Acıbadem

Acıbadem is a quarter in Izmit, Kocaeli Province. Acıbadem is situated nearby to the suburb Yeni, as well as near the quarter Okullar Bölgesi (Eğitim Kampüsü).

Places of Interest

Highlights include SEKA Paper Museum and USS Eversole.

SEKA Paper Museum

Museum

Photo: Cobija, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The SEKA Paper Museum, a.k.a. SEKA Mehmet Ali Kağıtçı Paper Museum, is a museum of industrial heritage in Kocaeli district, northwestern Turkey. Situated in a former pulp and paper mill, it is dedicated to papermaking in Turkey. The museum was opened in 2016.

USS Eversole

Museum

Photo: KeRR, CC BY 2.5.

USS Eversole was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant John T. Eversole, a naval aviator who was killed in the Battle of Midway. USS Eversole is situated 2½ km east of Acıbadem.

İzmit railway station

Railway station

Photo: Theetc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Izmit station is a railway station on the Istanbul-Ankara railway and is the main station in Izmit, Turkey. The station is located on the shore of the Izmit Bay next to the D100 and at the western end of Cumhuriyet avenue. İzmit railway station is situated 2½ km east of Acıbadem.