Overview
- Rescue teams recovered two bodies and moved injured people to hospital after a landslide caused part of a volcanic 'fairy chimney' to break off in Göreme on Thursday.
- Nevsehir Governor Huseyin Kok said heavy rain caused the rockfall and officials say search-and-rescue operations are continuing with government resources.
- Reports differ on the number of injured, with the governor reporting one and Justice Minister Akin Gurlek citing up to five, and authorities have not released victims’ identities.
- The area around the Göreme Open Air Museum has been closed while heavy machinery and emergency crews clear debris and search for anyone who may remain trapped.
- The collapse highlights risks to visitors and fragile tuff formations in the UNESCO-listed Goreme National Park and has renewed focus on weather, erosion and heritage-protection efforts as the investigation proceeds.