Region: Kocaeli Province · Turkey
Where to stay in Kartepe

Kartepe is a city in Kocaeli Province, Turkey, home to about 118,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- SAW62 km · Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Currency
- TRYTurkish lira
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Plugs
- C, F · 230 V
- Emergency
- 112
- Language
- Turkish
Where to stay
Hotels in Kartepe
5 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cabir Deluxe Hotel | 16.5 km | |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Kocaeli | 2019 | 2.6 km |
| Kadifeli Konak Boutique Hotel | 11.0 km | |
| Motali Life Hotel | 11.7 km | |
| The Green Park Kartepe | 12.4 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Kartepe
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kartepe are May to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; December is the wettest, with about 95 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Public holidays in Turkey, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Kartepe: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), about 62 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bursa Yenişehir Airport (YEI, 66 km) and Hasan Polatkan Airport (AOE, 112 km) are also within reach.
SAW · Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
YEI · Bursa Yenişehir Airport
AOE · Hasan Polatkan Airport
Questions
Kartepe: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kartepe?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kartepe are May to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; December is the wettest, with about 95 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kartepe?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), about 62 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bursa Yenişehir Airport (YEI, 66 km) and Hasan Polatkan Airport (AOE, 112 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Kartepe?
Turkish lira (TRY).
Nearby
Destinations near Kartepe
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.