Kartalkaya
  Kartalkaya Location within Turkey | |
| Location | Seben, Bolu Province, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Nearest major city | Bolu |
| Coordinates | 40°40′10″N 31°47′10″E / 40.66944°N 31.78611°E |
| Vertical | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,255 m (7,398 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,850 m (6,069 ft) |
| Trails | 14 |
| Lift system | 3 chairlifts 7 surface lifts |
| Terrain parks | 1 |
| Website | Kartalkaya |
Kartalkaya is a ski resort located in the Köroğlu Mountains, in Seben,[1] Bolu Province, Turkey.
History
[edit]Kartalkaya was developed as a ski resort in the 1970s. Prior to the there was no permanent settlement although the area was used for livestock grazing during the warmer part of the year.
Kartalkaya has suitable conditions for alpine skiing, ski touring and cross country skiing. The duration of the skiing season is 120 days a year, between December 20 and March 20. The nearest city is Bolu, 54 km (33 mi) away. Kartalkaya is located 2.5 hours away from Esenboğa International Airport, in Ankara, and 3.5 hours away from Istanbul Airport or Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, in Istanbul, by bus.[citation needed]
On 21 January 2025, a fire broke out at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalkaya. At least 78 people were killed, while 51 others were injured.[2][3]
Culture
[edit]Tourism
[edit]Kartalkaya has four main hotels.
- Kartal Hotel
- DorukKaya Ski & Mountain Resort
- Kaya Palazzo Ski & Mountain Resort
- Golden Key Kartalkaya[citation needed]
A fifth hotel, the Grand Kartal Hotel, was destroyed by a fire in January 2025.[4]
Landscapes
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Aerial view -
Grand Kartal Hotel 2007 -
Kartalkaya wind power -
Kartalkaya in winter -
Kartalkaya ski slope
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kartalkaya hangi ilçenin sınırları içinde?". Köroğlu Gazetesi (in Turkish). 1 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Turkey mourns hotel fire dead as efforts to identify them continue". BBC. 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Waitress dies from Turkish ski resort blaze, one of 78 lives lost as concerns over safety revive". AP News. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Deadly Bolu fire raises questions of possible negligence at hotel". Hürriyet Daily News. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, vol. 2, p. 130; vol. 4, p. 153; vol. 5, p. 161; vol. 6, p. 169
- Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Leipzig 1931, p. 442
- Heinrich Gelzer, Ungedruckte und ungenügend veröffentlichte Texte der Notitiae episcopatuum, in: 'Abhandlungen der philosophisch-historische classe der bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1901, pp. 529–641
- Raymond Janin, lemma "1. Claudiopolis", in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. XII, Paris 1953, coll. 1077–1079
- Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, Paris 1740, Vol. I, coll. 567-572
External links
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- (In Turkish and English) Slope & Lift Informations of Kartalkaya
- (In Turkish and English) CAFE SOCIETY Kartalkaya Archived 2020-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
- (In Turkish) Region info website
- (In Turkish and English) Grand Kartal Hotel Website
- (In English) Kartalkaya Weather Forecast, Snow Report and Resort Information, Snow-forecast.com