Rize is the center of Rize province, located in the Eastern Black Sea section of the Black Sea Region. Lying east of the historical Pontus region, Rize was part of the Lazistan Sanjak during the Ottoman period. Today it is a city within Türkiye.
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Türkiye's first seismic survey vessel Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa began searching for oil and natural gas off Trabzon after work in the western Black Sea.
In operations targeting different crimes in Ankara, Mardin, Muğla and Rize, 64 people were arrested. Raids targeted illegal betting, fraud, prostitution and wanted suspects.
+2: Hürriyet and Yeni Asır 
+2: Yeniçağ and Cumhuriyet +3: Nefes, Yeniçağ and Cumhuriyet Damage assessments after the downpour in Rize on September 19 put total losses at about 1.042 billion lira. Governor İhsan Selim Baydaş said no lives were lost.
+3: Star, DHA and Hürriyet +4: Yeni Şafak, Star, DHA and Hürriyet Railway lines along with container port investments in Adana and logistics port investments in Rize will be prioritized in the 2027-2029 Public Investment Program.
In Fıçıtaşı neighbourhood of Rize's İyidere district, the road split in two and collapsed by roughly 60 centimetres following heavy rainfall. The retaining wall remained intact.
+3: Hürriyet, Milliyet and Haber7 +4: Türkiye Gazetesi, Hürriyet, Milliyet and Haber7 
In the heavy downpour in Rize, 16 workplaces and 3 residences in İyidere, along with 40 businesses, 9 neighborhoods, and 7 villages in Pazar were damaged. Governor İhsan Selim Baydaş announced there were no casualties and about 40 houses were evacuated.
+5: Habertürk, Yeni Şafak, Milat, Star and Haber7 +6: CNN Türk, Habertürk, Yeni Şafak, Milat, Star and Haber7 
+4: Cumhuriyet, Gerçek Gündem, Evrensel and Sözcü +5: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Gerçek Gündem, Evrensel and Sözcü Opened to traffic with a ceremony by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the Çamlıhemşin Tunnel and its connecting bridges constitute the new 2-kilometre stage of the 39.5-kilometre route. Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said the road was shortened by 1.5 kilometres, travel time was reduced by 20 minutes, and an annual saving of 772 million lira (TL) is projected.
The Rize Provincial Health Directorate urged residents not to consume water of unknown source and origin, and to boil and cool it before use when necessary. The announcement stated that caution should be exercised for 5-7 days after rainfall ends.
Following heavy rainfall in the Eastern Black Sea region, a landslide in the Pazar district of Rize caused the ground beneath a house to give way; Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams examined the site, and no evacuation decision has been made so far.
Floodwaters receded in İyidere and Pazar following heavy downpours in the Eastern Black Sea region, with cleanup underway at businesses. İyidere Mayor Saffet Mete said 9 neighborhoods and 7 villages were damaged, with no casualties and 7 homes evacuated; Pazar Mayor Neşet Çakır said some neighborhood roads remain closed.
+4: A Haber, Milliyet, Takvim and Habertürk +5: Milat, A Haber, Milliyet, Takvim and Habertürk 
+8: Sözcü, Halk TV, Yeniçağ, Evrensel, Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Oda TV and Tele2 Haber +9: BirGün, Sözcü, Halk TV, Yeniçağ, Evrensel, Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Oda TV and Tele2 Haber 
