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8 unusual facts about Izmit


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The Division III Qualiciation tournament was held on 28 January 2007 in İzmit, Turkey.

2009–10 Korfball Europa Cup

The first round took place in the weekend 3–4 October in Kocaeli (Turkey) and Třeboň (Czech Republic).

2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

Group A games were played from April 14 to 20, 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia and Group B is played from April 21 to 27, 2013 in İzmit, Turkey.

Berk Akın

Berk Akın participated at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships - Division III Group B held January 7-10 in İzmit, Turkey.

Fatih Faner

Fatih Faner played for the national team at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships - Division III Group B held January 7-10 in İzmit, Turkey that ranked third.

İzmit

Ford Motor Company has a plant here in a joint venture with Otosan, assembling the Transit/Tourneo (including the new V362 Transit/Tourneo Custom since late 2012) and Transit/Tourneo Connect vans.

Roman Dąbrowski

He retired from football in 2007 and now lives in İzmit.

Yüksel Yılmaz

Yüksel Yılmaz (born 1966, İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey) is a sijo, writer, economist, founded of JKD Kulelkavido, general president.


Alaattin Çakıcı

Following controversies with rival gang member inmates, he was transferred to the maximum security Kandıra Prison in Kocaeli.

Anadol

Following an initial development period of 11 months, the first three prototypes of the STC-16 became ready for road tests, which took place at the Cengiz Topel Naval Air Station along the Highway TUR-D100, formerly known as E-5 European Highway, in the Town of Kosekoy/IZMIT between Istanbul and Adapazarı.

Geyve

Geyve is relatively close to many important cities in Turkey; 179 km to Istanbul, 30 km to Adapazari, 75 km to Izmit, 139 km to Bursa, 156 km to Eskisehir, 167 km to Bolu according to Google Maps.

Haydarpaşa-Adapazarı Regional

Trains serve these important districts of Istanbul: Kadıköy, Maltepe, Kartal, Pendik, Tuzla as well as Gebze, İzmit and Adapazarı.

Petkim

Founded on April 3, 1965, the main plant complex is located in Yarımca, Izmit.

Vecdi Gönül

He completed a master's degree in Public Administration at the University of Southern California and then returned to a career in public administration in Turkey, eventually becoming Chief of the Directorate of General Security (October 1977 - February 1978) and then governor of Kocaeli, Ankara (during the 1980 Turkish coup d'état) and Istanbul provinces.


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