Fairy chimney collapse in Cappadocia's Göreme kills 2, injures 1

A fairy chimney collapsed in Göreme in Nevşehir province after heavy rain triggered a landslide. Governor Hüseyin Kök said the bodies of two people had been recovered and one injured person was taken to the hospital.

The Turkiye Times Editorial DeskOctober 29, 2026, 04:08 PMUpdated: October 29, 2026, 05:44 PM

Fairy chimney collapse in Cappadocia's Göreme kills 2, injures 1

Two people were killed and one was injured when a fairy chimney collapsed in Göreme, a town in Nevşehir's Cappadocia region.

Nevşehir Governor Hüseyin Kök said at the scene that heavy rainfall had triggered a landslide. "As of now, we have recovered the bodies of two people as a result of the rockfall caused by the landslide in Göreme. We have sent one injured person to the hospital, where they are receiving emergency treatment. Search and rescue efforts at the site are continuing," he said.

The collapse occurred near the entrance to the Göreme Open-Air Museum. Numerous fire, medical, and search-and-rescue teams, along with heavy machinery, were dispatched to the scene.

Images released by İHA show teams working in an area scattered with large pieces of rock.

A cloud of dust covers the area as the fairy chimney collapses

Teams and heavy machinery dispatched to the area where the fairy chimney collapsed

According to an NTV reporter at the scene, about 150 vehicles were in the parking lot. The lot was evacuated and people were moved away from the area as a precaution against further collapses, while AFAD, gendarmerie and police teams continued their work.

Footage aired by NTV shows a thick cloud of dust covering the area after the collapse, visitors moving away from the parking lot, and ambulances and excavators arriving at the site.

The Göreme Open-Air Museum is part of the "Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia," which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and is among Türkiye's most visited museums.

Rock debris from the collapsed fairy chimney next to the parking area

Ambulances and excavators at the scene

The story will be updated as details of the incident become clear.

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