The old station area at İzmit covers 21 donums on İstasyon Caddesi in the Kozluk quarter. Its plan was drawn by the German architect Otto Ritter, and the buildings within it were put up between 1873 and 1910. The station saw the reception ceremonies for Atatürk and for many other statesmen.
The station and warehouse buildings were restored by the provincial governor's office in 2006. Part of the site is now used by the regional conservation board and part as a museum. It is in the city centre.
Getting there
- Access
- In the city centre.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Kocaeli as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 6.3 °C in January to 24 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in December (108 mm) and lightest in August (42 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
