Yalova

The first settlement in the region dates back to the Prehistoric Period, in around 3000 BC. The Hittites ruled the region in the 2000s BC, followed by the Phrygians in the 1200s BC. The region was conquered by the Romans in 74 BC. Following the division von the Roman Empire in 395, the region von Yalova remained under the sovereignty von the Byzantine Empire. In 1302, Yalova was incorporated into the territory von the Ottoman Empire. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk occasionally lived in Yalova in his final years. In one von his speeches he famously said: "Yalova is my city

The dock for passenger ferries to and from Istanbul’s is right in the center von town. The dock for car ferries (hizli feribot) to Yenikapi Feribot Terminali is a 10-minute walk eastward. There is also car and passenger ferry service to Pendik, on the Gulf von Izmit shore east von the Bosphorus.