Editing Rize (section)

== Economy and produce ==
[[File:Rize_former_PTT_offices_in_2002_110.jpg|thumb|Former PTT Offices]]

Historically, Rize grew [[orange (fruit)|orange]]s. However, weather destroyed the crops in the early 20th century, and the industry declined.<ref name=Prothero62>{{cite book|last=Prothero|first=W.G.|title=Armenia and Kurdistan|year=1920|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office|location=London|page=62|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/11768/view/1/62/}}</ref> The area also produced small amounts of [[manganese]].<ref name=Prothero73>{{cite book|last=Prothero|first=W.G.|title=Armenia and Kurdistan|year=1920|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office|location=London|page=73|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/11768/view/1/73/}}</ref>

Rize's economic structure is primarily based on its geographic location since it is in a very mountainous location, making industrial development impractical. Given the lack of rail transit, most goods have to travel by truck or ship, which makes exporting and importing difficult. Rize's primary trading partner is [[Trabzon]], the most developed city of the northeast Black Sea region. Rize's main exports are agriculturally based; [[Rize tea|tea]] and kiwifruit are among its most popular commodities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Rize|url=http://bologna.erdogan.edu.tr/index.php?kultur=en-US&page=rize|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Bologna Course Package, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi}}</ref> In particular the state-owned tea company [[Çaykur]] is based in Rize.