Tünek Tepe is a hill in the west side of the city of

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. Its height is 618 metres (2027 feet). On the crest are a

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, a

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called "Döner Gazino" (literally "Rotating Club") and an observation terrace featuring a view of the

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, the city and the surrounding mountains.

Tünektepe Cable Car

The Tünektepe Cable Car () is an

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of tramway type located in

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, serving the peak of Tünek Tepe hill. The cable car ride takes 15 minutes each way. The Cable Car project was initiated in 2013 as a project to connect Tünek Tepe, the coastal hill overlooking the city of Antalya, with the Sarısu Neighborhood at the edge of the

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district. The project cost 14 million

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. On 12 April 2024, the Tünektepe Cable Car saw heavy use by visitors celebrating the last day of

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. It was on this day, however, that disaster struck at about 17:30 local time, when one of the 30 cabins on the line struck a pole and burst open, spilling the passengers out onto the hillside. One 54-year-old man was killed, while seven other passengers were injured, two of them children. The survivors from the burst cabin were all soon rescued by

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helicopter crews, and were transferred to hospitals. The 184 passengers in the 29 other cabins, which had come to a stop because of the accident, however, had to wait many hours for rescue to arrive.

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