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Ropeways in Türkiye
Türkiye's encounter with the rope began in Bursa in 1963: the line that opened on the Republic's fortieth anniversary became the shared memory of a city for generations. Today more than a hundred installations, from urban lines to ski resorts, stretch across the country.
This shelf gathers the articles that map the country's ropeways: a comprehensive guide touring the installations city by city, the turning points of Türkiye's cable-car history, and a monograph on the Bursa line. The ongoing compilation of the Egenil Teleferik Archive is the backbone of these pieces.
The articles complement one another: the guide gives you the map, the history article explains how that map was drawn, and the Bursa monograph descends into the depth of a single line. If you have a current correction about an installation, share it via the contact link — the compilation grows through its readers.
This shelf was last updated on 26 August 2026.
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The History of Cable Cars in Türkiye: 1875 to Today
From the Tünel (1875) to Uludağ (1963) and today's urban lines: a chronology of cable cars in Türkiye, its ski resorts and the post-2018 oversight framework.
Cable Cars of Türkiye: A City-by-City Travel Guide
From the Mediterranean coast to the highland pastures of Hakkari, a city-by-city guide to the cable car, gondola and chairlift lines of Türkiye.
Bursa–Uludağ Cable Car: A Technical Profile from 1963 to Today
The history of the Uludağ Cable Car from the 1963 Von Roll line to the 2014 Leitner rebuild: technical data, stations and what it means for Bursa.
Türkiye's ropeway inventory is not static: lines open, go into maintenance, change hands. The articles on this shelf are updated alongside them — the update date on the facilities guide tells you when the compilation was last revised.
If the story of the line in your home town is missing, or a fact has aged, let us know; every article here gets better with corrections from the field. In Türkiye, the cable car lives most of all in the memory of the people who ride it every day. Curious about the worldwide roots of these lines? The Ropeway History shelf is one shelf over.