News Center- Rize Governorate has banned all demonstrations and protests in the İşkencedere Valley for 15 days immediately after the end of full lockdown imposed across Turkey to reduce Covid-19 cases. After the announcement of the ban, gendarmes have been positioned in the valley by the governorate. All roads have been closed.

People protesting the stone quarry project say the governorate has banned all protests to allow Cengiz Construction Company to build the stone quarry in the valley.