Rize

Deputy candidates from AKP and CHP think great interest for AKP in rise results from “admiration for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.”

Mahmutoğlu from the Rize Representation of the Architects Chamber criticized: ""These incidents happen because the work of engineers is being done by craftsmen. The ground has not been surveyed and the steel structure leaves doubts".

12 people died in floods and a landslide caused by heavy rain in the city of Rize. 6 people are missing, 7 were injured. The vast majority of the area is covered with mud. Mayor Bakırcı expressed his concern for a further rise in the number of casualties.

Director and actor Haldun Açıksözlu stands trial under charges of "insulting the prime minister" in the theatre play "Laz Marks". The show has been playing for one year in cooperation with the Leman Culture and 'Canşenlik' Actors.