). "Derince Port to be Privatized". Rail Turkey.
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