Speaking after the collapse in Göreme Open Air Museum, Mining Technology Earth Sciences and Expert Serkan İçelli stated that he drew attention to the danger in the region months ago.
Following the collapse of the fairy chimney at the entrance of Göreme Open Air Museum in Nevşehir, expert Serkan İçelli stated that he had drawn attention to the danger in the region months ago and called for urgent restoration and disciplined work.
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A fairy chimney at the entrance of Göreme Open Air Museum was destroyed. The area was evacuated due to rockfalls in the 1950s.
Mining Technology Earth Sciences and Expert Serkan İçelli, who inspected the area where the collapsed fairy chimney at the entrance of Göreme Open Air Museum in Nevşehir months ago, pointed out the danger in the region.
According to the news in İHA, İçelli stated that there are many worn-out structures in the region; He emphasized that the buildings should be restored in a disciplined manner in accordance with nature.
In İçelli's statement; "The Cappadocia region is a region formed as a result of volcanism and differentiated erosion. It is a geological structure that we assume was formed approximately 9-10 million years ago.
The shapes on it were formed due to processes such as climate fluctuations, surface flows, freezing and thawing. A painful incident took place in that area yesterday. The famous cavities you have seen are actually parts made by human hands and turned into living spaces, not due to a geological process.
These cavities, which were formed naturally approximately 10 million years ago, are a region that was gradually transformed into urbanization and cities by human hands 4 thousand years ago. As the dust grains there become saturated with water, they turn into a structure that is easy to flow and swells. This increases the pore pressure and makes it heavier. When it becomes heavier, it causes more deformation in the hand-carved and fragmented areas.
The incident we experienced yesterday is an exact example of this. This region was actively serving humanity as a living center until the mid-1950s.
After the 1950s, as a result of rock falls and collapses just like we experience today, people were evacuated from there and it began to be exhibited as an open-air museum.
I shot a video there 2 months ago, saying 'This place might fall on our heads'. We found that there are many places like migratory places. We can identify these, strengthen them, and restore them in accordance with nature.
With a multi-disciplinary work, the structure there can be brought back to tourism. If there is a danger, it tells us; 'I'm coming'. "As long as you understand his language," he said.

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