Rize

Turkey's Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu has promised locals who have been protesting against the construction of a stone quarry in the Black Sea province of Rize's İkizdere district that it will not be damaged after weeks-long protests.

During a visit to İkizdere, Karaismailoğlu assured the locals that the forested area will not be damaged.

Anzer honey, a product of Turkey's northeastern Rize province, has earned a geographical indication from the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TPTO), authorities announced on Feb. 26. 

As Turkey plans to start easing COVID-19-releated restrictions gradually in March, a spike in the number of virus cases in five provinces in the country's Black Sea region has caused deep concerns.

The provinces of Ordu, Giresun, Samsun, Trabzon and Rize stand out among all 81 provinces of the country in terms of the spread of the virus.

Landslides have ranked second following earthquakes as the type of natural disaster that claims the most deaths in Turkey, according to a study.

A study was initiated in 2017 by the Istanbul Technical University's (İTÜ) Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences in order to detect the deadly landslide events in the country.

Skiers from many nations will soon flock to Kaçkar Mountains in Turkey's northeastern province of Rize as the new heli-skiing season begins in two weeks.

Bookings for this season far exceeded the reservations placed last year, according to local officials.

Ayder Plateau in Turkey's Black Sea province of Rize enchants visitors with its picturesque scenery in the winter. (AA Photo)

When workers from Georgia could not come to Turkey as they usually do to collect tea because borders were sealed in line with measures to halt the spread of COVID-19, Senegalese, Afghan and Uzbek nationals already in Turkey filled the void to pick tea in the Black Sea province of Rize.

Ten people from around 7,000 tea producers have tested positive for the coronavirus, as the country has permitted exceptional inter-city travel to tea collectors travelling to the Black Sea province of Rize to collect this year's harvest.

Tea producers in Turkey have begun making their way to the country's northeastern Rize province to collect this year's harvest since they have been exempt from far-reaching lockdown measures against the novel coronavirus.

Some 20,000 people, most of them from Istanbul, are expected to arrive in the Black Sea province of Rize to harvest tea leaves in fields, prompting health officials in the city to take strict measures to curb a possible spread of the coronavirus.

Rize is one of Turkey's major hubs for tea production.