Figure 1. Kocaeli University Location Plan
Kocaeli University after August 17th earthquake
Most of the buildings of Kocaeli University in Arslanbey, • zmit and Hereke campus
areas destroyed and the rest are not suitable for use. As can be seen in table 1 total cost of
restorate of these buildings is 16 trillion TL. Today, education in Kocaeli University is
continuing in 13 different locations in prefabricated buildings. The main reason of this great
damage is the lack of master plan.
Building |
Building Damage Cost TL |
Equipment Damage Cost TL |
Total Damage Cost TL |
Arslanbey Campus |
6,5 trillion |
1 trillion |
7,5 trillion |
Main Campus |
1,5 trillion |
1,5 trillion | |
University Hospital |
3 trillion |
1,5 trillion |
4,5 trillion |
Hereke Campus |
300 billion |
300 billion | |
Kosekoy College |
650 billion |
650 billion | |
Golcük College |
150 billion |
150 billion | |
• hsaniye College |
150 billion |
150 billion | |
Karamürsel College |
150 billion |
150 billion | |
Derbent College |
50 billion |
50 billion |