T?RKIYE-RIZE-TEA GARDEN

T?RKIYE-RIZE-TEA GARDEN

(240625) -- RIZE, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People work in a tea garden in Rize, Trkiye, June 24, 2024. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

T?RKIYE-RIZE-TEA GARDEN

T?RKIYE-RIZE-TEA GARDEN

(240625) -- RIZE, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit a tea garden in Rize, Trkiye, June 24, 2024. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Turkey ahead of elections

Turkey ahead of elections

Photo taken on May 4, 2023, shows a huge portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the main square of Rize, northern Turkey.

Turkey ahead of elections

Turkey ahead of elections

A sea of supporters gather for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's election campaign event in Rize, northern Turkey, on March 3, 2023.

Türkiye's tea yield drops due to insufficient precipitation: media

STORY: Türkiye's tea yield drops due to insufficient precipitation: media DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tea gardens in Türkiye STORYLINE: Turkish authorities projected that tea yield loss in the Black Sea region this year is expected to exceed the average level of the past five years due to climate factors, the Demiroren news agency reported Wednesday. The significant drop this year is due to insufficient rainfall and high temperatures caused by the global warming effects, said the report. Over the last five years, annual yield losses stood at 20 percent, Mehmet Erdogan, president of the Rize Commodity Exchange, told Demiroren. He said works have been going on to determine the precise amount of loss in yield this year, and the amount of tea harvest delivered so far was not promising. In the Turkish Black Sea provinces of Rize, Trabzon, Artvin, and Giresun, the harvest period continues on 830,000 decares (about 83,000 hect

Türkiye tests short-range ballistic missile Tayfun

STORY: Türkiye tests short-range ballistic missile Tayfun DATELINE: May 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of test-firing of short-range ballistic missile Tayfun STORYLINE: Türkiye has conducted the second test-firing of homegrown short-range ballistic missile Tayfun, said the president of the country's defense industry agency on Tuesday. Ismail Demir made the announcement on his Twitter account, congratulating the team involved in the development. The test was carried out by its builder, state-owned weapons manufacturer Roketsan in the Black Sea province of Rize, Demir announced, without providing further details. Tayfun was first tested in October 2022, when it hit a target from 560 km away. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

Turkey ahead of elections

Turkey ahead of elections

Photo taken on May 4, 2023, shows a huge portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the main square of Rize, northern Turkey.

Turkey ahead of elections

Turkey ahead of elections

A sea of supporters gather for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's election campaign event in Rize, northern Turkey, on March 3, 2023.

Scene from northeastern Turkey

Scene from northeastern Turkey

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2021, shows a picture of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan put up in Rize, northeastern Turkey.