A square in Gölcük town center.

Gölcük is a town and district of Kocaeli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The town is located on the coast of Marmara Sea and south of the province. It is the district where the 1999 earthquake disaster happened. Also Ford Otosan car factory is in Gölcük.

Gölcük is also the location of a Turkish Navy's main naval base.

Yarhisar Museum Ship

[edit] External links

• District governor's official website (Turkish)
• District municipality's official website (Turkish)

v • d • e Gölcük (District), Kocaeli in Kocaeli Province (in the Marmara region) of Turkey Urban districts İzmit Rural districts Derince - Gebze - Gölcük - Kandıra - Karamürsel - Körfez Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - İzmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elâzığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Kilis - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

Coordinates: 40°40′00″N 29°50′00″E / 40.6666666667°N 29.8333333333°E / 40.6666666667; 29.8333333333

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