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Ordu plans a 30-hotel ski resort at Göndeliç Mountain
Ordu is planning a large winter tourism centre at Göndeliç Mountain in northern Turkey.
The mountain was declared a Culture and Tourism Protection and Development Zone, and the project is intended to make Ordu an international winter destination.
Plans cover about 4,000 hectares, with 30 ski runs stretching 120 kilometres, nine lift systems and space for up to 70,000 people a day.
The centre would include 30 hotels with 28,954 beds and is expected to create 3,500 jobs.
Ordu already has Çambaşı ski centre, which has nearly 10 runs and a 120-bed hotel.
Ski tourism brings in more money per visitor than summer tourism: reported average spending is $150–$250 per person per night, compared with about $100 in summer.
Turkey’s ski centres receive around six million visitors over a winter season, and the Göndeliç project aims to attract visitors from nearby Black Sea provinces, Georgia and the Middle East.
Ordu plans a winter tourism centre at Göndeliç Mountain with 30 hotels and 28,954 beds.
The project is planned for an area of about 4,000 hectares and includes 30 ski runs spanning 120 kilometres.
Plans also include nine mechanical facilities, capacity for 70,000 people per day and 3,500 jobs.
The project aims to make Ordu an international winter tourism destination.
Göndeliç Mountain was designated a Culture and Tourism Protection and Development Zone on 19 June 2026.
- Who
- Ordu Metropolitan Municipality is planning the project. Mayor Mehmet Hilmi Güler described it as a step towards making Ordu an international winter tourism destination.
- What
- A ski and winter tourism centre is planned, including 30 hotels with 28,954 beds.
- When
- Göndeliç Mountain was designated for tourism development on 19 June 2026. The project’s opening date is not stated.
- Where
- Göndeliç Mountain, in Ordu, Türkiye.
- Why
- The project aims to develop winter tourism in Ordu and attract visitors from nearby Black Sea provinces and other markets.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A presidential decision designated Göndeliç Mountain a Culture and Tourism Protection and Development Zone.
Plans were set in motion for a large winter tourism centre at Göndeliç Mountain.
- Planned area
- About 4,000 hectares
- Hotels and beds
- 30 hotels; 28,954 beds
- Ski runs
- 30 runs spanning 120 kilometres
- Mechanical facilities
- 9
- Daily capacity
- 70,000 people
- Planned employment
- 3,500 jobs
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