It didn't fall through but remained where it landed.
This arises from the fact that water is much denser than air, and because water supports on its surface substances which fall through air.
Conquered by the Seljuks of Konia, and made the capital of the province of Tekke, it passed after their fall through many hands, including those of the Venetians and Genoese, before its final occupation by the Ottoman Turks under Murad II.
The blanks fall through an aperture after having been heated for a few minutes.
The southward slopes fall through ever-thinning pasture lands to sheer desert about 80 m.