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African workers supersede Georgians in tea picking
Workers from African countries, who filled the void to pick tea in the northern province of Rize last year after the border was sealed for Georgian workers due to the coronavirus pandemic, have lent a hand to Turkish tea plantation owners this year too.
Workers from Gambia, Senegal, Sudan and Zambia, residing in Turkey with work permits, flocked to Rize to pick tea.
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Seawater temperature in Black Sea rising
The average seawater temperature in the Black Sea has risen from 8.1 degrees Celsius to 10 degrees Celsius as a result of global warming, an expert has said.
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Overfishing leads to scarcity of bonito in fish markets
Overfishing has triggered a trophic cascade in the Black Sea, making local fishermen, who set sail to catch bonito, return home empty-handed.
Erdoğan's lawyers file complaints over CHP leader's 'political murder' remarks
Lawyers of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan filed a criminal complaint to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Oct. 18 regarding the allegation of "political murders" by main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and İYİ (Good) Party executives.
President blames main opposition party of backing terror suspects
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sept. 4 accused the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) of failing to back families whose children have been abducted or forcibly recruited by the illegal PKK group.
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Turkey’s 3 biggest cities fall under low-risk category of coronavirus
Turkey's top three metropolitan cities fell under the category of low-risk provinces as the most recent COVID-19 infections rates revealed on Aug. 28.
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Health Minister Fahrettin Koca shared the latest weekly infection rates data for COVID-19 across the 81 provinces for Aug. 14 to 20.
Some 1.3 mln doses of jabs given in one day
Turkey administered nearly 1.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in a single day, in a sign that the country's inoculation drive remains on fast track.
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Flood-hit areas in Turkey's Black Sea Region declared 'disaster areas'
The residential areas hit by floods in the Black Sea provinces of Rize, Artvin and Düzce have been declared "disaster areas" by Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on July 26.
Rainfall reached Turkey: torrent carries everything; bridges collapsed VIDEO / PHOTO
Heavy rains affected the province of Rize, as well as other areas, and torrents and landslides caused great material damage.
Many residential and business buildings were flooded, as well as agricultural land.
Many businesses in the industrial zone in Murgul, Artvin, were also flooded.
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Heavy rainfall caused devastating floods and landslides.
A heavy downpour hit the province of Rize and caused the movement of cars and the collapse of a number of houses, reports the AP agency.
Heavy rains also closed access to dozens of villages and cut off electricity.
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