title: Aktepe, Pazar
text: # Aktepe, Pazar
  
  Aktepe is a village in the Pazar District, Rize Province, in Black Sea Region of Turkey. Its population is 164 (2021).
  
  ## History
  
  According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Kitati or Chitati, which means "Kito homeland". Most villagers are ethnically Laz.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The village is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from Pazar.
  
  