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Discover Sofular in Turkey

Sofular in the region of Kocaeli is a place located in Turkey - some 173 mi or ( 279 km ) West of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sofular

Local time in Sofular is now 05:55 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Kütahya, İzmir, Dorylaeum, Ankara, and Bucharest. When in this area, you might want to check out Kütahya . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sofular ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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MY HOME @Turkey/Karamürsel | Testing Hitachi DZHV584E - Pocket Camcorder (Full HD)

2:27 min by HE45DEN
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Hi people i was testing my Hitachi dzhv584e full HD pocket camcorder... Any questions..no problem mail me!!! And not too shy for a fair comment about the view!!! =)... I hope you enjoy it!!! PS.: more ..

Old 8mm film of Karamursel Air Station USAFSS, Yalova & Istanbul Turkey 1965 or 1966

10:06 min by NothingButHistory
Views: 834 Rating: 5.00

This is some old 8mm film I had stashed away for all these years. The 8mm film has started to fade, but I hope you can see enough to get an idea of what it was like in Turkey during the 1960's. I am s ..


city interactive battlestrike

1:09 min by demironat
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Interesting facts about this location

Gölcük Naval Base

Gölcük Naval Base (Turkish: Gölcük Deniz Ana Üssü) is the main base of the Turkish Navy on the east coast of the Sea of Marmara in Gölcük, Kocaeli. It is the principal base for logistic support with various facilities stretched over 1,800 acres of land. In addition to the workplaces, the base houses apartment-like barracks, social facilities, a military hospital, a military museum and an archive for naval history.

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Located at 40.72 29.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Kocaeli Province, Economy of Kocaeli Province, Military in Kocaeli, Turkish Navy bases

Gölcük Naval Shipyard

Gölcük Naval Shipyard (Turkish: Gölcük Donanma Tersanesi) is a naval shipyard of the Turkish Navy within the Gölcük Naval Base on the east coast of the Sea of Marmara in Gölcük, Kocaeli. Established in 1926, the shipyard serves for the building and the maintenance of military vessels. A total of 3,221 personnel are employed at the shipyard stretching over an area of 255,526 m with covered structures of 121,466 m .

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Located at 40.72 29.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Kocaeli Province, Defence companies of Turkey, Economy of Kocaeli Province, Military in Kocaeli, Shipyards of Turkey, Turkish Navy bases

İzmit Körfez Circuit

İzmit Körfez Circuit (Turkish: İzmit Körfez Yarış Pisti) is a motor sports race track about 17 km west of İzmit, in Körfez district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Sponsored by the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation (TOSFED) and built by the Istanbul Motorsports Club (İMK), it was inaugurated in 1993 as the first asphalted race track in Turkey. The venue is home to motor sport races in various categories.

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Located at 40.74 29.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in İzmit, Motorsport venues in Turkey, Visitor attractions in Kocaeli Province

Gölcük Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi

Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi (Lycée), is a public high school in Gölcük, Kocaeli, Turkey. The school is named after Ottoman admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa. Short form of the school name is GBHL. Formed in 1958 as "Gölcük Lisesi" (GL), the high school named as "Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi" in 1970 when it moved to its own building from the provisional location.

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Located at 40.72 29.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 1958 establishments in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Kocaeli Province, Educational institutions established in 1958, High schools in Turkey, Kocaeli Province

Otosan

Otosan (abbreviated from Otomobil Sanayi, Turkish for automotive industry) is a Turkish automotive production company, which is a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and Koç Holding. It started production in 1965; currently Ford and Koç each hold a 41% share in the venture. The first Ford cars to be assembled in Turkey was of the current British Ford Consul model series, followed later on by the West German Ford Taunus 17M Turnier (station wagon) model series.

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Located at 40.72 29.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Car manufacturers of Turkey, Companies established in 1959, Companies listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange, Economy of Kocaeli Province, Ford of Europe factories, Joint ventures, Koç family, Motor vehicle manufacturers of Turkey