On July 1992 , the Turkish government decided to build 22 universities nationwide , including Kocaeli University . Before the 1999 İzmit earthquake , which can be regarded as the turning point for the rebirth of the university , Kocaeli University had approximately 20,000 students , 1,150 educational staff and a campus of 650,000 square meters . Kocaeli University lost nearly 75 % of its physical structure in the earthquake , but its prior expansion site Arslanbey Campus rapidly compensated for the university 's losses . The university moved to Umuttepe Campus in 2004
1999 İzmit earthquake
1999 İzmit earthquake
Kocaeli University