Kocaeli Province

At least 10 people were injured on Monday after an explosion rocked grain silos near the Marmara Sea port of Derince in western Turkey, Turkish state broadcaster TRT and other local media reported, citing Reuters.

It is unclear why an explosion occurred around 2:40 p.m. local time near the Turkish Grain Board silos, with police investigating, TRT said.

Nicomedia in what is today the İzmit district of the northwestern province of Kocaeli, which was one of the first metropolitan cities of the Roman Empire and its capital for long years, is home to the world's largest ancient theater overlooking the sea, according to archaeological data.

Police have launched a probe into the "suspicious" death of a researcher at the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), who was found dead in her house in Istanbul's Tuzla district. 

The 37-year-old Dilek Dündar Erbahar is alleged to have committed suicide by drinking insecticide, but the real cause of her death will be announced after an autopsy.

Lake Gölcük is one of the most scenic sights in the northwestern region of Turkey. (AA Photo)

Lake Gölcük is one of the most scenic sights in the northwestern region of Turkey. (AA Photo)

The train line connecting Istanbul's European side suburb Halkalı with Gebze district of Kocaeli province on the east is expected to be opened to service in the coming months following the completion of a six-year-long renovation process.

A young man in the western Turkish province Kocaeli has died after he stabbed himself over complaints that a snake was running in his belly. 

Oil tankers wait to dock at Tüpraş refinery near the northwestern Turkish city of İzmit, June 28, 2017.

The medical professor from Kocaeli University's neurology department, identified as M.S., reportedly stabbed a stray dog in front of his house in the western Turkish city.

A man was beaten up in the street by the mother-in-law of his secret lover in the western Turkish province of Kocaeli on July 9.