Batumi Oblast

Are Native Americans luckier than people from our Black Sea province of Artvin? As I am writing this piece, I don't know the answer to this question because the "Cerattepe" case, which is defined as Turkey's biggest environmental case, was still ongoing in the Black Sea province of Rize. 

For days we have been holding our breath waiting for the resistance at Cerattepe, Artvin to yield results. The positive news we got the other day halting the mine construction work certainly relieved us all. 

The governor's office in Artvin has banned entry to the province as protesters arrive to support hundreds of locals who have been resisting against a plan to construct a gold mine that could severely damage the Black Sea province.

Take a look at our compilation of 27 pictures showing the natural beauty of the northeastern province of Artvin, where protests continue amid a police intervention

At least eight people were killed and one went missing due to floods and landslides in Turkey's Black Sea province of Artvin on Aug. 24, Turkish Forestry Minister has announced.

At least seven people were killed and two went missing due to floods and landslides in Turkey's Black Sea province of Artvin on Aug. 24, the governor has announced.

An investigation has been launched against six people who allegedly blocked off a road in several upland areas in the Black Sea province of Artvin to prevent mining activities, which several rights groups and environmental organizations say will destroy the region?s ecosystem.