Gebze
title: "Gebze" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["gebze", "cities-in-turkey", "populated-places-in-kocaeli-province", "districts-of-kocaeli-province", "metropolitan-district-municipalities-in-turkey"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebze" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | metro district |
| name | Gebze |
| image_skyline | Havadan gebze.JPG |
| image_caption | Gebze from above |
| image_map | Kocaeli location Gebze.svg |
| map_caption | Map showing Gebze District in Kocaeli Province |
| image_logo | Gebze Belediyesi logo.svg |
| coordinates | |
| province | Kocaeli |
| leader_party | AKP |
| leader_name | Zinnur Büyükgöz |
| area_total_km2 | 418 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 407019 |
| population_as_of | 2022 |
| postal_code | 41400 |
| area_code | 0262 |
| website | |
| :: |
| type = metro district | name = Gebze | image_skyline = Havadan gebze.JPG | image_caption = Gebze from above | image_map = Kocaeli location Gebze.svg | map_caption = Map showing Gebze District in Kocaeli Province | image_logo = Gebze Belediyesi logo.svg | coordinates = | province = Kocaeli | leader_party = AKP | leader_name = Zinnur Büyükgöz | leader_name1 = | area_total_km2 = 418 | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 407019 | population_as_of = 2022 | postal_code = 41400 | area_code = 0262 | website = Gebze (), formerly known as Libyssa, is a working-class district and one of the municipalities in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 418 km2, and its population is 407,019 (2022). It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of Istanbul, on the 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 capital. one of the largest in Turkey, as it hosts 10 industrial parks, in which hosts 1,384 companies and over 130,000 people are employed.
Geography
The district of Gebze is located in the western portion of Kocaeli Province; with neighbors Körfez to the east; Pendik, Tuzla and Şile in Istanbul to the northwest, west and north respectively; Çayırova and Darıca to the southwest and Dilovası to the southeast.
Composition
There are 40 neighbourhoods in Gebze District:
- Adem Yavuz
- Ahatlı
- Arapçeşme
- Balçık
- Barış
- Beylikbağı
- Cumaköy
- Cumhuriyet
- Denizli
- Duraklı
- Elbizli
- Eskihisar
- Gaziler
- Güzeller
- Hacı Halil
- Hatipler
- Hürriyet
- İnönü
- İstasyon
- Kadıllı
- Kargalı
- Kirazpınar
- Köşklüçeşme
- Mevlana
- Mimar Sinan
- Mollafenari
- Muallimköy
- Mudarlı
- Mustafapaşa
- Osman Yılmaz
- Ovacık
- Pelitli
- Sultan Orhan
- Tatlıkuyu
- Tavşanlı
- Tepemanayır
- Ulus
- Yağcılar
- Yavuzselim
- Yenikent
Transport
The northern terminus of Osman Gazi Bridge falls within this area; the construction — having a total length of 4 kilometers (with a 1,688-meter main span) — bridges the Sea of Marmara from Kababurun to Dilburnu. The Gebze Metro began construction in 2018 for a 2026 opening. The Marmaray intercontinental commuter rail line connects Gebze to the European side of Istanbul.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gebze is twinned with:
- SOM Garoowe, Somalia
- BIH Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- KGZ Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
- BIH Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- CYP Kythrea, Cyprus
- POR Oeiras, Portugal
- GRC Pylaia, Greece
- BUL Samuil, Bulgaria
- MKD Studeničani, North Macedonia
- RUS Tyulyachinsky District, Russia
Gallery
File:Osmanhamdibey.jpg|Osman Hamdi Bey Museum File:Eskihisar_Kalesi.jpg|Eskihisar Castle File:GTU,Rectorate_Building.jpg|Gebze Technical University Rectorate building File:41_Arc-Gebze_Panoramic_2017-2.jpg|View of Gebze File:Tevitol 1530673.jpg|TEVİTOL File:Çoban_Mustafa_Paşa_Külliyesi_Mausoleum_5429.jpg|Çoban Mustafa Pasha Külliyesi Mausoleum File:Hanibal's_Tomb(7471637618).jpg| The bust of Hannibal File:Hanibal's_Tomb_(7471634482).jpg| The bust of Hannibal File:GTÜ Kütüphane.jpg|Gebze Technical University File:Çobanmustafapaşa.jpg|Çoban Mustafa Pasha Mosque
References
References
- [https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-07-06 , 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]].
- "Endeksa, Gebze demografisi".
- "Organize Sanayi Bölgeleri".
- [https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-07-06 , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.)
- (5 October 2018). "Work begins on Gebze metro".
- "Kardeş Şehirler". Gebze.
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