Çoruh River

Türkiye and Bulgaria have agreed to build a bridge over the Rezve Stream near a border region between the two countries, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has announced.

A new dam and hydroelectric power plant built in Turkey's northeastern Artvin province will add 1.5 billion Turkish liras (over $221 million) to the economy every year, the country's president said on June 6.

A village in the Black Sea province of Artvin that submerged five years ago has reemerged after water level in the nearby Deriner Dam plunged as much as 37 meters.

Some 4 million cubic meters of concrete are planned to be used in the construction of the Yusufeli Dam, located in the Black Sea province of Artvin, which will become Turkey's highest dam upon completion.

The Baks? Museum was founded in 2005 in a village in Bayburt, one of Turkey's most distant eastern places, by an artist and academic Professor Hüsamettin Koçan. The museum, founded literally in the middle of nowhere, was a utopia come true. 

Koçan was supported by artists who donated their work to the museum and a handful of businesspersons.

Turkey's highest glass observation terrace, which was established by the Directorate of Nature Conversation and National Park in the Hatila Valley National Park in the northern province of Artvin, is drawing great interest from visitors.  

Two U.S. citizens, who spent some $20,000 for wild goat hunt in Turkey's Black Sea province of Artvin, returned back to their country empty-handed as they were unsuccessful in a 10-day hunt.

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.