Gölcük Naval Base

Gölcük Naval Base is the main base of the Turkish Navy on the east coast of the Sea of Marmara in Gölcük, . It is the principal base for logistic support with various facilities stretched over 1,800 acres of land.
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: main base of the Turkish Navy
  • Also known as: “Gölcük Deniz Ana Üs Komutanlığı” and “قاعدة جولجوك البحرية”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Derince railway station and Körfez Circuit.

Railway station
is a railway station in , . TCDD Taşımacılık operates four daily regional trains between and that stop at the station. is situated 4 km northeast of Gölcük Naval Base.

İzmit is a motor sports race track about 17 km west of , in Körfez district of , . Sponsored by the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation and built by the Istanbul Motorsports Club, it was inaugurated in 1993 as the first asphalted race track in Turkey. is situated 3½ km northwest of Gölcük Naval Base.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gölcük and Değirmendere.

Town
Photo: Serdar Timur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 217 km2, and its population is 175,940. is located on the southern shore of the , which is the easternmost inlet of the Sea of Marmara.

Quarter
Photo: Serdar Timur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a quarter, which is situated 2½ km west of Gölcük Naval Base.

Town
Photo: Rasitkeskin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a seaport, municipality and district of , . Its area is 198 km2, and its population is 146,374. The mayor is Sertif Gökçe. is situated 4 km north of Gölcük Naval Base.

Gölcük Naval Base

Latitude
40.72383° or 40° 43′ 26″ north
Longitude
29.81293° or 29° 48′ 47″ east
Open location code
8GGFPRF7+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 499338360
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Wiki­data ID
Q5626569
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Turkish—“Gölcük Naval Base” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Baza Detare Gölcük”
  • Arabic: “قاعدة غولجوك البحرية”
  • Arabic: “قاعدة غولكوك البحرية”
  • Chinese: “格尔居克海军基地”
  • Chinese: “格爾居克海軍基地”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס הצי גאלג’וק”
  • Malay: “Pangkalan Tentera Laut Gölcük”
  • Turkish: “Gölcük Deniz Ana Üssü”

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