Kartepe is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey.Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Its area is 301 km2, and its population is 136,625 (2022). The mayor is Mustafa Kocaman (AKP).
Geography Kartepe (literally Snowy hill referring to mountains to the south) is situated at to the east of the Gulf of İzmit. It is almost merged to İzmit, the province center and it included in Greater Kocaeli (see Metropolitan centers in Turkey). Kartepe Mountains are to the south and Lake Sapanca is to the east of Kartepe.
Composition There are 38 neighbourhoods in Kartepe District:Mahalle , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
Acısu Arslanbey Ataevler Ataşehir Avluburun Bakırlı Balaban Çepni Derbent Dumlupınar Emekevler Ertuğrul Gazi Eşme Eşmeahmediye Fatih Sultan Mehmet İbrikdere İstasyon Karatepe Kartepe Kazakburun Kestanelik Ketenciler Köseköy Maşukiye Nusretiye Pazarçayırı Rahmiye Sarımeşe Sarımeşe Hürriyet Serinlik Şevkatiye Şirinsulhiye Suadiye Sultaniye Uzunbey Uzunçiftlik Uzuntarla Yeşiltepe
History Kartepe, then known as Köseköy, was founded in 1600s. After the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey agreement, Turks from Greece were settled in Köseköy in 1920s. Later people from Black Sea coast were also settled around Köseköy. Being a part of industrial area the population increased and in 1970 it was declared a seat of township. In 2008 it was merged to nearby towns, renamed as Kartepe and became a district center of Kocaeli Province. The municipality of Kartepe is now an intracity municipality of Greater Kocaeli.Mayor's page
Cengiz Topel Naval Air Station is located in the district.
Economy Industrial estates around Kartepe constitute the major revenue of the city. Another important sector is mountain tourism. Although Kartepe is founded in the low plains the mountains at the south serve as winter sports complex for nearby Istanbul citizens.
References
External links District governor's site