Rize Province

Five firms commissioned with preparing a layout for the transformation of the Ayder Plateau in the Çamlıhemşin district of the Black Sea province of Rize will each offer a model to the authorities, with a two-story limit imposed by the government for development in the idyllic area.  

Authorities a preparing to turn the Ayder Plateau in the Çamlıhemşin district of the Black Sea province of Rize into an "attraction center," raising fears of construction projects and environmental destruction in the famously idyllic area.

A meeting between the Black Sea province of Rize's governor and villagers of the Çaml?hem?in district to discuss the construction of a controversial 2,600-kilometer road project to connect highland areas in northern Turkey has ended with protests and no consensus. 

Attracting Arab tourists, who have a growing interest in Turkey's highland resorts, is the reason for the construction of a controversial road project which aims to connect upland villages in several Turkish provinces.

Be?ikta? reclaimed the top seat in the Super Toto Super League Feb. 8 after four weeks, in a season which has already turned into a Sisyphus effort, only one day after rival Fenerbahçe failed to find the net at home against Black Sea giants Trabzonspor.