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Izmit, a sprawling coastal city, just 100klm from Istanbul, is one of the Turkey's major centres of industry. Izmit is a truly European city, but one that has managed to maintain all its own cultural identity. Visitors are always assured a very warm welcome, and can relax in the knowledge that they are in one of the few cities in the world where there is virtually no crime; no matter where you go in Izmit, you will never be cheated.

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