Untitled - Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi

illerimizden birisi olmufltur. Bunun bafll›ca nedeni ‹stanbul’a yak›nl›¤› ve
ulafl›m imkânlar›n›n çeflitlili¤idir. 1936 y›l›nda ‹zmit'te ilk ka¤›t üretim tesisi
olan ‹zmit Ka¤›t Fabrikas› aç›l›rken, bunu 1944’te ikinci selüloz ve Ka¤›t
Fabrikas› takip etmifl, SEKA tesisleri 1954, 1957 ve 1959’da geniflletilmifltir.
Böylece günümüze kadar devam eden h›zl› bir sanayileflme ile Kocaeli,
Türkiye’nin ileri düzeyde sanayi bölgesi durumuna gelmifltir. Ayr›ca Kocaeli
ile ilgili önemli bir bilgi de, 30 derece meridyeni Köseköy’deki otoyol kavfla¤›
köprüsünün bulundu¤u yerde oldu¤undan tüm Türkiye saatlerini Kocaeli’ne
göre ayarlamaktad›r.
Kocaeli, which lost its significance for a certain period of time due to the
destruction and problems emerging as a consequence of World War I for
some time and occupied first by the English (July 6th, 1920) and then by
the Greek (April 28th, 1921) was liberated from the occupation by the
Turkish armyon June 28th, 1921. Kocaeli has 12 districts which are
Bafliskele, Dar›ca, Dilovas›, Çay›rova, ‹zmit, Derince, Gebze, Gölcük,
Karamürsel, Kand›ra, Kartepe and Körfez. After the declaration of the
Republic, Kocaeli became one of the most rapidly developing provinces
of our country in terms of industrialization. The prime reason to this is its
being located in close distance to ‹stanbul and its wide variety of
transportation possibilities. In 1936, ‹zmit Paper Factory which was the
first paper manufacturing factory was opened and it was followed by the
second cellulose and paper factory in 1944. SEKA facilities were expanded
in 1954, 1957 and 1959 respectively thus making Kocaeli a high level
industrial area of Turkey after a rapid process of industrialization which
continued on to today. Another important fact about Kocaeli is that all
Turkey adjusts its time according to Kocaeli as the 300 meridian passes
through the highway crossroads bridhe in Köseköy.
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