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Osman Gazi Bridge
Soaring 1,550 m-span suspension bridge across the Gulf of İzmit, one of the longest in the world, slashing the Istanbul–İzmir drive on the O-5 motorway.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Kocaeli, Turkey · Asia
Derince is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Gölcük, 25km from Osman Gazi Bridge.
Derince is in Kocaeli, Turkey, with about 130,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Gölcük, about 5 km away.
Derince is a seaport, municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 198 km2, and its population is 146,374 (2022). The mayor is Sertif Gökçe (CHP).
Derince Port is one of the few ports in Turkey under government control. The port is operated by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD). Having one of theRead more
biggest storage area in the region, the port is widely used for finished vehicle product transportation.
Derince is one of the few ports with railway connection in that area, and has the longest rail network within the port. Two rail ferry services use Derince Port, Tekirdağ-Derince operated by TCDD and Derince-Chornomorsk/Poti operated by Bati Wagon.
The port is in the privatization list of Privatization Administration. The privatization process had restarted in October 2013. Six companies had offered for Derince Port, but the tender process was cancelled when none of them continued in the public auction.
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Within an hour or so of Derince: Osman Gazi Bridge (25 km), Intercity Istanbul Park (41 km).
Derince is in Kocaeli, Turkey, about 5 km from Gölcük.
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Soaring 1,550 m-span suspension bridge across the Gulf of İzmit, one of the longest in the world, slashing the Istanbul–İzmir drive on the O-5 motorway.
25 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
A 5.3km FIA Grade 1 circuit east of Istanbul that has hosted the Turkish Grand Prix, known for its Turn 8.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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