Turkish police fire teargas on gold mine protesters

Environmental activists attempt set up barricades in bid to stop Cengiz Holding gold mine being built in lush Artvin region on the Black Sea

Turkish police fired teargas Wednesday to disperse hundreds of protesters trying to prevent a gold mine from being built in an ecologically pristine area in the Black Sea region, an AFP photographer said.

There has been a growing standoff over plans by the Cengiz Holding conglomerate to build the mine in the Artvin region on the Black Sea.