Kartalkaya is a ski resort located in the Köroğlu Mountains, in Seben, Bolu Province, Turkey.
History 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.
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.
Culture Tourism Kartalkaya has four main hotels.
Kartal Hotel DorukKaya Ski & Mountain Resort Kaya Palazzo Ski & Mountain Resort Golden Key Kartalkaya
A fifth hotel, the Grand Kartal Hotel, was destroyed by a fire in January 2025.
Landscapes
See also
Bolu District Dörtdivan District Gerede District Göynük District Kıbrıscık District Mengen District Mudurnu District Seben District Yeniçağa District
References
Further reading 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
Slope & Lift Informations of Kartalkaya CAFE SOCIETY Kartalkaya Region info website Grand Kartal Hotel Website Kartalkaya Weather Forecast, Snow Report and Resort Information, Snow-forecast.com